Length:

284 km (Giles Corner to Rochester: 70 km)

Termini:

Northern: Flinders Ranges Way (B83), Quorn

Southern: Gawler Bypass (Sturt Highway) (A20) and Horrocks Highway (unnumbered), Gawler

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Giles Corner, Auburn, Clare and Rochester

Current: B82

Multiplexed with: B84

Former: 83

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

03160 (Wilmington to Gawler)

General Information:

Formerly signposted as Main North Road and Quorn-Wilmington Road, B82 is entirely rural highway standard and passes through a number of small farming towns from Gawler into South Australia's Flinders Ranges. The route is named after John Horrocks who travelled through the area with his party in August 1846 during his ill-fated exploration of land north of Spencer Gulf. ¹

B84, for 200 m, Auburn.

March 2008: Local council votes in favour to support the dual naming of the portion of Main North Road in the Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council area to include the name 'Horrocks Highway'. ²

March 2012: Work commences on upgrades at the junction of Main North Road (now Horrocks Highway) and Anama Lane and also Main North Road and Black Rock-Clare Road. ³

September 2013: Completion of upgrades at the junction of Main North Road (now Horrocks Highway) and Anama Lane and also Main North Road and Black Rock-Clare Road. The redevelopment works included widening and resurfacing of the road, the installation of batters, drainage and protective safety barriers as well as tree removal where necessary. ⁴

2014: A32 replaced by B82 between Giles Corner and Gawler.

Giles Corner to Rochester

UPDATED Distance Sign:

Northbound RD sign at Giles Corner, near the intersection with the Barrier Hwy (A32). January 2008.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Giles Corner:

Sign indicating the locality of Giles Corner, northbound. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Rhynie:

Heading north into the town of Rhynie. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Rhynie Town Centre:

Northbound near Washington Road, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Black ID Signs:

Westbound black intersection directional signs facing Washington traffic as it meets Horrocks Hwy at Rhynie, June 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Tourism Sign:

Northbound photographic tourism sign for the Clare Valley, at Woolshed Flat, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Tourism Sign:

Brown tourism sign indicating you are now in the Clare Valley, Undalya. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

Northbound AD sign as you approach Ford Street (B84) at Auburn, October 2012. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from June 2007.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Auburn Town Centre:

Northbound at the Ford Street intersection (B84), December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

Corner of Horrocks Highway (B82) and Port Road (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Advance Directional Sign:

Eastbound, approaching the junction of Horrocks Highway (B82) and Port Road (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Fingerboard Assembly:

Blade signs on the corner of Horrocks Highway and King Steet, Auburn, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Northbound RD sign as you leave Auburn, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Leasingham:

Northbound near South Terrace, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

Northbound at Leasingham approaching Wakefield Road and Leasingham Road, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Leasingham / Wakefield Road Intersection:

Northbound in the town of Leasingham, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Watervale:

Northbound as you enter the town of Watervale. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Watervale Town Centre:

Northbound near St Vincent Rd, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Corner of Bryksys Road and North Terrace:

Northbound near the school crossing, as you leave the town of Watervale, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Penwortham:

Northbound entering the town Penwortham, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Sevenhill:

Northbound in the town of Sevenhill, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Bayes and College Roads in Sevenhill, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Sevenhill Town Centre:

Northbound in the town of Sevenhill, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering The Town of Clare:

Northbound as you drive into the town of Clare, December 2007. The town was established in 1842 by Edward Burton Gleeson, and named after his ancestral home of County Clare in Ireland.

Image © Paul Rands

Hutt River:

Crossing the Hutt River as you enter the town of Clare, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

Northbound AD sign approaching Blythe Road, Clare, December 2007. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from June 2007 featuring a black sign.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Northbound RD sign as you leave Clare, October 2012.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign for the Flinders Ranges at Stanley Flat as you approach RM Williams Hwy (Spalding Road) (B80), December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

UPDATED Advance Directional Sign:

Northbound AD sign approaching RM Williams Hwy (Spalding Road) (B80) in Stanley Flat, October 2012. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2008.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Spalding Rd Intersection:

Stanley Flat, corner of Horrocks Highway and Spalding Road, June 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

UPDATED Distance Sign:

Northbound RD sign located after the Spalding Road junction at Stanley Flat, January 2008.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

Diagrammatic AD sign approaching Clare Road in Rochester, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Clare Road Intersection:

Northbound at the corner of Horrocks Hwy (B82) and Clare Rd in Rochester, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Left Lane Narrows:

Sign indicating the left lane of the road narrows, Rochester, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Rochester to Giles Corner

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Clare, January 2008.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Entering Penwortham:

Horrocks Hwy (B82) as it enters the town of Penwortham, January 2008.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black ID sign with topknot at Auburn, approaching Ford St (B84), January 2008. The B84 duplex ends at this location.

Image © Michael Greenslade