RM Williams Way
RM Williams Way (State route B80) is a road through the Mid North region of South Australia connecting Clare in the south through Spalding, Jamestown and Orroroo to Hawker in the Flinders Ranges.
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RM Williams Way road sign at Orroroo | |
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Type | Rural road |
Length | 214 km (133 mi)[1] |
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Region | Mid North |
Major settlements | Spalding, Jamestown, Orroroo, Carrieton |
History
The road was named after R. M. Williams who had a strong association with the countryside through which it runs.
Route
RM Williams Way branches from the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) about 13 km north of Clare. It runs roughly north to Spalding where it is coincident with the (east-west) Goyder Highway (B64) for about 4 km as it continues north to Jamestown then Orroroo. It ends at the junction with the Flinders Ranges Way about 10 km out of Hawker.
The route runs in the same direction as the northern Mount Lofty Ranges and southern Flinders Ranges, but the climate changes over its length, becoming drier in the north, so the dominant agriculture and vegetation changes from more intensive farming, vineyards and grain crops in the south to pastoral grazing in the north.
Major junctions
LGA[2] | Location[2] | km[1] | mi | Destinations[1][2] | Notes |
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Clare and Gilbert Valleys | 13km north of Clare | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | |
Northern Areas | Spalding | ![]() | concurrent with Goyder highway for 5km | ||
26 | 16 | ![]() | |||
Jamestown | 60 | 37 | Wilkins Highway – west to Gladstone and Crystal Brook; southeast to Hallett | ||
Mannanarie | 78 | 48 | ![]() | ||
Orroroo Carrieton | Black Rock | 105 | 65 | ![]() | Concurrent with Wilmington-Ucolta Road for 12km |
Orroroo | 117 | 73 | ![]() | ||
Carrieton | 154 | 96 | |||
Flinders Ranges | 10km south of Hawker | 214 | 133 | ![]() | |
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References
- Google. "RM Williams Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- Mid North (PDF) (Map). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.