Length:

717 km (Merredin to Northam: 162 km)

Termini:

Eastern: Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) and Eyre Hwy (NH1), Norseman

Western: Canning Hwy (NR1 / SR6), Causeway (SR5), Shepperton Road (SR30) and Albany Hwy (unnumbered), Burswood

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Merredin, Hines Hill, Doodlakine, Kellerberrin, Bungulla, Tammin, Cunderdin and Meckering

Former: 94 94

General Information:

National Highway is a major route in WA, directly linking the capital city of Perth with the mining and goldfield regions in the eastern part of the state, such as Kalgoorlie and Norseman, it also connects to National Highway 1, the Eyre Highway, which is the major link, via the Nullarbor Plain between the east and west coasts of Australia.

Outside of Perth, the route is bitumen paved single carriageway roadway. Some overtaking lanes exist along the route between Coolgardie and Perth's outer suburbs. Inside the metropolitan area, the route varies from multi-lane arterial road to expressway standard.

The highway generally runs parallel with the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline, which pipes drinking water drawn from Mundaring Weir near Perth to Kalgoorlie.

1954: Completion of the highway seal.

June 1966: Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unveils NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. ¹

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Merredin and Northam

Northam to Merredin

NEW Former Alignment:

Former Great Eastern Highway alignment near the Mary St and Barrack St intersection, Merredin, September 2024.

Image © Paul Rands