Dukes Highway

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South Australia

The Dukes Highway is a highway in the southeast of South Australia. It runs over a length of 192 km in the southeast-northwest direction, starting at the border between South Australia and Victoria and ends in Tailem Bend on the Murray River.

The Dukes Highway is part of the important road link between metropolitan Melbourne and Adelaide. This route is considered the second most traveled road in Australia and connects the densely populated region in south-eastern Australia with South Australia and Western Australia.

History

The Dukes Highway and most of the towns along the highway emerged in the 1850s. At this time a fast road link with supply stations of the goldfields in Victoria was built to Adelaide to sell the All gold in Adelaide. There, higher prices were paid for gold than in Melbourne. This was a reaction of the government, as many workers migrated to the gold fields and threatened the economy in South Australia to come to a halt.

Course

The Dukes Highway begins at the border between South Australia and Victoria. It is the continuation of the Western Highway ( NA8 ), which, coming from the direction of Melbourne leads to the border near the town of Kaniva.

From the border of the Dukes Highway runs in a northwesterly direction and reaches 18 km the city Bordertown. Bordertown was the last scheduled station built in South Australia on the Gold Road. 45 km to the northwest, in the town of Keith, meets the Riddoch Highway (A66 ) coming from south on the Dukes Highway.

Your end has reached the highway in Tailem Bend. Shortly before hitting the Dukes Highway with the coming of the East Mallee Highway (B12 ) and the Princes Highway (B1 ) from the south together. Now NA1 - - From Tailem Bend from the Princes Highway runs on to Adelaide.

Source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007 ISBN. 978-1-74193-232-4. S. 69

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