Barrier Highway

The Barrier Highway is a highway in New South Wales[1] and South Australia[2] signposted as part of route A32.

Barrier Highway near Cobar

Barrier Highway

South Australia
–New South Wales
Highway sign, Yunta
General information
TypeHighway
Length1,014 km (630 mi)
Route number(s) A32 (1998/2013-present)
Former
route number		 National Route 32 (1955-1998/2013)
Major junctions
West end Main North Road
Giles Corner, South Australia
 
East end Mitchell Highway
Nyngan, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsSaddleworth, Burra, Peterborough, Yunta, Olary, Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Cobar
Highway system

Route

The Barrier Highway starts at Nyngan where it joins the Mitchell Highway. It heads west past Hermidale and Boppy Mountain to Cobar. It then continues to Wilcannia where it crosses the Darling River. Further west it passes through Broken Hill and enters South Australia, turning southwest towards Adelaide. It joins Main North Road at Giles Corner between Riverton and Tarlee. Route A32 continues on Main North Road to Gawler where it joins Route A20 (the Sturt Highway).

The area traversed by the Barrier Highway is remote and very sparsely settled. The name of the highway is derived from the Barrier Ranges, an area of moderately high ground in the far west of New South Wales, which the highway traverses. It was named in 1959 and fully sealed in October 1972.[3]

Major intersections
StateLGALocationkm[4]miDestinationsNotes
South AustraliaClare and Gilbert ValleysGiles Corner00.0 Main North Road - Tarlee, AuburnSouth-western terminus of route A32
Saddleworth17.610.9 Saddleworth Road (B84) east - Marrabel, EudundaB84 southern concurrency terminus
18.311.4 Saddleworth Road (B84) west - Auburn, Port WakefieldB84 northern concurrency terminus
GoyderHanson56.935.4Farrell Flat Road - Farrell Flat, Clare
Burra71.644.5 Goyder Highway (B64) east - Morgan, WaikerieB64 southern concurrency terminus
78.448.7 Goyder Highway (B64) west - Spalding, Crystal BrookB64 northern concurrency terminus
Hallett10263 Wilkins Highway (B78) west - Jamestown / Jessie Street east
PeterboroughUcolta15697 Wilmington-Ucolta Road (B79) - Peterborough, Port Augusta
Outback Areas CDTYunta227141Yunta–Waukaringa Road Waukaringa}
Cockburn377234South Australia–New South Wales border
New South WalesBroken HillBroken Hill 
423263Brookfield Avenue north-west / Galena Street south-east – SilvertonRoundabout
425264Williams Street (Silver City Highway) north-east - Tibooburra / Iodide Street north-westEastbound traffic turns south-east; westbound traffic turns south-west
426265 Silver City Highway (B79) south-east / Argent Street south-west -  – WentworthEastbound traffic turns north-east; westbound traffic turns north-west
427265Menindee Road, Menindee
Central DarlingWilcannia621386White Cliffs Road – White Cliffs
Darling River622386Bridge over river
Central DarlingWilcannia641398 Cobb Highway (B75) - Ivanhoe, Hay
CobarCobar882–
883		548–
549		 Kidman Way (B87) - Bourke, Condobolin, HillstonPair of closely spaced intersections
BoganNyngan1,012629 Mitchell Highway (A32 south-east / B71 north-west) – Bourke, Charleville, Dubbo, Orange, BathurstRoute A32 continues south-west
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Barrier Highway (NSW), Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. Barrier Highway (SA) Archived 8 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, South Australia Central. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. The Barrier Highway: Bitumen Sealed from End to End Main Roads December 1972 pages 34-40
  4. Google (21 January 2014). "Barrier Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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