Mallee Highway (SA)  was previously 

The Mallee Highway, originally known as the Ouyen Highway, links the Murray Mallee region of South Australia with Adelaide and the eastern states. It also forms part of the premier route from Adelaide to Sydney & Brisbane. Starting from the Dukes Highway, just east of Tailem Bend, the highway heads due east through the flat, uninspiring landscape consisting largely of wheat and sheep farms that make up the Murray Mallee. Although several small townships are encountered, those offering useful services for the motorist are in Lameroo and primarily Pinnaroo. From Pinnaroo, the highway continues eastwards, passing the Fruit Fly Inspection Point before entering Victoria.

Motorists heading from Adelaide to Sydney should be advised of the two route options between Adelaide and Balranald (NSW). Below is a short summary of the important facts for each route:

Adelaide - Balranald (Sydney) via

Generally speaking, it is advised for a shorter journey that the Mallee Highway be used.

State: South Australia
Name Origin: The highway is named appropriately as it passes through the Murray Mallee, in both South Australia and Victoria.
Pronunciation: Mal-ee Highway
Start: Dukes Highway (5km east of Tailem Bend)
Principal Towns: Tailem Bend, Lameroo, Pinnaroo
Finish: SA/VIC Border
Length: 141km
Road Standard: All bitumen.
Road Quality: Generally good. No overtaking lanes for its entirety although the terrain is very flat with several long straight stretches.
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 110km/hr
Road Continuation: Click here for the Mallee Highway in Victoria

Photos from the Mallee Highway (SA) (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

	Distance sign on the Dukes Hwy as it heads south-east from Tailem Bend. The junction to the Mallee Hwy is only 3km away (2006).
	Looking south-east along the Dukes Hwy as it approaches the Mallee Hwy junction (2006).
	Distance sign, heading east on the Mallee Hwy from the Dukes Hwy junction (2006).
	Distance sign, heading east on the Mallee Hwy from Peake. Note the old NR12 marker (2006).
	Heading west on the Mallee Hwy from Lameroo (2006).
	Approaching the Mallee Hwy on the Karoonda Rd in Lameroo (2006).
	Distance sign, heading west along the Mallee Hwy from the junction with the B57 - just south of Pinnaroo (2006).
	Directional sign, heading east approaching the same intersection (2006).
	Directional sign on the Mallee Hwy, looking north-east in Pinnaroo (2006).
	Distance sign, heading east from Pinnaroo on the Mallee Hwy (2006).
	Looking west along the Mallee Hwy as it approaches the Fruit Fly Inspection Station, Pinnaroo (2001).
	Looking south-west along the Mallee Hwy as it enters South Australia from Victoria (2006).