Barossa Valley Way

Famous sign at Jacobs Creek crossing near Rowland Flat on the Barossa Valley Way
Barossa Valley Way is located in South Australia
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length34 km (21 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B19 (1998–present)
Major junctions
West end Main North Road
Gawler, South Australia
 
East end Sturt Highway
Nuriootpa, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionBarossa Light and Lower North[2]
Major suburbsLyndoch, Rowland Flat, Tanunda

Barossa Valley Way is the main road linking most of the major towns of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, designated as route B19 for its entire length. It is 35 km long, roughly following the North Para River.

Route

Barossa Valley Way starts in the centre of Gawler and heads east, passing through Sandy Creek, Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Tanunda and Nuriootpa, where it crosses the North Para River and meets Sturt Highway. The route is predominantly on the valley floor, with wineries and vineyards on both sides of the road, with views of the rising ground including the Barossa Ranges.

History

Barossa Valley Way follows a previous alignment of the Sturt Highway, which used to pass through the towns of Gawler, Lyndoch, Tanunda and Nuriootpa[3][4] instead of where it now passes around the west and north of Gawler and the Barossa Valley.

Major intersections

LGA[5]Location[1][6]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
GawlerGawler0.00.0 Murray Street (B19 south, unallocated north)  Giles Corner, Gawler Belt, Elizabeth, Gepps CrossWestern terminus of road; route B19 continues south on Murray Street
BarossaSandy Creek7.34.5Williamstown Road  Williamstown
Lyndoch14.18.8 Lyndoch Valley Road (B31)  Williamstown
Tanunda25.115.6Gomersal Road  Shea-Oak Log, Roseworthy
Nuriootpa32.620.3 Railway Terrace (B10)  Angaston, Mount Pleasant
Light35.221.9 Sturt Highway (A20)  Gawler, Truro, BlanchetownEastern terminus of road and route B19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

icon Australian Roads portal

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (16 June 2022). "Barossa Valley Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. "THE LOWER MURRAY". The Riverine Grazier. Hay, NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. South Australia. Highways and Local Government Dept; South Australian Government Tourist Bureau (1950), South Australia showing main road system and important district roads, Highways & Local Government Dept. : M.E. Sherrah, Government photolithographer, retrieved 25 September 2015
  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.
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