The Princes Highway is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Port Augusta, South Australia via Melbourne and Adelaide, a distance of 2365 km. The highway approximately follows the coastline and thus takes quite an indirect and lengthy route. By contrast, the Hume Highway (National Highway 31) from Sydney to Melbourne at 870 km, and the Western and Dukes Highways (National Highway 8) from Melbourne to Adelaide at 740 km ar...
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The Princes Highway is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Port Augusta, South Australia via Melbourne and Adelaide, a distance of 2365 km. The highway approximately follows the coastline and thus takes quite an indirect and lengthy route. By contrast, the Hume Highway (National Highway 31) from Sydney to Melbourne at 870 km, and the Western and Dukes Highways (National Highway 8) from Melbourne to Adelaide at 740 km are far more direct. However because of the rural nature and lower traffic volumes over much of its length, the Princes Highway is a more scenic and leisurely route than the main highways between these major cities.
The Princes Highway as a named route came into being when pre-existing roads (most unnamed) were renamed ‘Princes Highway’ after the visit to Australia in 1920 of the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII and, after abdicating, the Duke of Windsor). The highway was officially named on August 10 1920 at Warragul.
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