Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road

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Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road
General direction West-East
From North West Coastal Highway, Geraldton, Western Australia
via Mullewa, Pindar, Wurarga, Yalgoo, Edah
To Great Northern Highway, Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Major Junctions Mullewa-Wubin Road
Morawa-Yalgoo Road

Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road is a 333 kilometre major regional road in the Mid West region of Western Australia, starting in Utakarra in Geraldton's eastern suburbs, and terminating 333 kilometres (207 mi) east-northeast at Great Northern Highway near the mining town of Mount Magnet. The road is signed as State Route 123, is a two-lane single carriageway for its entire length, and is a major traffic route which is regularly used by heavy vehicles and mine/grain road trains.[1]

The construction of Stage Two of the Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor is expected to remove considerable traffic from the Geraldton end of the road.

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[edit] Description

Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road commences in Utakarra as a continuation of Utakarra Road, which carries State Route 123 from North West Coastal Highway 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the southwest. It heads east towards Geraldton Airport, then east-northeast through the flat-topped Moresby Ranges on its way towards the agricultural town of Mullewa. It then travels in a generally straight line through Yalgoo and ends at the Great Northern Highway 3 km south of Mount Magnet.

[edit] Towns

Towns and settlements on this highway include:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shire of Greenough (17 October 2000). Minutes of the Health Building & Town Planning Committee. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.

[edit] See also

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