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Statistics:

• Length: 223 km (Quorn to Gladstone: 118 km)
• Northern Terminus: Flinders Ranges Way (B83), Quorn
• Southern Terminus: Interchange with Gawler Bypass (Sturt Highway) (A20) and Horrocks Highway (unnumbered), Gawler
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Wirrabarra, Melrose, Wilmington and Quorn

Route Numbering:

• Current: B82

• Multiplexed with: B56
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 03003 (Quorn to Wilmington) & 03160 (Wilmington to Gawler), 1

General Information:

Formerly signposted as Main North Road and Quorn-Wilmington Road, B82 is entirely rural highway standard and passes through a number of small farming towns between Gawler into South Australia's Flinders Ranges.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• B56, for 2.5 km, at Wilmington

History:

• March 2012: Work commences on upgrades at the junction of Main North Road (now Horrocks Highway) and Anama Lane and also Main North Road and Black Rock -Clare Road. 2
• September 2013: Completion of upgrades at the junction of Main North Road (now Horrocks Highway) and Anama Lane and also Main North Road and Black Rock-Clare Road. The redevelopment works included widening and resurfacing of the road, the installation of batters, drainage and protective safety barriers as well as tree removal where necessary. 3

Gladstone to Quorn			Quorn to Gladstone
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign approaching Nott St, Melrose, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Wilmington, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Wilmington at the junction with Horrocks Pass Rd (B56), December 2003. The B56 duplex ends here. Image © Michael Greenslade			Entering Melrose: Horrocks Hwy (B82) as it enters the town of Melrose, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Black Kilometre Plate: Black kilometre plate at Quorn, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade			Entering Wirrabara: Horrocks Hwy (B82) as it enters the town of Wirrabara, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Entering Laura: Horrocks Hwy (B82) as it enters the town of Laura, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the continuation of B82 between Rochester and Gladstone

1 Location SA Map Viewer
2 Government of South Australia, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Transport, News, Road upgrade begin near Clare, 29 Feb 2012
3 Government of South Australia, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Transport, News, Anama Lane opened, 06 Sep 2013

Last updated: 08-Dec-2020 11:52

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