Anne Beadell Highway
Photo: Gazjo at English Wikipedia, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Anne Beadell Highway is a dirt track running from the underground town of Coober Pedy in South Australia to Laverton in Western Australia. It was named by surveyor Len Beadell after his wife. The road runs approximately 400 km north of the Eyre Highway through the Great Victoria Desert and is the only direct link from Coober Pedy to Western Australia. The highway is approximately 1,340 km long and runs through the Goldfields–Esperance region in Western Australia and the Outback in South Australia.
UnderstandThe Anne Beadell Highway is one of the so-called Bomb Roads.
PrepareThe Anne Beadell Highway runs through the outback of the Great Victoria Desert.
Get inCoober Pedy can be reached from the north and south via the A87 Stuart Highway, from the east from William Creek via William Creek and from Oodnadatta via the Kempe Road.
DriveFrom the town centre of Coober Pedy, the path leads to the Stuart Highway, which is followed north past the airport. After about 5 km at the sign for Mabel Creek, a gravel road branches off to the left and you follow it.
Stay safe
Go nextLaverton is a small outback town in Western Australia on the edge of the Great Victoria Desert. After 1350 km of mostly bad tracks, driving on asphalt feels like gliding on calm water.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Anne Beadell Highway" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Gazjo at English Wikipedia, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons