Bussell Highway

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Western Australia

The Bussell Highway is a highway in the south west of the Australian state of Western Australia. It connects the South Western Highway and Old Coast Road in Bunbury with the port city of Augusta in the extreme southwest of the state. The highway is signposted as State Route 10 except for a short section in Busselton. The construction of the bypass there has meant that the former part is called the city today Alternate State Route 10.

History

The Bussell Highway was named after the Bussell family, one of the first settlers of this region. It was founded in 1894 by MC Davis, a sawmill owner from Karridale, built behind it better to tie Vasse and the area to the existing road to Bunbury.

Course

The Bussell Highway Bunbury leaves south-west as a continuation of the Old Coast Road (R1 ) and the South Western Highway (S20 ) and performs on the shores of Geographe Bay along by Capel, Busselton and Vasse. South-west of Capel he opens the Tuart Forest National Park. Shortly before Busselton branches of the Vasse Highway ( S10 / S104 ) from the southeast.

From Vasse from the Bussel Highway leads south, while the Caves Road ( T250 ) continues to follow the coast of Geographe Bay and the West Coast. After 46 km the place Margaret River is reached on the eponymous river. Continue pulling the road south through the village Karridale where the Brockman Highway ( S10) branches off to the east and the designation State Road 10 takes over.

In the last 14 km to the endpoint Augusta at Flinders Bay joins from the west, the Caves Road ( T250 ) again.

Road Conditions

From Bunbury to Capel, and the avoidance of Busselton are expanded two lanes per direction of travel. The rest of the route of Capel to Busselton and Vasse of Augusta is only one lane, with passing lanes at regular intervals.