Statistics:

• Length: 92 km
• Northern Terminus: Borefield Rd (unnumbered) at Olympic Dam
• Southern Terminus: Stuart Hwy (A87) at Pimba
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Pimba, Woomera, Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam

Route Numbering:

• Current: B97
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 01503 1

General Information:

B97 is a rural highway in South Australia's outback, which links the main route between Adelaide and Darwin with the mining and military facilities of the region. It passes through sparsely populated areas and is sealed for its entire length.

History:

• 2017: Speed limit approaching Adelade-Darwin Railway level crossing reduced to 80 km/h. 2

Pimba to Olympic Dam			Olympic Dam to Pimba
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	Services Sign: Services sign at Pimba, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Banool Av, Woomera, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Pimba, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Woomera, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Adelaide-Darwin Railway: Olympic Dam Hwy (B97) as it crosses the Adelaide-Darwin Railway at Pimba, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Approaching Adelaide-Darwin Railway: Warning signs placed further from hazard than usual, to cater for quad road trains approaching Adelaide-Darwin Railway at Pimba, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign at Woomera, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Adelaide-Darwin Railway: Olympic Dam Hwy (B97) as it crosses the Adelaide-Darwin Railway at Pimba, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Tourism Sign: Tourism sign as Olympic Dam Hwy (B97) enters the town of Woomera, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Pimba, approaching Stuart Hwy (A87), November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign at Woomera, approaching Banool Av, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Stuart Highway: ID sign at the junction with Stuart Hwy (A87) at Pimba, November 2016. This is the southern terminus of B97. Image © Paul Rands
	Banool Avenue: Corner of Olympic Dam Hwy (B97) and Banool Av, Woomera, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands

1 Location SA Map Viewer
2 Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, News, Taking a safer approach to rural level crossings, 08 Aug 2017

Last updated: 27-Apr-2019 14:44

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