Port Wakefield Highway Port Wakefield Road | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 89.7 km (56 mi)[1] |
Route number(s) | A1 (2017–present) |
Former route number |
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Major junctions | |
North end | Augusta Highway Port Wakefield, South Australia |
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South end | Main North Road Gepps Cross, Adelaide |
Location(s) | |
Region | Yorke and Mid North, Barossa Light and Lower North, Northern Adelaide[2] |
Major settlements | Two Wells, Virginia, Cavan, Gepps Cross |
Highway system | |
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Port Wakefield Highway (and its southern section as Port Wakefield Road) is an important South Australian highway, connecting Adelaide to the Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta, northern and western South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is designated National Highway A1 and a part of the National Highway. It is named after Port Wakefield, the first government town north of Adelaide.