Wilmington–Ucolta Road
Wilmington–Ucolta Road Willowie Road, Petersburg Road | |
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| Heading east out of Peterborough | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 99.7 km (62 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number | National Route 56 (1955–1998) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Main North Road Wilmington, South Australia |
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| East end | Barrier Highway Ucolta, South Australia |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | Yorke and Mid North |
| Major suburbs | Willowie, Orroroo, Peterborough |
Wilmington–Ucolta Road is a 100 kilometre major road connecting Port Augusta to Peterborough and beyond to Broken Hill, in South Australia. This name covers many consecutive streets and is not widely known to most drivers except, as the entire allocation is still best known as by the names of its constituent parts: Willowie Road, Petersburg Road, and its concurrency along RM Williams Way. This article will deal with the entire length of the corridor for sake of completion, as well to avoid confusion between declarations.
It forms a route connecting the Augusta and Barrier Highways through the Flinders Ranges, and forms the most direct path between Port Augusta in South Australia (and following destinations like Alice Springs, Darwin, Kalgoorlie, and Perth) and Dubbo (and following destinations like Moree, Tamworth, Orange, and Newcastle), and hence provides the most direct link between Port Augusta and Sydney.