Vasse Highway is a Western Australian highway connecting Busselton and the South Western Highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Manjimup.[1] It is 151 kilometres (94 mi) long and travels through jarrah and karri hardwood forests for most of its length, with some small agricultural areas and wineries nearby, and forms the main street of the towns of Nannup (as Warren Road) and Pemberton (as Brockman Street).
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| Vasse Highway in Pemberton | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 151 km (94 mi) |
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| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end |  Bussell Highway (State Route 10), Busselton |
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| Southeast end |  South Western Highway (National Route 1) near Manjimup |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Nannup, Pemberton |
| Highway system | |
From Busselton, it starts as State Route 104 from the Bussell Highway 3 km east of Busselton, near the Sir Stuart Bovell sporting complex, and travels the 56 km to Nannup, where it intersects with the Brockman Highway and becomes State Route 10. It then passes Donnelly River and Karri Valley Resort, and 22 km west of Pemberton turnoffs provide entrances to the Beedelup National Park.[2]
About 4 km before Pemberton, the highway ends at a T junction. A left turn continues unsigned as Vasse Highway into the town of Pemberton, then for another 19 km until ending at South Western Highway near Diamond Tree 15 km south of Manjimup. A right turn continues southwards as State Route 10 to Northcliffe, allowing access to the Warren National Park. Route 10 then heads east along Middleton Road, meeting with the South Western Highway near the Shannon mill.
Cities and towns
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edit| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Busselton | Yalyalup-Bovell-Reinscourt tripoint | 0 | 0.0 | Bussell Highway (State Route 104) – Busselton, Augusta, Capel, Bunbury | Northern terminus. State Route 104 northern terminus |
| Yalyalup-Bovell boundary | 4.0 | 2.5 |  Neville Hyder Drive | Access to Busselton Margaret River Airport | |
| Yoongarillup | 8.0 | 5.0 | Sues Road – Augusta, Capel, Bunbury | Staggered T-junctions favouring Sues Road | |
| Blackwood River | 57.1– 57.3 | 35.5– 35.6 | Blackwood River bridge | ||
| Nannup | Nannup | 57.4 | 35.7 | Grange Road – Southampton, Balingup | Access to  Nannup Balingup Road (Tourist Drive 251) |
| 58.1 | 36.1 | Brockman Highway – Donnelly River, Bridgetown | Access to Tourist Drive 251 | ||
| 60.1 | 37.3 | Brockman Highway (State Route 10) – Karridale, Augusta | Continuing traffic on Vasse Highway must turn. State Route 104 southern terminus. State Route 10 northern concurrency terminus | ||
| Manjimup | Channybearup-Collins-Yeagarup tripoint | 132 | 82 |  Pemberton-Northcliffe Road (State Route 10; Tourist Route 259) – Northcliffe, Windy Harbour, Shannon | Continuing traffic on Vasse Highway must turn. State Route 10 and Tourist Route 259 southern concurrency termini. |
| Pemberton | 135 | 84 | Hepple Place northbound / Ellis Street southbound - Gloucester National Park | Access to Gloucester Tree | |
| 137 | 85 | Pemberton North Road (Tourist Route 259) – Diamond Tree | Tourist Route 259 northern concurrency terminus | ||
| Diamond Tree–Middlesex boundary | 151 | 94 | South Western Highway (National Route 1) – Bunbury, Manjimup, Walpole, Albany | Eastern terminus at T-junction | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Vasse Highway". 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation: Beedelup National Park". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2011.