Mallee Highway

RD sign westbound on Mallee Highway at Pinnaroo. Photo taken: January 2005.

Length: 145km

Eastern Terminus: SA/Vic Border, 7km east of Pinnaroo

Western Terminus: Dukes Highway (A8) & Mallee Highway (B12), 5km east of Tailem Bend

Route taken: Mallee Highway

Focal Points: Adelaide/Tailem Bend, Lameroo, Pinnaroo, Ouyen

Responsibility: State Government

B12 is an east-west route through eastern South Australia, linking Adelaide (via Princes Highway) with a number of small Mallee towns and north-western Victoria. Since the opening of the Adelaide-Crafers Highway project in 2000, the route has grown in importance and popularity as a shorter route between Sydney and Adelaide, bypassing the Riverland towns.

The route is constructed generally as a high-standard rural two-lane highway. It passes through some sparsely populated areas, although there are a number of small hamlets dotted along the railway line which parallels the Mallee Highway.

Prior to 1998/99, the Mallee Highway was signposted as National Route 12 which extended into Victoria as far as Ouyen and, later, Tooleybuc. As part of the introduction of alpha-numeric route marking in South Australia, B12 replaced National Route 12.

Notable Events:

1998/99 - Route B12 introduced, replacing National Route 12

Photos of route B12
	AD sign on Dukes Highway (A8) approaching the junction with Mallee Highway (B12) near Tailem Bend. Photo taken: January 2005.
	ID sign assembly at the intersection of Dukes Highway (A8) & Mallee Highway (B12) near Tailem Bend. Note the use of Sydney as a focal point - this route is seeing more use by Adelaide-Sydney traffic as a method of avoiding Mildura and the Riverland. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign westbound on Dukes Highway approaching the Mallee Highway junction near Tailem Bend. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign westbound on Mallee Highway approaching the junction with Dukes Highway. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign eastbound on Mallee Highway as you leave the junction with Dukes Highway. Note the large number of focal points used on this sign - unfortunately these are not always included on subsequent direction signs. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign westbound on Mallee Highway at Moorlands. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign eastbound on Mallee Highway approaching the junction with Old Dukes Highway at Moorlands. This intersection was formerly the terminus of Mallee Highway. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign westbound on Mallee Highway at Moorlands. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign eastbound on Mallee Highway at the tiny hamlet of Sherlock. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign westbound on Mallee Highway at Peake. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign westbound on Mallee Highway at Lameroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway eastbound approaching the junction with Chandos Tce at Lameroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	ID sign at the junction of Mallee Highway, Chandos Tce & Railway Tce North at Lameroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign westbound on Mallee Highway approaching the junction with Chandos Tce & Railway Tce North at Lameroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway heading east from Lameroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway eastbound approaching the junction with Pinnaroo-Bordertown Rd, 6km west of Pinnaroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway heading west from the junction with Pinnaroo-Bordertown Rd, 6km west of Pinnaroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign assembly northbound on Pinnaroo-Bordertown Rd approaching the junction with Mallee Highway. Note the older green used for the lower sign (and the blank coverplate covering a NR12 shield) and the even older 'standard green' used for the upper sign. Also note no mention of B57. Photo taken: January 2005.
	ID sign assembly at the intersection of Mallee Highway & Pinnaroo-Bordertown Rd. Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway heading east from the junction with Pinnaroo-Bordertown Rd. Note the old 'standard green' colour scheme, the lack of additional focal destinations (does the road end at Pinnaroo?!) and the absence of a B57 route number. Photo taken: January 2005.
	RD sign westbound on Mallee Highway as you leave Pinnaroo. Note the omission of any mention of B57. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign assembly eastbound on Mallee Highway approaching the junction with Day St, Pinnaroo. Note the old, blue-ish green used on the top AD sign. Photo taken: January 2005.
	AD sign eastbound on Mallee Highway approaching the junction with Homburg Tce at Pinnaroo. Photo taken: January 2005.
	ID sign assembly at the intersection of Mallee Highway & Homburg Tce, Pinnaroo. Note the correct references to B12 and B57! Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway heading east from Pinnaroo towards the Victorian border. Photo taken: January 2005.
	Mallee Highway looking east the railway level crossing located at the SA/Victoria state border, 7km east of Pinnaroo. Photo taken: January 2005.