Great Southern Highway

Highway in Western Australia

Great Southern Highway

Western Australia

The Great Southern Highway at Pingelly, 2014

Map of south-west Western Australia with Great Southern Highway highlighted in red

General information
Type| Highway
Length| 374 km (232 mi)
Route number(s)|  State Route 120 (York – Cranbrook)
Major junctions
North end|  Great Eastern Highway (National Highway 94), The Lakes

* Northam–York Road (State Route 120)
* Westdale Road
* Brookton–Corrigin Road (State Route 40)
* Brookton Highway (State Route 40)
* Wagin-Dumbleyung Road (State Route 107)
* Arthur Road (State Route 107)

South end|  Albany Highway (State Route 30), Cranbrook
Location(s)
Major settlements| York, Beverley, Brookton, Narrogin, Wagin, Katanning
Highway system

* Highways in Australia
* National Highway • Freeways in Australia
* Highways in Western Australia
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Great Southern Highway is a highway in the southern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, starting from Great Eastern Highway at The Lakes, 50 km (31 mi) from Perth, and ending at Albany Highway near Cranbrook. It is the primary thoroughfare for this part of Western Australia and runs parallel with the Perth–Albany railway for its entire length. It is signed as State Route 120 from York to Cranbrook, and was first named in 1949,[1] although it was built well before that time.

## Description

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The highway initially travels east to the historic town of York, before following the Avon Valley and the railway roughly southwards until Narrogin. The highway then runs parallel with Albany Highway at a distance of about 30 km (19 mi) through Wagin and Katanning before curving to approach Albany Highway where it ends 4 km (2.5 mi) past Cranbrook. Many of the towns along this highway have prominent grain silos, and Narrogin, Wagin and Katanning have remained important population centres sustained by agriculture and its supporting industries.

## Towns

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Distances to towns along Great Southern Highway, as referenced from the southern end of State Route 120, at its junction with Albany Highway.

Towns on this highway include:

* The Lakes
* York
* Beverley
* Brookton
* Pingelly
* Popanyinning
* Cuballing
* Narrogin
* Highbury
* Wagin
* Woodanilling
* Katanning
* Broomehill
* Tambellup
* Cranbrook

## See also

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* Australian Roads portal

KML file (edit • help)

Template:Attached KML/Great Southern Highway

KML is from Wikidata

* Media related to Great Southern Highway at Wikimedia Commons
* Highways in Australia
* List of highways in Western Australia

## References

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1. ^ "Land Act 1933–1948 – Naming of Great Southern Highway (per 5852/48)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 April 1949. p. 1949:?.

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Road infrastructure in Western Australia

Freeways|

* Graham Farmer Freeway
* Kwinana Freeway
* Mitchell Freeway

Metropolitan highways|

* Albany Highway
* Brookton Highway
* Canning Highway
* Garden Island Highway
* Great Eastern Highway (Bypass)
* Great Northern Highway
* Leach Highway
* Reid Highway
* Roe Highway
* South Western Highway
* Stirling Highway
* Tonkin Highway
* West Coast Highway

Highways and major roads|

* Albany Highway
* Brand Highway
* Brockman Highway
* Brookton Highway
* Bussell Highway
* Coalfields Road
* Coolgardie–Esperance Highway
* Dampier Highway
* Derby Highway
* Eyre Highway
* Forrest Highway
* Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road
* Goldfields Highway
* Great Eastern Highway
* Great Northern Highway
* Great Southern Highway
* Indian Ocean Drive
* Mandjoogoordap Drive
* Manuwarra Red Dog Highway
* Menang Drive
* Muir Highway
* North West Coastal Highway
* Old Coast Road
* Robertson Drive
* South Coast Highway
* South Western Highway
* Vasse Highway
* Victoria Highway
* Wilman Wadandi Highway

Outback tracks|

* Anne Beadell Highway
* Buntine Highway
* Canning Stock Route
* Cape Leveque Road
* Connie Sue Highway
* Duncan Road
* Gary Highway
* Gary Junction Road
* Gibb River Road
* Great Central Road
* Gunbarrel Highway
* Kalumburu Road
* Sandy Blight Junction Road
* Talawana Track
* Tanami Road

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Road routes in Western Australia

|  State Route 120

* Northam–Toodyay Road
* Northam York Road
* Great Southern Highway

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