Bussell Highway

Bussell Highway Western Australia
Photograph of road
Bussell Highway in Forest Grove
General information
Type	Highway
Length	140 km (87 mi)
Opened	1894
Route number(s)	State Route 10 (excluding Busselton to Vasse)
Major junctions
North end	Blair Street, Bunbury
	Robertson Drive (State Route 10) Vasse Highway (State Route 104) Brockman Highway (State Route 10)
South end	Blackwood Avenue, Augusta
Location(s)
Major settlements	Capel, Busselton, Vasse, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Karridale
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Western Australia

Bussell Highway is a generally north-south highway in the South West of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) in length. The highway is signed State Route 10, except in Busselton where the construction of the Busselton Bypass in 2001 resulted in this stretch being changed to Alternate State Route 10 with the Bypass signed State Route 10.

The highway is sealed dual carriageway from Bunbury to Capel and in the town of Busselton; and is single carriageway from Capel to Busselton and from Vasse to Augusta with regular overtaking lanes.

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Bussell Highway and surrounding highways

History

Bussell Highway was named after the Bussell family, some of the region's first settlers. It was built in 1894 by M.C. Davies, a timber miller operating from Karridale to provide better access to Vasse and beyond, linking to the existing road to Bunbury. The tender had been let to Davies by the State government under John Forrest.

Route description

Departing Bunbury, the highway commences at the intersection of Blair Street and Parade Road outside the Bunbury Racecourse in Carey Park. After about 500m, it intersects at a large roundabout with Bunbury's ring road, Robertson Drive, connecting the highway to several major routes: Australind Bypass and Old Coast Road lead to Perth via Mandurah; South Western Highway north-eastbound to Harvey, and to Collie via Coalfields Highway; and South Western Highway south-westbound to Donnybrook.

It exits Bunbury as a sealed dual carriageway, bypassing the town of Capel before becoming a single carriageway to Busselton. At a large roundabout, it intersects with the Busselton Bypass and changes name to Causeway Road, then turns left into Albert Street in Busselton's CBD. After one block it reverts to Bussell Highway, proceeding for 9 km as a dual carriageway through Busselton's western suburbs before turning left at Abbey.

The road then proceeds as a single carriageway with regular overtaking lanes to Augusta through small dairy and crop farms, orchards and wineries - the only slow point on this entire journey is when it becomes the main street of the popular tourist and seachange town of Margaret River.

The highway ends at the entrance to Augusta, but the road continues as Blackwood Avenue through the town and the nas Leeuwin Road for 9 km before reaching Cape Leeuwin, the southwestern tip of Western Australia.

Major towns

• Gelorup
• Capel (bypass)
• Busselton
• Broadwater
• Carbunup River
• Cowaramup
• Margaret River
• Witchcliffe
• Karridale
• Kudardup
• Augusta

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Bunbury	Carey Park, South Bunbury	0	0	Blair Street north / Nuytsia Avenue east – Bunbury city centre	Northern highway terminus: continues as Blair Street
	Carey Park, Withers, College Grove	1.4	0.9	Robertson Drive (State Route 10) – Perth	Roundabout intersection; State Route 10 northern concurrency terminus: continues east
Capel	Dalyellup, Gelorup	5.1	3.2	Norton Promenade – Dalyellup	Traffic light controlled intersection
	Stratham	14.6	9.1	Boyanup West Road – Boyanup
	Capel	23.2	14.4	Capel Drive – Capel, Donnybrook	Northern loop road intersection
		24.5	15.2	Capel Drive – Capel, Donnybrook	Southern loop road intersection
		28.3	17.6	Tuart Drive (Ludlow Tuart Forest Tourist Drive) – Busselton (alternate route)	Bussell Highway southbound is the main route to Busselton
Busselton	Yalyalup	41.9	26.0	Sues Road – Nannup, Pemberton, Augusta
		43.5	27.0	Tuart Drive (Ludlow Tuart Forest Tourist Drive) – Capel (alternate route)	Bussell Highway northbound is the main route to Capel
	Yalyalup, Bovel, Reinscourt	46.9	29.1	Vasse Highway (State Route 104) – Nannup, Pemberton
	Bovel, Reinscourt, Busselton	47.8	29.7	Busselton Bypass (State Route 10) south / Causeway Road (Bussell Highway) east – Dunsborough, Margaret River, Augusta, Busselton town centre	Roundabout intersection; State Route 10 concurrency terminus: continues south
	Busselton	49.7	30.9	Albert Street (Bussell Highway) west / Causeway Road (Bussell Highway) south / Albert Street east / Queen Street north – Busselton town centre	Traffic light controlled intersection
	Abbey	57.7	35.9	Caves Road to Caves Road Tourist Drive (Tourist Drive 250) – Dunsborough, Yallingup	Roundabout intersection
	Vasse	59.4	36.9	Busselton Bypass (State Route 10) east – Capel, Bunbury	Roundabout intersection; State Route 10 concurrency terminus: continues east
Augusta-Margaret River	Cowaramup	87.2	54.2	Cowaramup Bay Road – Gracetown
	Margaret River	97.4	60.5	Wallcliffe Road west / Forrest Street east – Prevelly
	Karridale	126	78	Brockman Highway (State Route 10) – Nannup	State Route 10 also continues south along Bussell Highway to Augusta as a spur route
	Augusta	140	90	Blackwood Avenue North – Augusta Hospital	Highway terminus: Continue south as Blackwood Avenue towards Cape Leeuwin; State Route 10 southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Western Australia
• Margaret River Perimeter Road, which will divert heavy traffic from Bussell Highway around, rather than through, Margaret River

External links

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