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Brand Highway is a 370-kilometre (230 mi) main highway linking the northern outskirts of Perth to Geraldton in Western Australia. Together with North West Coastal Highway, it forms part of the Western Australian coastal link to the Northern Territory. The highway is a part of Australia's Highway 1, and is for the most part a single carriageway with one lane in each direction.[2]

The highway was completed in 1975 and opened in 1976 being named it in honour of former Premier of Western AustraliaSir David Brand. It replaced the Midlands Road from Perth to Dongara.

Route description

Looking east along Brand Highway to its southern terminus at the interchange with Great Northern and Tonkin Highways

The Brand Highway, along with the associated section of National Route 1, begins in Muchea, branching off from a roundabout interchange connecting it to both Great Northern Highway to the north and east and Tonkin Highway to the south. The highway passes through agricultural areas and shrublands, travelling through or near the towns of Gingin, Badgingarra (and Badgingarra National Park), Cataby, Eneabba, Dongara and Greenough. The highway ends after 370 kilometres (230 mi) at the city of Geraldton. National Route 1, and traffic travelling to areas further north of here, continue along North West Coastal Highway towards Port Hedland.[2] The vast majority of the highway is a two-lane single carriageway with a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour (70 mph), except in and around built up areas where it slows down to speeds of between 60 and 90 kilometres per hour (35 and 55 mph).[1]

Main Roads Western Australia monitors traffic volume across the state's road network, including various locations along Brand Highway.[3]:3 In the 2012/13 financial year, the recorded traffic volumes ranged from 15,400 vehicles per day north of Olive Street, near Geraldton, down to 1,470 south of Indian Ocean Drive. The highest percentage of heavy vehicles was 36.0% south of Airfield Road, the access road to RAAF Gingin.[3]:67,90 Reports commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) in 2006 and 2008 gave the highway a three-star safety rating out of five. The overall highway network was generally rated as three-star or four-star, with around 10% in 2006 and 5% in 2008 receiving a two-star rating.[4][5]

Wheatbelt

From the Great Northern and Tonkin Highways at Muchea, the Brand Highway heads west for two kilometres (1.2 mi) crossing over the Midland railway line and Granary Drive (the original Brand Highway alignment through Muchea Townsite). It heads north-west, paralleling the railway for 22 kilometres (14 mi), towards Gingin. While the railway continues north to the town, the highway deviates to the west, continuing north-west through the Wheatbelt. Brand Highway reaches the Regans Fordroadhouse after 52 kilometres (32 mi). Forty kilometres (25 mi) on, the highway turns north for 40 kilometres (25 mi), past Bandgingarra National Park, to Badgingarra. The Brand Highway leaves the Wheatbelt for the Mid West region, continuing its journey north-westwards.[6]

Mid West

The Brand Highway encounters Eneabba74 kilometres (46 mi) beyond Badgingarra, and after another 50 kilometres (31 mi) meets the northern end of the coastal road Indian Ocean Drive. The highway travels north for 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the terminus of The Midlands Road, just outside Dongara. The Brand Highway heads west for seven kilometres (4.3 mi) into the town,[6] and then follows the coast north and north-westwards. It reaches South Greenough after 35 kilometres (22 mi), where it realigns itself one kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north-east via two 90° curves. The Brand Highway continues north-west, passing through Greenough after five kilometres (3.1 mi), and terminating 22 kilometres (14 mi) further on in Geraldton, at a diamond interchange with North West Coastal Highway. For the last five kilometres (3.1 mi) of its length, the Brand Highway serves as the main road for the southern suburbs of Geraldton, including Wandina, Tarcoola Beach, Mount Tarcoola and Mahomets Flats.[7]

History

Dos años después de su formación en 1926, la nueva Junta de Carreteras Principales de Australia Occidental [ a ] se hizo responsable de las carreteras arteriales y troncales del estado, que fueron declaradas "carreteras principales" en virtud de la Ley de Carreteras Principales. La carretera principal a Geraldton se bifurcaba de la carretera Perth-Meekatharra [ b ] en Walebing , cerca de Moora , recorría una ruta interior a través de Mingenew hasta Dongara y luego continuaba hacia el norte a lo largo de la costa hasta Geraldton. [ 8 ] : 27-28 En la década de 1940 se propuso una nueva carretera principal de Perth a Geraldton a través de Mogumber, pero fue rechazada por el Ministro de Obras Públicas, quien consideró inviable el desarrollo de rutas paralelas dado el escaso tráfico. [ 9 ]

