Bussell Highway

Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Bussell Highway
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length = 150
direction = North-South
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finish = Osnaburg Street, Augusta, Western Australia
est = 1894
through = Capel, Busselton, Vasse, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Karridale
route = "Bunbury - Karridale:"
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Major Intersections"

Bussell Highway is a generally north-south highway in the South West of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately 150 km in length. The highway is signed "State Route 10", except in Busselton where the construction of the Busselton Bypass in 2001 resulted in this stretch being changed to "Alternate State Route 10" with the Bypass signed "State Route 10".

The highway is sealed dual carriageway from Bunbury to Capel and in the town of Busselton; and is single carriageway from Capel to Busselton and from Vasse to Augusta with regular overtaking lanes.

History

Bussell Highway was named after the Bussell family, some of the region's first settlers. It was built in 1894 by M.C. Davies, a timber miller operating from Karridale to provide better access to Vasse and beyond, linking to the existing road to Bunbury. The tender had been let to Davies by the State government under John Forrest.

Description

Departing Bunbury, the highway commences at the intersection of Blair Street and Parade Road outside the Bunbury Racecourse in Carey Park. After about 500m, it intersects at a large roundabout with Bunbury's ring road, Robertson Drive, connecting the highway to main routes to Perth, Mandurah, Harvey and Collie.

It exits Bunbury as a sealed dual carriageway, bypassing the town of Capel before becoming a single carriageway to Busselton. At a large roundabout, it intersects with the Busselton Bypass and changes name to Causeway Road, then turns left into Albert Street in Busselton's CBD. After one block it reverts to Bussell Highway, proceeding for 9km as a dual carriageway through Busselton's western suburbs before turning left at Abbey.

The road then proceeds as a single carriageway with regular overtaking lanes to Augusta through small dairy and crop farms, orchards and wineries - the only slow point on this entire journey is when it becomes the main street of the popular tourist and seachange town of Margaret River.

The highway ends at the entrance to Augusta, but continues as Blackwood Avenue through the town and then Leeuwin Road beyond it for 9 km before reaching Cape Leeuwin, the southwestern tip of Western Australia.

Major towns

*Gelorup
*Capel (bypass)
*Busselton
*Broadwater
*Carbunup River
*Cowaramup
*Margaret River
*Witchcliffe
*Karridale
*Kudardup
*Augusta

Major intersections

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* Washington Avenue to Withers
* Norton Promenade to Dalyellup
* ("at Stratham") Boyanup West Road to Boyanup
* ("at Capel") Capel Drive to Capel; links with Goodwood Road to Donnybrook
* ("6 km before Busselton") Sue's Road (southwards through forest and agriculture areas)

* ("at Busselton"):
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* ("at Abbey") Caves Road to Dunsborough and Yallingup
* ("at Margaret River") Wallcliffe Road to Prevelly
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ee also

*Highways in Australia
*List of highways in Western Australia