Barossa Valley Way Explained

Type:road
Road Name:Barossa Valley Way
State:sa
Length:34
Route: B19
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Coordinates A:-34.5972°N 138.7491°W
Coordinates B:-34.4565°N 139.0026°W
Pushpin Label Position A:left
Pushpin Label Position B:right
End A: Main North Road
End B: Sturt Highway
Exits:
Region:Barossa Light and Lower North[1]

Barossa Valley Way is the main road linking most of the major towns of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, designated as route B19 for its entire length. It is 35 km long, roughly following the North Para River.

Route

Barossa Valley Way starts in the centre of Gawler and heads east, passing through Sandy Creek, Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Tanunda and Nuriootpa, where it crosses the North Para River and meets Sturt Highway. The route is predominantly on the valley floor, with wineries and vineyards on both sides of the road, with views of the rising ground including the Barossa Ranges.

History

Barossa Valley Way follows a previous alignment of the Sturt Highway, which used to pass through the towns of Gawler, Lyndoch, Tanunda and Nuriootpa[2] instead of where it now passes around the west and north of Gawler and the Barossa Valley.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location SA Map viewer with regional layers . . 16 June 2022.
  2. News: THE LOWER MURRAY. . . Hay, NSW . 15 February 1949 . 25 September 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.