Road Photos & Information: Western Australia: Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy, Roe Hwy, Great Eastern Hwy Bypass & Great Eastern Hwy (National Highway 94) - Former Alignment: Perth to Sawyers Valley

Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy, Roe Hwy, Great Eastern Hwy Bypass & Great Eastern Hwy (National Highway 94) - Former Alignment: Perth to Sawyers Valley

Statistics:

Length: 726 km (Perth to Sawyers Valley: 34 km) 1
Eastern Terminus: Corner of the Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) and Eyre Hwy (NH1) at Norseman
Western Terminus: Corner of the Canning Hwy (NR1 / SR6), Causeway (SR5) and Shepparton Road (SR30) at Burswood
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Mundaring, Greenmount, Bellevue, Hazelmere, South Guildford, Redcliffe, Belmont, Rivervale, Laithlain and Burswood

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: H5

General Information:

National Highway 94 is a major route in WA, directly linking the capital city of Perth with the mining and goldfield regions in the eastern part of the state, such as Kalgoorlie and Norseman, it also connects to National Highway 1, the Eyre Highway, which is the major link, via the Nullarbor Plain between the east and west coasts of Australia.

Outside of Perth, the route is bitumen paved single carriageway roadway. Some overtaking lanes exist along the route between Coolgardie and Perth's outer suburbs. Inside the metropolitan area, the route varies from mutli-lane arterial road to expressway standard.

The highway generally runs parallel with the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline, which pipes drinking water drawn from Mundaring Weir near Perth to Kalgoorlie.

Multiplexes along the route include:

NR1, for 8 km, between Burswood and South Guildford
SR3, for 3 km, between Bellevue and Hazelmere

History:

The highway was completely sealed by 1954.
In the 1960s, a railway level crossing in Bellevue was replaced by a bridge which passes over the main Eastern Railway line.
Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unveils NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. 2
14 May 1988: Great Eastern Highway Bypass opened.
February 1997: Great Eastern Hwy / Orrong Rd new intersection opened. 3

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Perth and Sawyers Valley

Sawyers Valley To Perth		Perth to Sawyers Valley
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	Approaching Fauntleroy Avenue: Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / NR1) at Redcliffe approaching Fauntleroy Av, April 2016. This section has since been widened. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign near La Parge Street for Belgravia Street (SR55). Ascot, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Fauntleroy Avenue: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / NR1) and Fauntleroy Av at Redcliffe, April 2016. This section has since been widened. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer Assembly: Trailblazers approaching Belgravia Street in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: Traiblazer assembly after Fauntleroy Av in Redcliffe, April 2016. This section has since been widened. Image © Paul Rands		Directional Sign: Signage on the corner of Hargreaves Street and the Great Eastern Highway in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Redcliffe approaching Brearley Av, April 2016. Access to Brearley Av has since been closed. Image © Paul Rands		Directional Sign: Old non retroreflective sign (top sign) facing Resolution Drive in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Brearley Avenue: Great Eastern Hwy (NH94) at the Brearley St intersection at Redcliffe, April 2016. Access to Brearley Av has since been closed. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign Gantry: Lane allocation AD signage approaching the Tonkin Highway (SR4) interchange at Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Hardey Road: Great Eastern Hwy at Belmont approaching Hardey Av & Resolution Dr, June 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Directional Sign: Old non retroreflective sign (top sign) facing eastbound traffic at the Tonkin Hwy interchange in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer Assembly: Trailblazer assembly at Belmont approaching Hardey Av & Resolution Dr, June 2009. Resolution Dr is not SR55 but leads to it. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer: Traiblazer assembly at Ascot, April 2016. This section has since been widened. Image © Paul Rands
	Resolution Drive Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / NR1) at Belmont at the junction with Hardey Av & Resolution Dr, June 2009. Resolution Dr is not SR55 but leads to it. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer: Traiblazer assembly after Fauntleroy Av in Ascot, April 2016. This section has since been widened. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Belgravia & Stoneham Street: Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / NR1) near Hargreaves St at Belmont, approaching Belgravia St and Stoneham St (SR55), June 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Fauntleroy Avenue: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / NR1) and Fauntleroy Av at Ascot, April 2016. This section has since been widened. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer Assembly: Trailblazers at Belmont, approaching Belgravia St and Stoneham St (SR55), June 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Belmont Avenue & Tanunda Way: Great Eastern Hwy at Rivervale approaching Belmont Av and Tanunda Way, June 2009. Image © Paul Rands

1 UBD Concise Motoring Atlas of Australia, 3rd Edition, published by Universal Publishers Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7319-2081-5.
2 State Library of WA
3 Main Roads WA

Last updated: 06-Jan-2019 12:57

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