Brookton Highway
{{Short description|Highway in Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| road_name = Brookton Highway
| state = wa
| type = highway
| image =
| caption =
| length = 112
| est =
| route = {{AUshield|S|40}} State Route 40
| direction_a = West
| end_a = {{AUshield|S|30}} Albany Highway (State Route 30), Kelmscott, Perth
| exits = {{Plainlist|
- {{AUshield|S|41}} Canning Road (State Route 41)
- Westdale Road
}}
| direction_b = East
| end_b = {{AUshield|S|120}} Great Southern Highway (State Route 120), Brookton
| through = {{WAcity|Roleystone|Karragullen|Westdale|Brookton}}
| show_links = yes
}}
File:Brookton Highway just west.JPG in 2013]]
File:Brookton Highway Roleystone Valley 1927.jpg
Brookton Highway is a {{convert|112|km|adj=on}} long undivided single carriageway highway in Western Australia, running from the southern Perth suburb of Kelmscott, through Westdale, to the southern Wheatbelt town of Brookton. It is signposted as State Route 40; however, the route and highway continue on far past Brookton, passing through Corrigin, Kondinin, Hyden, Lake King, and finishing at South Coast Highway, just west of Ravensthorpe.
Route description
File:Eucalyptus wandoo 3 Brookton Highway NR XII-2010.JPG
Near its western terminus, the road passes through thick jarrah forest in the Darling Scarp; however further east, the landscape soon becomes flat, passing through wheat farming regions and wandoo woodlands until reaching Brookton.
The highway is a part of the route linking Perth to Esperance and is identified as a strategic freight and tourist route.{{cite web|url=http://www.walga.asn.au/about/policy/infrastructure/roads_2025_dev/documents/roads_2025_wb_south_dev_strat.pdf|title=Roads 2025 Regional Road Development Strategy|year=2007|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404110228/http://www.walga.asn.au/about/policy/infrastructure/roads_2025_dev/documents/roads_2025_wb_south_dev_strat.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2011}}
For most of the road it is able to cater for heavy vehicle combinations up to {{cvt|36.5|m}} in length which generally carry grain and livestock. Tourism traffic, particularly to Wave Rock, is also prevalent along the western stretch of the road.
History
{{expand section|History prior to 2011|date=November 2012}}
The bushfire in Kelmscott and Roleystone on 6 February 2011 destroyed the Buckingham Bridge. The bridge had originally been built from timber in 1935.{{cite web|url=http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/aboutmainroads/pages/news.aspx|title=Brookton Highway reconnected through Kelmscott/Roleystone|year=2011|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423083554/http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/aboutmainroads/pages/news.aspx|url-status=dead}} A temporary bridge over the Canning River was opened on 4 March 2011 and was constructed using {{convert|400|t|lb}} of rock, {{convert|250|t|lb}} of crushed limestone and {{convert|4500|t|lb}} of fill material. Heavy vehicles were unable to use the structure and had to detour at Welshpool Road. This part of the highway is used by up to 4,000 vehicles per day.{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/8953667/brookton-highway-bridge-reopens/|title=Brookton Highway bridge reopens|year=2011|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306024430/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/8953667/brookton-highway-bridge-reopens/|archive-date=6 March 2011}}
The Buckingham Bridge was replaced with a permanent concrete and steel bridge, constructed to the south of the temporary crossing so that traffic was not disturbed.{{cite press release
|type=Media statement
|first1=Troy
|last1=Buswell
|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2013/07/New-Buckingham-Bridge-opens-to-traffic.aspx
|title=Buckingham Bridge opens to traffic
|date=25 July 2013
|location=Western Australia
|website=Media Statements of the Government of Western Australia
|publisher=Government of Western Australia
|access-date=9 July 2019
|archive-date=9 July 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709013049/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2013/07/New-Buckingham-Bridge-opens-to-traffic.aspx
|url-status=dead
}}{{cite web|title=$7million Buckingham Bridge replacement works commencing soon|url=http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/AboutMainRoads/Pages/News.aspx|work=News|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|access-date=13 November 2012|date=5 November 2012|archive-date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423083554/http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/aboutmainroads/pages/news.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=$7million for Buckingham Bridge replacement|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Lists/Statements/DispForm.aspx?ID=151306&Source=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206035822/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Lists/Statements/DispForm.aspx?ID=151306&Source=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=6 December 2012|work=Ministerial Media Statements|publisher=Government of Western Australia|access-date=13 November 2012|date=5 November 2012}}{{cite news|last=Shurmer|first=Jaime|title=Permanent replacement for bridge destroyed in Kelmscott/Roleystone bushfire|url=http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Permanent-replacement-for-bridge-destroyed-in-KelmscottRoleystone-bushfire/7635092/|access-date=13 November 2012|newspaper=Comment News|date=1 November 2012}} The new Buckingham Bridge was opened to traffic on 25 July 2013.
Major intersections
{{AUSinttop|dest_ref={{cite MRWA map |M-ISA |accessdate=11 March 2015}}{{Cite MRWA map |WS |accessdate=11 March 2015}}{{Cite MRWA map |GS |accessdate=11 March 2015}}}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGAC=Armadale
|LGAspan=4
|location_special=Kelmscott–Mt Nasura boundary
|km=0
|road={{AUshield|S|30}} Albany Highway (State Route 30){{WAcity|p=on|Perth|Gosnells|Armadale|Albany}}
|notes=Traffic light intersection, western terminus}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location=Roleystone
|lspan=2
|km=5.0
|type=concur
|road=Peet Road north/{{AUshield|T|205}} Soldiers Road (Tourist Drive 205) south{{WAcity|p=on|Bedfordale}}
|notes=Tourist Drive 205 western concurrency terminus, staggered T-intersections}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=5.9
|type=concur
|road={{AUshield|T|205}} Croyden Road (Tourist Drive 205){{WAcity|p=on|Ashendon}}, Araluen Botanic Park
|notes=Tourist Drive 205 eastern concurrency terminus}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location=Karragullen
|km=12.2
|road={{AUshield|S|41}} Canning Road (State Route 41){{WAcity|p=on|Canning Mills|Kalamunda|Lesmurdie}}
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGAS=Beverley
|location=West Dale
|km=65.8
|road=Westdale Road{{WAcity|p=on|Dale|Beverley}}
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGAS=Brookton
|LGAspan=2
|location=Jelcobine
|km=91.8
|km2=92.2
|road=York Williams Road{{WAcity|p=on|York|Pingelly|Williams}}
|notes=Staggered T-intersections
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location=Brookton
|km=110.0
|type=trans
|road= {{AUshield|S|40|S|120}} Brookton Corrigin Road (State Route 40/State Route 120) east/{{AUshield|S|120}} Williams Street (State Route 120) south{{WAcity|p=on|Beverley|Corrigin|Pingelly|Narrogin}}
|notes=Both roads connects to Great Southern Highway. Brookton Highway eastern terminus. T-intersection favouring Brookton Highway which continues as {{AUshield|S|40|S|120}} Brookton Corrigin Road to the east}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur,trans|conv=off}}
See also
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{{portal-inline|Australian Roads}}
References
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{{Road infrastructure in Perth}}
{{Road infrastructure in Western Australia}}
{{WA road routes
|route=State Route 40
|shield={{AUshield|S|40}}
|roads={{WA road routes/R|40}}
}}
Category:Highways and freeways in Perth, Western Australia