REMNANTS OF NATIONAL ROUTE 1
On Princes Highway between Tailem Bend and Victoria
NR1 RD sign heading west from the Kingston-Bordertown Road near Kingston. Jan 2005.
From 1955 until 1998 the Princes Highway from Tailem Bend to Victoria was signed as National Route 1. When Transport SA officially decommissioned the route, replacing it with the B1 and A1 designations, they did not do a great job replacing the signs. As of January 2005 you are more likely to see a NR1 sign that B1 sign between Tailem Bend and Mount Gambier. However, I did spot sign crews erecting signs at Beachport so perhaps they have finally got their act together. Anyway, here are some of the NR1 signs I managed to take photos of.
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Photos of National Route 1 remnants along the Princes Highway between Tailem Bend and Victoria |
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NR1 shields on an AD sign assembly at the Princes Hwy & Fleurieu Way intersection near Wellington. Jan 2005. |
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NR1 RD sign southbound from Fleurieu Way. Jan 2005. |
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NR1 shield on AD sign assembly at the turnoff to Narrung, north of Meningie. Jan 2005. |
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NR1 RD sign southbound from Meningie. Jan 2005. |
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NR1 RD sign heading east from Kingston. Jan 2005. |
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NR1 shields at the intersection with Kingston-Bordertown Rd, Note the oversize NR1 shield on the bottom sign. That is typical of how the Highways Department use to sign National Routes. Jan 2005. |
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Same intersection, this time heading east. Jan 2005. |
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Heading northwest out of Millicent. Jan 2005. |
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AD sign at the Mount Burr turnoff in Millicent. Jan 2005. |
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More remnants at the Mt Burr turnoff in Millicent - its almost as if Transport SA have forgotten this town exists there are that many NR1 remnants. Jan 2005. |
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Hit the jackpot with this one, an original sign dating from 1978 with both and Alt-1 and NR1 shield on it! Jan 2005. |
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RD sign westbound from the Southern Ports Highway (Williams Rd) intersection in Millicent. Jan 2005. |
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More old signage at the Alt-1/NR1 junction. Jan 2005. |
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Great original 1978 signage dating from when Alt-NR1 was first signed. Jan 2005. |
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Very old ID signs at the middle Tantanoola turnoff. Jan 2005. |
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Old school AD sign assembly at the western Glencoe turnoff. Jan 2005. |
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AD sign at the Kalangadoo turnoff. Jan 2005. |
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Unusual RD sign in that it has only one focal point on the Glencoe Deviation, Jan 2005. |
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Unusually shaped NR1 shield on this AD sign at Sutton Ave in Mt Gambier. Jan 2005. |
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RD sign leaving Mount Gambier westbound. Jan 2005. |
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Unique (to South Australia) alternative route sign approaching the Riddoch Highway junction in Mount Gambier. Jan 2005. |
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ID signs at the Glenelg Highway junction. Jan 2005. |
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RD sign heading west from the Vic/SA Border - a nice welcome for road enthusiasts to South Australia :p Jan 2005. |