Coalfields Road, is a Western Australian highway linking Roelands (near Bunbury) on the South Western Highway with Arthur River on the Albany Highway. It is signed as State Route 107 and is about 125 kilometres (78 mi) long.
Coalfields Road | |
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| The Coalfields Highway in Collie | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 128 km (80 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 107 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  South Western Highway (State Route 20), Roelands |
| East end |  Albany Highway (State Route 30), Arthur River |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Collie, Darkan |
| Highway system | |
Route description
editCoalfields Road is the main road to the key mining town of Collie,[2] and passes through mining, forest and agricultural areas with stands of jarrah, wandoo and flood gum nearby.[3] It also traverses the towns of Allanson and Darkan. The section between Collie and Allanson was upgraded in 2010–2011 by increasing the lane and shoulder widths, realigning some of the worst of the winding road sections, lessening some curves, and other improvements.[4]
Route 107 continues beyond Arthur River to Wagin, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace, Newdegate and Lake King, meeting up with South Coast Highway (Route 1) a few kilometres from Ravensthorpe.
Major intersections
edit| LGA | Location[1] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Harvey | Roelands | 0 | 0.0 | South Western Highway (State Route 20) – Bunbury, Perth | |
| Collie | Collie | 35.3 | 21.9 | Prinsep Street | Access to Collie Town Centre |
| 35.9 | 22.3 | Collie–Mumballup Road – Mumballup, Donnybrook, Boyup Brook | |||
| 37.2 | 23.1 | Paull Street – Williams | Paull Street becomes Collie–Williams Road partway through | ||
| West Arthur | Darkan | 98 | 61 | Williams–Darkan Road – Williams | |
| Arthur River | 128 | 80 | Albany Highway (State Route 30) – Wagin, Kojonup, Albany, Williams | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Coalfields Hwy/State Route 107" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Holt, Colin (26 May 2011). "Coalfields Road funding welcome, Holt". Nationals Member for the South West Region (Media Release). Western Australia: The Nationals Western Australia. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Wildflower Holiday Guide, Western Australia 2011
- ^ "Coalfields Highway". Main Roads Western Australia. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2021.