Old Coast Road is a Western Australian highway linking Mandurah, WA's second-largest city located 75 km south of Perth, with Bunbury, WA's third-largest city. It is signed as Route 1 for most of its length and is 96 kilometres (60 mi) long.
The road started as a route built by convicts in the 1850s through Lake Clifton. For most of its length, the road went through well-timbered, sandy limestone country of little value to agriculture. The area's ...
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Old Coast Road is a Western Australian highway linking Mandurah, WA's second-largest city located 75 km south of Perth, with Bunbury, WA's third-largest city. It is signed as Route 1 for most of its length and is 96 kilometres (60 mi) long.
The road started as a route built by convicts in the 1850s through Lake Clifton. For most of its length, the road went through well-timbered, sandy limestone country of little value to agriculture. The area's first European settler was John Fouracre, who built a house in this area in 1852 and had established a wayside inn and changing station at Wellington Location 205 in 1854. Settlement was slow due to poor soils in the district, although as soil technology improved, additives such as superphosphate were added to soils.
After World War II, demand increased for homes in the Myalup-Binningup region. At this point, the South Western Highway through Armadale, Pinjarra and Harvey some 20-30km to the east was signed Route 1 and carried most traffic...
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