List of highways in Western Australia

General highways map of Western Australia

South Western Australia roads in detail

Highways in Western Australia include both roads that are named as a highway, and roads that have been declared as a highway under the Main Roads Act 1930. The standard of highways range from two-lane roads, common in rural areas, to controlled access, grade separated freeways in Perth.

In legislation, a highway is a type of road controlled and maintained by the state road authority, Main Roads Western Australia. Any road or section of road may be proclaimed a highway by the Governor of Western Australia, on the recommendation of the Commissioner of Main Roads, under Section 13 of the Main Roads Act 1930.^[1] Section 14 of the act allows for the creation of new highways.^[1] Main Roads assigns each highway a name and number, which may vary from the common road names used on road signs and by the general public.^[2] The highway number does not correspond to a road route that may be allocated to the highway, and some highways are not part of a numbered route.^[2]

Proclaimed highways

Main roads with highway names

A "main road" is another type of road controlled by Main Roads Western Australia.^[1]

Outback tracks with highway names

As the outback covers most of Western Australia, tracks provide vital links to remote communities and settlements. These tracks are unsealed, remote, and in many cases pass through restricted areas such as Aboriginal Reserves and Indigenous Protected Areas, which require transit permits.^[4][5][6][7]

• Anne Beadell Highway
• Connie Sue Highway
• Eagle Highway
• Gary Highway
• Gunbarrel Highway
• Heather Highway
• Buntine Highway

Road routes with highway names

Highway 1 is a route that circumnavigates Australia, joining all mainland state capitals, via roads numbered 1, M1, A1, or B1, as some states use an alphanumeric route numbering system. In Western Australia, most of the highway is designated as National Route 1. However, the sections in the north-east and south-east of the state that are concurrent with the National Highway routes from Perth to Adelaide and from Perth to Darwin are designated as National Highway 1.

Notes

References

See also

• Highways in Australia for highways in other states and territories
• List of highways in Australia for roads named as highways, but not necessarily classified as highways
• List of roadhouses in Western Australia
• List of road routes in Western Australia

Road infrastructure in Western Australia
Freeways	Graham Farmer Freeway Kwinana Freeway Mitchell Freeway
Metropolitan highways	Albany Highway Canning Highway Great Eastern Highway (Bypass) Leach Highway Reid Highway Roe Highway Stirling Highway Tonkin Highway Wanneroo Road West Coast Highway
Highways and major roads	Albany Highway Brand Highway Brockman Highway Brookton Highway Bussell Highway Coalfields Road Coolgardie–Esperance Highway Dampier Highway Derby Highway Eyre Highway Forrest Highway Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road Goldfields Highway Great Eastern Highway Great Northern Highway Great Southern Highway Indian Ocean Drive Mandjoogoordap Drive Muirs Highway North West Coastal Highway Old Coast Road South Coast Highway South Western Highway Vasse Highway Victoria Highway
Outback tracks	Anne Beadell Highway Buntine Highway Canning Stock Route Cape Leveque Road Connie Sue Highway Duncan Road Gary Highway Gary Junction Road Gibb River Road Great Central Road Gunbarrel Highway Kalumburu Road Sandy Blight Junction Road Talawana Track Tanami Road