Sydney Level 36, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Perth (HQ) Level 1, 140 William Street Perth, WA 6000 Australia CONTACT Ph 1300 139 550 Email Sales Email Accounts Twitter Linked In Some sections were effectively just sand, while others contained limestone outcrops. We rolled out swags in the bush, hired rooms at flyblown country pubs and enjoyed soft pillows in the occasional five-star establishment.The highway barely deserved the name in parts, but what we set out to discover turned out to be true: 200 years since white settlement, the whole thing was sealed, linking just about every populated place in the nation, and you could drive it in an everyday passenger car.I was set reminiscing about that monumental circuit by stories that have begun appearing about a project under way to seal a track known as the Outback Way, which will join up with other roads to create a link from Perth to Cairns, cutting clean across the great isolation of Australia's inland via Alice Springs.The Outback Way itself extends 2800 kilometres from Laverton in Western Australia to Winton in central west Queensland.Only 1100 kilometres of it is bitumen. From here, take the Great Northern Highway to the major coastal city of Broome. Within a short drive to Adelaide's CBD as well as the renowned Barossa Valley, you will understand why we're not just a caravan park. Highway 1 of Australia is with a length of 14,500 km (9,000 mi) the longest national highway in the world. The last section opened on 16 December 1989, and received national media coverage. There are several side trips which travelers may embark on during their journey from Perth to Darwin. This was one of the first times in Western Australia that this technique was used. It takes circumferential route around the Australian continent and measures as long as 14,500 kilometers in its overall length. Established in 1955, the Highway 1 is the longest highway not only in Australia but also in the world. Perth: Main Roads DepartmentBrand Highway (October 1976). It was well-made and well-maintained and we cruised across the border, heading towards Portland.Take that same stretch today and you'd be in danger of knocking a wheel off in a raggedy-edged pothole. To determine the public works required, a flying survey was undertaken. Highway 1, Australia is 15,097 km / 9,380 miles Driving Around Australia would take about 172 hours & 11 minutes, according to Google! However, it was a hazardous route that could be dusty in the dry season, and boggy or washed away in the wet season. This will be in a northeastern direction. This is known as the Stuart Highway, which you must take north until you reach your destination, the city of Darwin. In South Australia, Highway 1 is a 1,717-kilometre (1,067 mi) long route that follows the coastline of the state, from the Victorian border near Mount Gambier to the Western Australian border near Eucla.Highway 1 continues around the rest of Australia, joining all mainland state capitals, and connecting major centres in Tasmania.All roads within the Highway 1 system are allocated a road … From here, you’ll have access to the famed and stunning Ningaloo Reef, where you’ll get the opportunity to swim with whale sharks and manta rays. Guide to Hanmer Springs, the South Island's Spa Town Coolgardie-Esperance highway, Western Roads: official journal of the Main Roads Department, Western Australia, 5(2), p.13-16. Once you’ve safely joined the highway, head towards the large town of Port Headland. All those tiny and isolated settlements finally linked.In a country as large and sparsely populated as Australia, roads have always been a big deal. The impact of cyclones and seasonal flooding resulted in a realignment inland of the Carnarvon to Port Hedland section, which was constructed and sealed between 1966 and 1973, and required thirty new bridges. Beware that this is actually one of the most dangerous roads in all of Australia: Despite being a busy road, a large part of it is still two-lane highway with many twisty sections. It can be considered a giant "ring road" as it except for a few shortcuts in the north follows the entire coastline of mainland Australia. At the town of Katherine, Highway 1 extends in a vertical direction, north and south across Australia. Jon Beale filed pictures and I sent stories every day.Such an adventure. Economic growth and development in northern Western Australia prompted initial improvement efforts, and the federal government's Beef Roads Scheme in the 1960s resulted in a noticeably higher quality road in the Kimberley. It's marked "1", "M1", "A1" or "B1" depending on the type and the quality of the route. Political careers and entire governments have risen and fallen on the state of the roads.But here we are, 28 years after we celebrated finally encircling our nation with a strip of pavement, and in too many places in even well-populated districts roads are falling apart.Back in 1988 as Jon Beale and I entered Victoria from South Australia, our long trip almost over, Highway 1 was the Princes Highway. The Pacific Highway is a 790-kilometre-long (490 mi) national highway and major transport route along the central east coast of Australia, with the majority of it being part of Australia's national route 1. The route between Manjimup and Walpole (then known as Nornalup) was reported to be overgrown and impassable.

After Geraldton, the Brand Highway becomes the North-West Coastal Highway. Head in an easterly and then northeasterly direction until you cross the border. To prevent driver’s fatigue, it’s always a good idea to stop in as many towns as you feel you need to.