Olympic Dam Highway

Outback road in South Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympic Dam Highway is a sealed, 92-kilometre-long (57-mile), outback highway in South Australia that runs from Stuart Highway in Pimba to Olympic Dam via Woomera.[3] The road also provides access to the town of Roxby Downs.[4] It is designated route B97.

Coordinates
TypeHighway
Length92.5 km (57 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B97 (1998–present)
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Olympic Dam Highway

Olympic Dam Highway is located in South Australia
South end
South end
North end
North end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length92.5 km (57 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B97 (1998–present)
Major junctions
South end Stuart Highway
Pimba, South Australia
 Andamooka Road
North endBorefield Road
Olympic Dam, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionFar North[2]
Major settlementsWoomera, Roxby Downs
Highway system
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Route

Olympic Dam Highway commences at the intersection with Stuart Highway at Pimba and heads north, crossing the Trans-Australia railway line shortly afterwards, passing Woomera not long after, and continues in a northerly direction through arid zones for some distance before the old alignment of the highway, now named Olympic Way, branches northwest to Roxby Downs, meeting with it again some kilometres to the north as it bypasses the town to the east. It continues north until eventually reaching the Olympic Dam Village a short distance later, and eventually ending at the intersection with Borefield Road, just before the security checkpoint at the entrance to the Olympic Dam mine site.

History

Olympic Dam Highway had no previous route marker until South Australia's conversion to their newer alphanumeric system in 1998, when it was allocated route B97.[citation needed]

In January 2022, Olympic Dam Highway was cut due to a section of the road being washed out.[5] The same section of road was also washed out in October 2022.[6]

Major intersections

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LGA[7]Location[1][8]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Pastoral Unincorporated AreaPimba0.00.0 Stuart Highway (A87)  Port Augusta, Coober PedySouthern terminus of highway and route B97
0.90.56Trans-Australian railway line
Woomera6.64.1Banool Avenue  Woomera
8.05.0private road to RAAF Base WoomeraT intersection
RoxbyRoxby Downs79.449.3Olympic Way (south)  Roxby Downs
83.351.8Andamooka Road  Andamooka
88.655.1Olympic Way (north)  Roxby DownsT intersection
Olympic Dam Village92.057.2 Blinman Road  Olympic Dam, Olympic Dam Airport
92.557.5Borefield Road (east)  Stuarts Creek, Marree, William CreekNorthern terminus of highway and route B97
Road continues north as private road into Olympic Dam mine site
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