Coolgardie–Esperance Highway
Photo: Evad37 Original author of GIS data: © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2013., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Coolgardie–Esperance Highway is located in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. It links the goldfields towns of Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie with the coastal town and port of Esperance.
UnderstandThe highway is a bit like the old narrow gauge railway alignment between Coolgardie and Esperance. It has surprise corners, rises and dips that are not expected.
PrepareIf you have got this far from Perth or Adelaide, there is not much to consider when travelling along this highway.
FloodingIn some seasons, unusual rain patterns have rendered the Goldfields region with heavy floods. There are a number of issues for the traveller when in flooding or flooded areas.
Get inYou can get into it from Perth via the South Western Highway from Armadale via Bunbury to Walpole, and then go on to South Coast Highway via Albany to Esperance.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Coolgardie–Esperance Highway" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Evad37 Original author of GIS data: © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2013., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons