Riddoch Highway

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Riddoch Highway
South Australia
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Riddoch Highway near Padthaway
General information
Type Highway
Length 239 km (149 mi)
Route number(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • A66
  • (Keith - Mount Gambier)
  • B66
  • (Mount Gambier - Port MacDonnell)
Major junctions
North end Dukes Highway, Keith, South Australia
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South end Cape Northumberland, Port MacDonnell, South Australia
Location(s)
Major settlements Padthaway, Naracoorte, Coonawarra, Penola, Tarpeena, Mount Gambier
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in South Australia
The Riddoch Highway connects Keith, Naracoorte, Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell in southeastern South Australia.

The Riddoch Highway in south-eastern South Australia branches from the Dukes Highway at Keith and travels south through Padthaway, Naracoorte, Penola, Nangwarry, Tarpeena, and Mount Gambier to Port MacDonnell and nearby Cape Northumberland.[1]

The highway has been designated as State Route A66 between Keith and Mount Gambier. The remainder, between Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell has been labelled State Route B66, although this is not officially known as the Riddoch Highway.

It passes through grazing and cereal-growing land, horticultural and vineyards (within the following wine regions - Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Coonawarra and Mount Gambier), and plantation timber, predominantly pinus radiata.[2]

The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia has rated the highway at 5/10.[3]

The Riddoch Highway is named after John Riddoch, the original landholder and vigneron in Coonawarra.

See also

Australian Roads portal

References

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