Everything about The South Eastern Freeway totally explained
The
South Eastern Freeway is a 66 kilometre four-lane divided carriageway road in
South Australia linking the
Adelaide-Crafers Highway to the
Princes Highway at the
Swanport Bridge, a one kilometre long bridge over the
River Murray, near
Murray Bridge. The Adelaide-Crafers Highway and South Eastern Freeway are seamlessly connected with minimal signage to distinguish them - as a result they're generally considered by South Australians to be a single road, usually referred to simply as
the Freeway, as it was the first
freeway in South Australia, and is still the longest. It is a part of the
National Highway network linking Adelaide to
Melbourne and signed as
National Highway M1. The three roads mentioned above constitute part of the primary road link between the state capital cities of
Adelaide and
Melbourne - the other components are the
Dukes Highway and
Western Highway.
History
Prior to the initial construction of the freeway in the 1960s, all inbound and outbound road traffic to south-eastern South Australia and to Victoria had to travel on a two-lane highway originally built in the early part of the 20th century. With growth in Adelaide's population issues of congestion and safety mandated reconstruction. Studies began in 1962 for a freeway commencing from Crafers, that endpoint selected arguably due to the massive expenditure incurred with the precedent upgrade of the Mount Barker Road.
Road construction began in 1965 from Crafers and the first stage of eastbound traffic lanes were opened in 1967, the first westbound section in 1969.
The opening of the freeway resulted in the less direct
Bridgewater railway line losing patronage and eventually closing to passengers in 1987.
The Freeway bypasses many towns previously along the
Princes Highway including
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