Strathalbyn Road Explained

Type:road
Road Name:Strathalbyn Road
State:sa
Length:34.5
Route: B33
Direction A:Northwest
Direction B:Southeast
Coordinates A:-35.0153°N 138.7364°W
Coordinates B:-35.243°N 138.894°W
Pushpin Label Position A:top
Pushpin Label Position B:bottom
End A: Mount Barker Road
End B: Long Valley Road
Exits:
  • Echunga Road
  • Battunga Road
Region:Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1]

Strathalbyn Road is a South Australian road connecting the towns of Aldgate, Mylor, Echunga, Macclesfield and Strathalbyn, designated part of route B33.

History

Strathalbyn Road previously served as the initial alignment of Princes Highway some time after it was first declared in South Australia in February 1922,[2] initially defined along Mount Barker Road and then Strathalbyn Road from Adelaide via Aldgate, Mylor, Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, Langhorne Creek, crossing the Murray River at Wellington and then continuing along the present route beyond Meningie,[3] By 1928, the route was re-aligned to run through Mount Barker and along Wellington Road via Wistow and Woodchester to Langhorne Creek,[4] although by 1935 this alignment was changed to run via Nairne, Kanmantoo, Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend (along what is now known as the Old Princes Highway).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location SA Map viewer with regional layers . . 16 June 2022.
  2. News: THE PRINCE'S HIGHWAY. . . Adelaide . 10 February 1922 . 8 September 2011 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: PRINCE'S HIGHWAY. . . Adelaide . 18 October 1924 . 13 February 2015 . 9 Edition: Sporting Edition . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT COUNCILS' ASSOCIATION. . . SA . 28 August 1928 . 13 February 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 519 Men Engaged On Road Work. . . Adelaide . 20 June 1935 . 13 February 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.