Brand Highway
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Brand Highway Western Australia |
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| Map of Brand Highway, highlighted in red, and surrounding road network between Perth and Geraldton | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 367.98 km (229 mi) |
| Opened | 4 April 1975 |
| Route number(s) |
 National Route 1
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| South end |
 Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95 / National Route 1), Muchea
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| North end |
North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1), Geraldton
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| Major settlements | Cataby, Badgingarra, Eneabba, Dongara |
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Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Western Australia |
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| The Midlands Road | |
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| Location: | Walebing – Dongara |
| Length: | 262.86 km (163.33 mi) |
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Brand Highway is a 370-kilometre (230 mi) main highway linking the northern outskirts of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, to the port city of Geraldton in Western Australia's Mid West region. Together with North West Coastal Highway, it forms part of the Western Australian coastal link to the Northern Territory. The highway is a part of Australia's Highway 1, and is for the most part a single carriageway with one lane in each direction.
The highway was completed in 1975 and opened in 1976 by then-Premier Charles Court, who named it in honour of former premier Sir David Brand. It replaced the old alignment from Dongara to Perth (Midlands Road).
Brand Highway begins in Muchea, branching off from Great Northern Highway along with National Route 1. The highway passes through agricultural areas and shrublands, travelling through or near the towns of Gingin, Badgingarra (and Badgingarra National Park), Cataby, Eneabba, Dongara, and Greenough. The highway ends after 370 kilometres (230 mi) at the city of Geraldton. National Route 1, and traffic travelling to areas further north of here, continue along North West Coastal Highway towards Port Hedland. The vast majority of the highway is a two-lane single carriageway with a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour (70 mph), except in and around built up areas where it slows down to speeds of between 60 and 90 kilometres per hour (35 and 55 mph).
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