Great Southern Highway

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Great Southern Highway
Length	374 km
General direction	North-South
From	Great Eastern Highway, The Lakes, Western Australia
via	York, Beverley, Brookton, Narrogin, Wagin, Katanning
To	Albany Highway, Cranbrook, Western Australia
Allocation	York - Cranbrook:
Major Junctions	Northam-York Road Westdale Road Brookton-Corrigin Road Brookton Highway Wagin-Dumbleyung Road Arthur Road

Great Southern Highway is a highway in the Southern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, starting from Great Eastern Highway at The Lakes, 50 km from Perth, and ending at Albany Highway near Cranbrook. It is the primary thoroughfare for this part of Western Australia and runs parallel with the Perth-Albany railway for its entire length. It is signed as State Route 120 from York to Cranbrook, and was first named in 1949,^[1] although was built well before that time.

Contents 1 Description 2 Towns 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Description

The highway initially travels east to the historic town of York, before following the Avon Valley and the railway roughly southwards until Narrogin. The highway then runs parallel with Albany Highway at a distance of about 30 km through Wagin and Katanning before curving to approach Albany Highway where it ends 4 km past Cranbrook. Many of the towns along this highway have prominent grain silos, and Narrogin, Wagin and Katanning have remained important population centres sustained by agriculture and its supporting industries.

[edit] Towns

Towns on this highway include:

• The Lakes
• York
• Beverley
• Brookton
• Pingelly
• Popanyinning
• Cuballing
• Narrogin
• Highbury
• Wagin
• Woodanilling
• Katanning
• Broomehill
• Tambellup
• Cranbrook

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Western Australia