Sturt Highway
Length	959 km
General direction	West-East
From	Main North Road / Barrier Highway , Gawler, South Australia
via	Nuriootpa, SA, Renmark, SA, Mildura, Vic, Balranald, NSW, Hay, Narrandera, Wagga Wagga
To	Hume Freeway, 9 km north of Tarcutta, New South Wales
Allocation	Gawler SA - NSW/Vic. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Main North Road is a major north-south route in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The Barrier Highway is a Highway in New South Wales and South Australia signposted as in South Australia and in New South Wales Australia Gawler is reputedly the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative of the colony Nuriootpa ( is the major commercial centre in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, about an hour's drive north of the capital Adelaide. Renmark is a Town in South Australia 's rural Riverland area and is located 254 km northeast of Adelaide, on the banks of the River Murray Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia, part of the Rural City of Mildura. Balranald is a town and local government area (see Balranald Shire Council) in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW Australia. Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. Wagga Wagga The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate Highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Tarcutta is a small town located 438km south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway in New South Wales, Australia. Border: Formerly NSW/Vic. Border - Hume Highway:
Major Junctions	Barossa Valley Highway Calder Highway Silver City Highway Murray Valley Highway Mid-Western Highway via Cobb Highway Kidman Way Newell Highway Olympic Highway

The Sturt Highway is an Australian highway in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. The Barossa Valley Highway (also known as Barossa Valley Way) is the main road linking most of the major towns of the Barossa Valley in South Australia Calder Highway is a Highway linking Kyneton in Victoria, to Mildura. The Silver City Highway is a Highway in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Murray Valley Highway (/ follows the south side of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia. The Mid-Western Highway starts at Bathurst New South Wales, where it joins with the Great Western Highway over the Blue Mountains from Sydney The Cobb Highway is a State Highway in western New South Wales, Australia. The Kidman Way is an important highway in New South Wales (NSW Australia, which is designated as State Highway 87. The Newell Highway is the longest highway in New South Wales, Australia. Olympic Highway is a New South Wales trunk road that links Cowra and Albury at a distance of 338 kilometres For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country

The Sturt Highway is part of the Auslink National network and is part of the main highway route between Sydney and Adelaide. The National Highway (now part of the AusLink National Network) is a system of Roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a The Sturt Highway commences at its junction with the Hume Highway near Gundagai south west of Sydney. A road junction is a location where vehicular Traffic going in different directions can proceed in a controlled manner designed to minimize accidents The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate Highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Gundagai Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Highway heads more or less due west, passing through the northwest of Victoria, and linking the towns of Wagga Wagga, Narrandera, Hay, Balranald, Mildura, Renmark and Gawler. Wagga Wagga Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW Australia. Balranald is a town and local government area (see Balranald Shire Council) in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia, part of the Rural City of Mildura. Renmark is a Town in South Australia 's rural Riverland area and is located 254 km northeast of Adelaide, on the banks of the River Murray Gawler is reputedly the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative of the colony The highway carries the and throughout its entire route. Route continues from Gawler south towards Adelaide along Main North Road^[1]. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Main North Road is a major north-south route in the city of Adelaide, South Australia.

None of the Sturt Highway is constructed as dual-carriageway, although a number of overtaking lanes have been added in recent years to help make it safer with the high volume of traffic. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a A passing lane is the lane on a multi-lane Highway or Motorway closest to the center of the road (the Central reservation) ^[2] Major 'S'-bend curves near Waikerie have been realigned, and further upgrades to the road are planned up to 2009. Waikerie ( is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. ^[3]

Sturt Highway through Wagga Wagga

The Sturt Highway through Truro

The Sturt Highway is named after Charles Sturt, who explored south western New South Wales, the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers and also parts of the deserts of central Australia in the 1820s and 1830s. Wagga Wagga Truro ( postcode 5356 altitude 311m is a Town in South Australia, 80 km northeast of Adelaide. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869 was an English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire The highway crosses the Murrumbidgee at Balranald having followed that river for much of the route from the Hume Highway, and crosses the Murray a total of four times:

• At Mildura over a high arched bridge
• At Paringa (near Renmark) over a lift-span bridge which used to have a railway through the middle as well as the road carriageway on each side
• At Kingston over a high bridge from an embankment on the right bank to the cliffs on the left bank
• At Blanchetown over another high bridge to cliffs on the right bank. Balranald is a town and local government area (see Balranald Shire Council) in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia The Murray River in south-eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade Paringa ( is a small Town in the Riverland of South Australia. A vertical lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of Movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck Kingston-On-Murray ( is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in the Riverland region of South Australia. Blanchetown is a small township in South Australia, on the (west bank of the Murray River, 130 km northeast of Adelaide.

As well as linking with the Hume Highway, the Sturt Highway connects with:

• the Newell Highway at Narrandera
• the Mid-Western Highway at Hay
• the Mallee Highway at Balranald
• the Murray Valley Highway east of Euston
• the Silver City Highway at Buronga
• the Calder Highway at Mildura
• the Barossa Valley Highway at both Nuriootpa and Gawler. The Newell Highway is the longest highway in New South Wales, Australia. Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. The Mid-Western Highway starts at Bathurst New South Wales, where it joins with the Great Western Highway over the Blue Mountains from Sydney Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW Australia. The Mallee Highway (formerly the Ouyen Highway on the Victoria side runs east from Tailem Bend in South Australia through Cereal -growing Balranald is a town and local government area (see Balranald Shire Council) in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia The Murray Valley Highway (/ follows the south side of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia. Euston is a small town on the banks of the Murray River, southern New South Wales, Australia in Balranald Shire. The Silver City Highway is a Highway in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Buronga ( is a town in New South Wales, Australia on the Murray River just over the bridge from Mildura Victoria. Calder Highway is a Highway linking Kyneton in Victoria, to Mildura. Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia, part of the Rural City of Mildura. The Barossa Valley Highway (also known as Barossa Valley Way) is the main road linking most of the major towns of the Barossa Valley in South Australia Nuriootpa ( is the major commercial centre in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, about an hour's drive north of the capital Adelaide.
• Main North Road at Gawler

The Sturt highway is proposed to be extended by 22 km from Gawler southwest to meet Port Wakefield Road at Waterloo Corner as part of the AusLink project creating a new road known as the Northern Expressway. Main North Road is a major north-south route in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. Port Wakefield Road is an important highway connecting the South Australian capital Adelaide to Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta, northern Waterloo Corner is a rural/urban suburb approximately 22 kilometres north of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. AusLink is an Australian Government land transport funding program established in June 2004 and administered by the Department of Transport and Regional Services. For the portion of US Interstate 93 north of Boston also known as Northern Expressway see Interstate 93 (Massachusetts. This will provide better access for road transport to Port Adelaide and the industrial areas west and northwest of the city. Port Adelaide ( is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. ^[4]

Towns on the Sturt Highway

See also

• Highways in Australia
• Highways in Victoria
• List of highways in New South Wales
• List of highways in South Australia

References