Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road

Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road Western Australia
General information
Type	Highway
Length	335.34 km (208 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 123
Major junctions
West end	North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1), Geraldton
	Mullewa–Wubin Road Morawa–Yalgoo Road
East end	Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95), Mount Magnet
Location(s)
Major settlements	Mullewa, Pindar, Wurarga, Yalgoo, Edah
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Western Australia

Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road is a 335-kilometre-long (208 mi)^[1] major regional road in the Mid West region of Western Australia,^[2] starting in Utakarra in Geraldton's eastern suburbs, and terminating 333 kilometres (207 mi) 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.^[3]

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

History

Prior to 2010, Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road ran through Utakarra, Rangeway and Geraldton's main industrial area and terminated at North West Coastal Highway around 450 meters north of its current intersection. Construction of a bypass began around 2007-2008 and the 8.3-kilometre-long (5.2 mi) section of the bypass opened in February 2010.

Description

Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road commences in Utakarra as a continuation of Utakarra Road, which carries State Route 123 from North West Coastal Highway 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) 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 kilometres (2 mi) south of Mount Magnet.

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Greater Geraldton	Mount Tarcoola	0.0	0.0	North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1) – Geraldton, Perth, Northampton, Carnarvon, Geraldton Regional and St John of God Geraldton hospitals, Geraldton Port	Southwestern terminus at signalised T-intersection
	Meru-Narngulu boundary	5.6	3.5	Edward Road  – Utakarra, Woorree, Walkaway
	Moonyoonooka-Meru-Deepdale tripoint	7.7	4.8	Masters Road  – Utakarra, Geraldton	Connects to the previous alignment, now known as Horwood Road
	Moonyoonooka	8.1	5.0	Gordon Garratt Drive - Geraldton Airport
	Mullewa	93.3	58.0	Mingenew-Mullewa Road  – Mingenew
		97.1	60.3	Warren Road  – Murchison, Gascoyne Junction
		97.2	60.4	Wubin-Mullewa Road  – Morawa, Perenjori, Wubin
Yalgoo	Yalgoo	213	132	Morawa-Yalgoo Road  – Morawa
Mount Magnet	Mount Magnet	335	208	Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95) – Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Paynes Find, Perth	Northeastern terminus at T-intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown

Towns

Towns and settlements on this highway include:

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

See also

• Australian roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Western Australia

References

Template:Attached KML/Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road

KML is from Wikidata

1. "Road Information Mapping System". Main Roads Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
2. Main Roads Western Australia (17 December 2013). "Regional Roads". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
3. Shire of Greenough (17 October 2000). "Minutes of the Health Building & Town Planning Committee" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.