El Comité Asesor de Nomenclatura de Australia Occidental [ c ] propuso en octubre de 1940 que se utilizara el nombre de Great Northern Highway para describir la ruta principal desde Midland hasta Geraldton, [ 11 ] y extendiéndose a áreas más al norte. [ 12 ] Para julio de 1941, la propuesta del comité se había ampliado a tres nombres de carreteras para las vías en las áreas del norte del estado: Great Northern Highway para la carretera de Midland Junction a Wyndham , North West Coastal Highway para la carretera que unía Geraldton con Port Hedland y De Grey, [ 13 ] y Geraldton Highway para la ruta Walebing – Mingenew – Geraldton. Esta carretera fue publicada oficialmente como Geraldton Highway el 17 de septiembre de 1943, reemplazando los nombres utilizados anteriormente de Choral Street, Yarma Street, Railway Road, Midland Street, Railway Street e Irwin Road. [ 14 ]

A partir de la década de 1950, el creciente desarrollo entre Perth y Geraldton propició la planificación y el establecimiento de una red vial que conectara Dongara y Gingin, aunque inicialmente no se concibió como una autopista. Los primeros estudios topográficos de las carreteras, realizados en la década de 1950, se llevaron a cabo desde una avioneta que sobrevolaba la zona. Esta fue una de las primeras veces que se utilizó esta técnica en Australia Occidental. Se adquirieron amplias franjas de terreno, de hasta 200 metros (660 pies) de ancho, procedentes de tierras de la Corona y concesiones ganaderas. Esto permitió que las flores silvestres autóctonas sobrevivieran y prosperaran en terrenos públicos, ofreciendo vistas estéticamente agradables e interesantes que reducían la sensación de aturdimiento y la fatiga al volante. La carretera también se haría más segura eliminando los obstáculos naturales de los márgenes y sustituyéndolos por arbustos y más flores silvestres. [ 8 ] : 255–57 

La construcción de nuevas carreteras que eventualmente formarían parte de la Brand Highway comenzó en 1959. Se completaron varios segmentos según fue necesario, hasta que en 1975, hubo un nuevo enlace entre Perth y Geraldton. La ruta redujo la distancia entre las ciudades en 78 kilómetros (48 millas) y tuvo un costo total de $ 4.2 millones. [ 8 ] : 257 El 14 de febrero de 1975, la nueva carretera fue declarada parte de la Geraldton Highway, y la antigua ruta a través de Moora pasó a llamarse The Midlands Road . [ 15 ] Fue inaugurada oficialmente el 4 de abril de 1975 por el Ministro de Transporte, Ray O'Connor en Eneabba. [ 8 ] : 257 [ 16 ] Un año después, la carretera fue nombrada Brand Highway en honor a Sir David Brand , [ 8 ] : 257 quien fue Primer Ministro de Australia Occidental de 1959 a 1971 y también representó al distrito electoral local de Greenough de 1945 a 1975. [ 17 ] El cambio de nombre de Geraldton Highway a Brand Highway se publicó en la gaceta oficial el 12 de marzo de 1976. [ 18 ] El Primer Ministro Charles Court presidió una ceremonia celebrada el 30 de abril de 1976 en un centro de información turística en Dongara, [ 8 ] : 257–58 donde se develó una placa que conmemoraba la denominación de la carretera. [ 17 ] [ 19 ] 

The northern end of Brand Highway was upgraded as part of Stage 1 of the Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor, the biggest individual project in the early 2000s across all of rural Western Australia. The project, constructed between March 2004 and December 2005 at a cost of $92.5 million, involved the relocation of railway tracks, five kilometres (3.1 mi) worth of road works, and grade separation of roads.[20]:27–28 Brand Highway's northern terminus at North West Coastal Highway was upgraded from a roundabout[21] to an interchange. An overpass was built for nearby Durlacher Street to cross North West Coastal Highway, which was made into a dual carriageway in the vicinity of the interchange.[22] Stage 2 of the project, constructed between December 2008 and December 2009, provided a new single carriageway connection to Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road, with access to Geraldton Airport.[23]

Major intersections

La carretera de Midlands

While the Geraldton Highway was shifted to a new alignment in 1975, the old route, renamed The Midlands Road, remains a significant part of the road network, with the road included as part of numbered road routes.

