Brand Highway

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Western Australia

The Brand Highway is a highway in the west of the Australian state of Western Australia. It connects the Great Northern Highway at Muchea with the North West Coastal Highway Geraldton. He is the main trunk road in Western Australia and, together with the North West Coastal Highway a major part of the connection of the west coast of Australia to the Northern Territory. The highway is part of the National Highway 1

History

The Brand Highway was completed in 1975 and opened in 1976 by ​​Prime Minister Charles Court, who named it in honor of former Prime Minister Sir David Brand Brand Highway.

Course

The highway passes through mainly agricultural areas. The special features of the highway include the unique wildflowers, such as the Australian Christmas Tree, Kangaroo Paw and grass trees. There are also many state nature reserves and national parks. Dongara, Jurien Bay and Cervantes are the most popular, located on Highway destinations. On the way there are a number of rest houses.

East of Muchea, about 40 km north of Perth in the northern Darling Scarp, branches off the Brand Highway of Great Northern Highway ( N95 / R1) and leads north- northwest parallel to the coast. When Cliff Head it reaches the coast and accompanies the last 97 km to the port of Geraldton, where it receives the Geraldton - Mount Magnet Road ( S123 ) and in the North West Coastal Highway ( R1) passes.