Browns Well Highway is a road connecting Loxton, South Australia through the Murray Mallee to Pinnaroo in South Australia.[4] It was named in 2008 after the Browns Well district for areas traversed by the highway.[5]
Browns Well Highway | |
|---|---|
  North end South end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 104 km (65 mi)[1] |
| Gazetted | 2008[2] |
| Route number(s) |  B57 (1998–present) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Karoonda HighwayLoxton, South Australia |
| Cameron Highway | |
| South end |  Mallee HighwayPinnaroo, South Australia |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | Murray and Mallee[3] |
| Major settlements | Paruna |
| Highway system | |
Railways were evenly spaced across the Mallee before road transport improved. The Browns Well highway crosses the Loxton railway line on the outskirts of the town, the former Barmera railway line at Paruna about 34 km along the route, and the former Peebinga railway line 64 km along the route. It crosses the Pinnaroo railway line in Pinnaroo near the southern terminus of the highway. These all provided reliable transport to pioneer settlers in the region, including transporting grain and produce through Tailem Bend to markets.
Major intersections
edit| LGA[5] | Location[1][4] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loxton Waikerie | Loxton | 0 | 0.0 | Bookpurnong Road (B55) – Waikerie, Kingston On Murray, Berri | Northern terminus of highway and route B57 |
| Paruna | 34 | 21 | Cameron Highway – Alawoona | ||
| Peebinga | 61 | 38 | Butchers Soak Road – Peebinga | ||
| Southern Mallee | Pinnaroo | 104 | 65 | Mallee Highway (B12) – Tailem Bend, Lameroo, Ouyen | Southern terminus of highway, route B57 continues south along Mallee Highway for 7km to Ngarkat Highway |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Browns Well Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Appendices 1 to 16 AGM 6th June 2008" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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