Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road

Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road

Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road
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length = 333
direction = West-East
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through = Mullewa, Pindar, Wurarga, Yalgoo, Edah
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exits = Mullewa-Wubin Road
Morawa-Yalgoo Road

Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road is a 333 kilometre major regional road in the Mid West region of Western Australia, starting in Utakarra in Geraldton's eastern suburbs, and terminating convert|333|km|mi|0|lk=on east-northeast at Great Northern Highway near the mining town of Mount Magnet. The road is signed as State Route 123, is a two-lane single carriageway for its entire length, and is a major traffic route which is regularly used by heavy vehicles and mine/grain road trains. [cite web|url=http://www.greenough.wa.gov.au/pdfs/minutes/2000/October/Health%20Building%20&%20Town%20Planning.pdf|title=Minutes of the Health Building & Town Planning Committee|author=Shire of Greenough|date=17 October 2000|page=11|accessdate=2007-06-22]

The construction of Stage Two of the Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor is expected to remove considerable traffic from the Geraldton end of the road.

Description

Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road commences in Utakarra as a continuation of Utakarra Road, which carries State Route 123 from North West Coastal Highway convert|1.8|km|mi|1 to the southwest. It heads east towards Geraldton Airport, then east-northeast through the flat-topped Moresby Ranges on its way towards the agricultural town of Mullewa. It then travels in a generally straight line through Yalgoo and ends at the Great Northern Highway 3 km south of Mount Magnet.

Towns

Towns and settlements on this highway include:

*Deepdale
*Geraldton Airport
*Moonyoonooka
*Kojarena
*Northern Gully
*Wicherina
*Tenindewa
*Mullewa
*Pindar
*Wurarga
*Yalgoo

References

ee also

*Highways in Australia
*List of highways in Western Australia


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