Stott Highway

Stott Highway is a 144-kilometre-long (89 mi)^[1] state-controlled highway in South Australia, linking Angaston in the Barossa Valley, through Sedan and Swan Reach, to Pyap in the Riverland region.^[4] It was named after Tom Stott, a member of the South Australian state parliament.

Stott Highway South Australia
West end East end
Coordinates	34.508835°S 139.057697°E / -34.508835; 139.057697 (West end) 34.448742°S 140.499087°E / -34.448742; 140.499087 (East end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	144 km (89 mi)[1]
Gazetted	2008[2]
Major junctions
West end	Eden Valley Road Angaston, South Australia
East end	Kingston Road Pyap, South Australia
Location(s)
Region	Barossa Light and Lower North, Murray and Mallee[3]
Major settlements	Sedan, Swan Reach
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia

Route

Stott Highway commences at the intersection with Eden Valley Road just south of Angaston and heads in an easterly direction through Keyneton and Sedan, until it reaches the western bank of the Murray River at Swan Reach: the river is traversable by vehicular ferry. On the eastern bank, the highway continues east until eventually terminating at the intersection with Kingston Road in Pyap, just west of Loxton.

History

Previously known as Swan Reach Road, it was renamed Stott Highway in 2008, after Tom Stott, a long-time farmer in, and member of state parliament for, areas traversed by the highway.^[2]

Major intersections

LGA[5]	Location[1][6]	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Barossa	Angaston	0.0	0.0	Eden Valley Road (B10) – Nurioopta, Mount Pleasant, Birdwood	Western terminus of highway
North Para River		2.2	1.4	Bridge (no known official name)
Mid Murray	Sedan	27.4	17.0	Halfway House Road (north) – Bower, Bundey Ridley Road (south) – Mannum
	Swan Reach	54.2	33.7	Murraylands Road – Morgan, Blanchetown, Mannum
Murray River		56.4– 56.6	35.0– 35.2	Swan Reach ferry
Mid Murray	Swan Reach	57.9	36.0	Hunter Road (south) – Forster, Cowirra
		58.5	36.4	Hunter Road (north) – Paisley
Loxton Waikerie	Loxton	144.4	89.7	Kingston Road – Kingston On Murray, Loxton	Eastern terminus of highway
Route transition

See also

• South Australia portal
• Australian roads portal

• List of road routes in South Australia

References

1. "Stott Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. "Appendices 1 to 16 AGM 6th June 2008" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
3. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "Murray Mallee, Riverland" (PDF). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 6 December 2013. Rack Plan 870. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
5. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
6. "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.