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Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road is a major regional road in the
Mid West The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a sparsely populated region extending from the west coast of Western Australia, about north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton and inland to east of W ...
region of
Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, starting in
Utakarra Utakarra is an eastern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton. Prior to 1 July 2007, it was the seat of government of the Shire of Greenough ...
in
Geraldton Geraldton (Wajarri language, Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu language, Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. As of the , Geraldt ...
's eastern suburbs, and terminating east-northeast at
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near the mining town of
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. The road is signed as State Route 123, is a two-lane
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for its entire length, and is a major traffic route which is regularly used by heavy vehicles and mine/grain road trains. The construction of Stage Two of the
Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor Geraldton (Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. As of the , Geraldton had an urban population of 38,595. Geraldton is the seat of g ...
is expected to remove considerable traffic from the Geraldton end of the road.


History

Prior to 2010, Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road ran through
Utakarra Utakarra is an eastern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton. Prior to 1 July 2007, it was the seat of government of the Shire of Greenough ...
, Rangeway and Geraldton's main industrial area and terminated at
North West Coastal Highway North West Coastal Highway is a generally north–south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote a ...
around 450 meters north of its current intersection. Construction of a bypass began around 2007-2008 and the section of the bypass opened in February 2010.


Description

Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road commences in Utakarra as a continuation of Utakarra Road, which carries State Route 123 from
North West Coastal Highway North West Coastal Highway is a generally north–south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote a ...
to the southwest. It heads east towards
Geraldton Airport Geraldton Airport is an airport located east of Geraldton, Western Australia, in Moonyoonooka, Western Australia, Moonyoonooka along the Geraldton – Mount Magnet Road. During 2020–2022, on average 65,861 passengers used the airport annua ...
, then east-northeast through the flat-topped Moresby Ranges on its way towards the agricultural town of Mullewa. It then travels in a generally straight line through Yalgoo and ends at the
Great Northern Highway Great Northern Highway is an Australian highway that links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its northernmost port, Wyndham. With a length of almost , it is the longest highway in Australia, with the majority included as part of the ...
south of Mount Magnet.


Towns

Towns and settlements on this highway include: *
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*
Geraldton Airport Geraldton Airport is an airport located east of Geraldton, Western Australia, in Moonyoonooka, Western Australia, Moonyoonooka along the Geraldton – Mount Magnet Road. During 2020–2022, on average 65,861 passengers used the airport annua ...
* Moonyoonooka * Kojarena * Northern Gully * Wicherina * Tenindewa * Mullewa *
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*Wurarga * Yalgoo


See also

*
Highways in Australia Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by states and territories of Australia, state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cit ...
*
List of highways in Western Australia Highways in Western Australia include both roads that are named as a highway, and roads that have been declared as a highway under the Main Roads Act 1930. The standard of highways range from two-lane roads, common in rural areas, to control ...


References

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