South Coast Highway

South Coast Highway is a Western Australian highway. It is a part of the Highway 1 network.^[1]

South Coast Highway Western Australia
Map of south-west Western Australia with South Coast Highway highlighted in red
General information
Type	Highway
Length	592 km (368 mi)
Route number(s)	National Route 1
Major junctions
West end	South Western Highway (National Route 1), Walpole
	Albany Highway (State Route 30) Newdegate–Ravensthorpe Road (State Route 40) Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Road
East end	Coolgardie–Esperance Highway (National Route 1), Esperance
Location(s)
Major settlements	Albany, Manypeaks, Jerramungup, Ravensthorpe
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Western Australia

With a length of 592 kilometres (368 mi), it runs from Esperance to Walpole roughly in parallel to Western Australia's south coast. Even then the journey is pretty much inland.

Approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Ravensthorpe lies the Fitzgerald River National Park with beaches, coastal and mountain walking trails and wildflowers. There are three more national parks with abundant wildlife along the journey to Walpole. Albany is a former whaling town and is rich in history.

Beyond Walpole, Highway 1 continues as South Western Highway to Perth. Beyond Esperance, Highway 1 continues as Coolgardie–Esperance Highway to Norseman.

Towns

The highway passes through the following towns from East to West:

• Esperance
• Ravensthorpe
• Boxwood Hill
• Manypeaks
• Albany
• Denmark
• Walpole

Major intersections

Walpole to Albany Highway

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Manjimup	Walpole	0	0.0	Vista Street	Western terminus. Continues as South Western Highway (National Route 1) westwards.
Denmark	Denmark	65	40	Ocean Beach Road  – Ocean Beach
	Scotsdale-Hay boundary	68	42	Denmark-Mount Barker Road  – Denbarker, Mount Barker
Albany	Youngs Siding	83	52	Lower Denmark Road (State Route 101) – Torbay, Elleker, Albany	Roundabout intersection
	McKail-Gledhow-Marbelup tripoint	111	69	Menang Drive – Perth, Esperance, Port Albany,	Albany Ring Road
	Lockyer–Orana boundary	116	72	Albany Highway (State Route 30) north – Albany, Mount Barker, Kojonup, Perth	Eastern terminus of western section. No right turn from Albany Highway southbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown

Chester Pass Road to Esperance

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Albany	King River	0	0.0	Chester Pass Road (National Route 1 southwest)  – Lake Grace, Borden, Albany	Eastern terminus of western section at t-junction. South Coast to Chester Pass southbound free-flowing. Access to Stirling Range National Park
	Cheynes-Manypeaks boundary	36	22	Cheyne Road	Access to Cheynes Beach and Waychinicup National Park
Jerramungup	Boxwood Hill	107	66	Borden-Bremer Bay Road  – Borden, Bremer Bay
	Gairdner	135	84	Gairdner South Road  – Bremer Bay
	Jerramungup	166	103	Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road  – Ongerup, Gnowangerup, Broomehill	Through traffic must turn at t-junction
Ravensthorpe	Ravensthorpe	277	172	Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road (State Route 40) north – Lake King, Lake Grace, Hyden, Perth	Newdegate-Ravensthorpe to South Coast eastbound free-flowing.
		281	175	Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Road southbound  – Hopetoun / Heavy vehicle bypass northbound.	Roundabout.
Esperance	Dalyup	437	272	Dalyup-Gibson Road  – Gibson
	Chadwick	464	288	Harbour Road (National Route 1 north) – Esperance, Norseman, Kalgoorlie	Eastern terminus at t-junction
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown

See also

Australian Roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Western Australia

References

1. Distance book (12 ed.). Main Roads Western Australia. 2012. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0 7309 7657 2. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

External links

• South Coast Highway travel guide from Wikivoyage