The Midlands Road,[24] also known as Midlands Road,[27] is a 263-kilometre-long (163 mi) road in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia. From Great Northern Highway at Walebing, the road travels west to Moora and then north to Watheroo.[24] The road continues north to Gunyidi, and then travels north-west to Mingenew via Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs. Beyond Mingenew, it heads west to Dongara, terminating at Brand Highway.[25]

The section from Moora northwards is part of State Route 116, which continues south to Bindoon via Bindoon Moora Road.[28] The section from Walebing to Watheroo National Park is part of Midlands Tourist Way (Tourist Drive 360).[29]:15

See also

Notes

  1. ↑Predecessor to the Main Roads Department, now Main Roads Western Australia
  2. ↑Now named Great Northern Highway
  3. ↑Now the Geographic Names Committee[10]

References

  1. 1234Main Roads Western Australia. "Road Information Mapping System". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. 12"Brand Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. 12Main Roads Western Australia (2014). "Statewide Traffic Digest 2008/09 – 2013/14"(PDF). Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.Additional archives: 19 December 2014.
  4. ↑Roberts, Paul; Affum, Joseph; Taylor, Samantha (August 2006). "AusRAP Star Rating Maps and Road Protection Scores for Rural Western Australian Roads"(PDF). Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. Archived(PDF) from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.Additional archives: 7 April 2015.
  5. ↑"Safer Roads: Star Ratings for WA's Major Highways"(PDF). Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. January 2008. Archived(PDF) from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.Additional archives: 7 April 2015.
  6. 12"Brand Highway – Muchea to Dongara" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ↑"Brand Highway – Dongara to Geraldton" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. 123456Edmonds, Leigh (1997). The Vital Link: A History of Main Roads Western Australia 1926-1996. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-876268-06-9.
  9. ↑"Geraldton-Perth Road". Geraldton Guardian. WA. 3 March 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 12 June 2015– via Trove (National Library of Australia).
  10. ↑Western Australian Land Information Authority. "Geographic Names Committee". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  11. ↑"Midland Junction Affairs". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 23 October 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  12. ↑"Local and General". Geraldton Guardian and Express. WA. 24 October 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  13. ↑"Northern Highways". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 23 July 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  14. ↑"The Land Act, 1933–1939. (per 3689/40)"(PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 17 September 1943. p. 1943:830.
  15. ↑"Naming and Change of Name of Streets (per 1655/57, V .2 .)"(PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 14 February 1975. p. 1975:546.
  16. ↑New Route for Highway Australian Transport June 1975 page 51
  17. 12Brand Highway (October 1976). Western Roads: official journal of the Main Roads Department, Western Australia, 1(4), p. 9. Perth: Main Roads Department.
  18. ↑"Change of Name of Streets (per Corres 1655/57, V2)"(PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 12 March 1976. p. 1976:738. Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 June 2015.
  19. ↑New highway cuts 78 km Truck & Bus Transportation June 1976 page 159
  20. ↑Edmonds, Leigh (2008). The Vital Link: The Transition Years 1996–2006. East Perth, W.A.: Main Roads Western Australia. ISBN 978-0-7309-7692-9.
  21. ↑Jordan, Diana, ed. (2005). "Geraldton Set For Early Finish"(PDF). Thiess Quarterly News. 1. Thiess Pty Ltd: 6–7. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.Additional archives: 16 April 2015.
  22. ↑Main Roads Western Australia. "Project Overview: Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor"(PDF). Government of Western Australia. Archived(PDF) from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.Additional archives: 16 April 2015.
  23. ↑Main Roads Western Australia (3 September 2014). "Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor Stage 2". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.Additional archives: 3 April 2015.
  24. 123Main Roads Western Australia (13 August 2013). Wheatbelt North Region map(PDF) (Map). Version 1.0. Government of Western Australia. Archived(PDF) from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Additional archives: 27 December 2013.
  25. 1 2 Carreteras principales de Australia Occidental (16 de agosto de 2013). Mapa de la región del centro oeste (PDF) (Mapa). Versión 1.0. Gobierno de Australia Occidental. Archivado (PDF) del original el 1 de febrero de 2014. Recuperado el 11 de abril de 2015 .Archivos adicionales: 1 de febrero de 2014 .
  26. ^ GHD Pty Ltd (diciembre de 2012). "Shire of Gingin: plan de estructura del entorno rural y del municipio de Gingin" (PDF) . Comarca de Gingin. pag. 16. Archivado desde el original (PDF) el 3 de abril de 2015 . Consultado el 21 de septiembre de 2015 . 
  27. ↑ Carreteras principales de Australia Occidental (17 de diciembre de 2013). "Carreteras regionales" . Gobierno de Australia Occidental. Archivado del original el 11 de noviembre de 2013. Consultado el 20 de diciembre de 2013 .
  28. ↑ Libro de distancias (12.ª ed.). Carreteras principales de Australia Occidental. 2012. págs. 4–5 . ISBN   978-0-7309-7657-8Archivado del original el 24 de octubre de 2012. Consultado el 24 de diciembre de 2013 .
  29. ↑ Carreteras principales de Australia Occidental; Comisión de Turismo de Australia Occidental; Real Club del Automóvil. "Rutas turísticas de Australia Occidental" (PDF) . Carreteras principales de Australia Occidental. Archivado del original (PDF) el 4 de abril de 2011. Consultado el 3 de noviembre de 2013 .
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