Indian Ocean Drive

Indian Ocean Drive is a coastal highway in the Australian state of Western Australia which services the coastal communities along the Indian Ocean immediately north of the state capital Perth, linking the northern suburb of Yanchep with the Brand Highway, just south of Dongara. In terms of regions, most of it exists in the Wheatbelt coastal region. The road provides travellers between Perth and Geraldton a 30-minute shorter and more scenic route than the inland Brand Highway which mainly services heavy traffic.[1]

Indian Ocean Drive

Western Australia
View south towards Leeman, 2014.
General information
TypeHighway
Length269 km (167 mi)
Opened2010
Route number(s) State Route 60
Major junctions
South end Wanneroo Road, (State Route 60), Yanchep
North end Brand Highway, (National Route 1), Arrowsmith
Location(s)
Major settlementsWoodridge, Gabbadah, Lancelin, Cervantes, Jurien Bay, Green Head, Leeman
Highway system

History

On 26 September 2010 the final section of 65 kilometres (40 mi) of sealed road from north of Lancelin to the old Pinnacles Desert Drive, approximately 10 km south of Cervantes, was opened. The section was completed at a cost of $95 million.[2] On completion of the extension, State Route 60 was extended along the length of the road.

In December 2010, the state's Geographic Names Committee, on behalf of the Shire of Gingin, requested that the City of Wanneroo rename the northern section of Wanneroo Road to Indian Ocean Drive. A motion was put forward at the 14 December 2010 council meeting to rename the section from Yanchep Beach Road north to the intersection of Gingin Brook Road renamed, reasoning that terminating Wanneroo Road at Yanchep National Park would "be good for tourism". However, Mayor Jon Kelly considered the proposal a "futile and worthless exercise that was tantamount to heresy". Other councillors called it "offensive to the pioneers" of Wanneroo, and wished to retain the name Wanneroo in the area's only main road. An alternative motion stating that the council "does not agree" to renaming the road was passed instead.[3]. However, the renaming request was passed and the name Indian Ocean Drive was extended down to Yanchep Beach Road in 2011.[4]

The road, mainly the section between Yanchep and Lancelin, has been the scene of multiple car accidents. There have been at least nine fatalities and 41 people taken to hospital as a result of crashes along Indian Ocean Drive since 2014.[5]

Localities on coast

From the Perth metropolitan region that ceases before Yanchep: -

Major intersections
LGALocationkm[6]miDestinations[7][8]Notes
WannerooYanchep0.000.00Yanchep Beach Road – Yanchep, Two Rocks west / Wanneroo Road (State Route 60) – Neerabup, Wanneroo, Perth southSouthern terminus of Indian Ocean Drive; Road continues south as Wanneroo Road (State Route 60)
0.20.12Old Yanchep Road  – Pinjar, Banksia Grove, Mariginiup
Wanneroo-Gingin boundaryTwo Rocks-Yeal boundary106.2Breakwater Drive – Two Rocks, Yanchep
GinginNeergabby-Woodridge boundary3019Gingin Brook Road  – Gingin
Gabbadah3622Guilderton Road  – Guilderton
Breton Bay-Gabbadah boundary4327Seabird Road  – Seabird
Karakin-Ledge Point boundary6339Ledge Point Road  – Ledge Point
Karakin-Lancelin-Ledge Point tripoint6641KW Road  – Ledge PointConnects to Brand Highway and Gingin Brook Road via Sappers Road and Cowalla Road
Karakin-Lancelin boundary6842Lancelin Road  – Lancelin
Gingin-Dandaragan boundaryCooljarloo-Mimegarra-Wedge Island tripoint9056Meadows Road  – CatabyConnects to Brand Highway via Mimegarra Road
DandaraganNambung13383Pinnacles Drive - The Pinnacles
Cervantes-Nambung boundary14590Cervantes Road – Cervantes, BadgingarraStaggered T junctions. Connects to Brand Highway via Munbinea Road and Bibby Road
Jurien Bay171106Jurien Road – Hill RiverNote Indian Ocean Drive is known as Bashford Street inside the Jurien Bay townsite
CoorowGreen Head198123The Lakes Road – Green Head
Green Head-Leeman boundary201125Coorow–Green Head Road  – Warradarge, Coorow northeast / Green Head Road  – Green Head southwestStaggered T junctions
CarnamahEneabba221137Eneabba–Coolimba Road  – Eneabba
IrwinArrowsmith269167 Brand Highway (National Route 1)  – Dongara, Geraldton, Eneabba, PerthNorthern terminus of Indian Ocean Drive and State Route 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Australian Roads portal

References
  1. "Indian Ocean Drive". Main Roads WA. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. Kent Acott (16 September 2010). "Indian Ocean road to drive new boom for coastal strip". The West Australian.
  3. "Forget about renaming Wanneroo Rd". Joondalup Weekender. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  4. "State Route 60 Indian Ocean Drive". Ozroads. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. Shine, Rhiannon. "Locals issue warning to tourists". ABC News.
  6. Main Roads Western Australia. "Road Information Mapping System". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. Main Roads Western Australia (13 August 2013). Wheatbelt North Region map (PDF) (Map). Version 1.0. Government of Western Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Additional archives: 27 December 2013.
  8. Main Roads Western Australia (16 August 2013). Mid West Region map (PDF) (Map). Version 1.0. Government of Western Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015. Additional archives: 1 February 2014.

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