Anne Beadell Highway is an outback usealed track linking Coober Pedy, South Australia and Laverton, Western Australia. The track was surveyed and built by Len Beadell, Australian surveyor, who named it after his wife. Coober Pedy, population 3,500, is a small town in South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway at 28°56′ S 134°45′ E. It is self-described as the opal capital of the world and is indeed the largest source of this precious stone. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Laverton is a town and shire in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. ... Len Beadell (b. ...
Its total length is about 1340 kilometres and it passes through very remote arid deserts, which have summer temperatures of 50°C and scrub territory in Western Australia. Red sand dunes predominate for a major part of the track. Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The track is only suitable for 4-wd and there are no settlements or supplies in between Coober Pedy and Laverton. Travellers are advised to have sufficient rations and recovery equipment as incidents can be fatal.
The track passes through the former British atomic test site of Emu Field, rabbit and dog fences, restricted nature conservation areas and Aboriginal lands. All which require permits to pass through. Emu Field was located in the desert of South Australia, at approximately 132E 29S. Variously known as Emu Field, Emu Junction or Emu, it was the site of the Operation Totem series of nuclear tests, conducted by the British government in 1953. ...
In good conditions it may take 5 days to complete the journey. However hazards such as flat tyres, breakdown and the occasional flash floods must be taken into account. As the track is remote and not signposted, GPS is advisable and a HF radio is essential. Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... High frequency (HF) radio frequencies are between 3 and 30 MHz. ...
Beadell's first road was the Gunbarrel Highway, so named after the "gunbarrel crew" which was assembled under Len - he said he always tried whenever possible to make the road as straight as a gunbarrel.
The Gunbarrel Highway was pushed through from east to west starting at the Stuart Highway to the west of Alice Springs, due west to the Rawlinson Ranges, skirting south of the Gibson Desert, via the mission at Warburton, to connect to an existing road at Carnegie Station.
The Connie Sue Highway for his daughter, the Gary Highway and Gary Junction Road for his son, and the AnneBeadellHighway for his wife.
The Connie Sue Highway is an outback road which runs from Rawlinna on the Trans-Australian Railway to the Aboriginal community of Warburton on the Great Central Road.
Approximately halfway along this route is Neale Junction, where the highway intersects with another outback road, the AnneBeadellHighway.
The closest fuel available to Rawlinna is on the Eyre Highway more than 100km to the south at Caiguna or Cocklebiddy.
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