The Old Beverley Road runs well beyond the current day eastern boundary of the Shire of Beverley. The reason for this is that that when the Shire was established in 1871 its eastern boundary extended 1200 kilometres to Eucla, encompassing a huge area. By 1923 the boundaries that exist today had been established.
The upshot of this more-than-an century old political rearrangement of influence is that the Old Beverley Road extends 138 kilometres from near Narembeen to Beverley. Over this distance it changes from sealed to unsealed numerous times as it aligns with many other differently named roads that re-align or alter direction after a distance. Following the road without having to do an unplanned U turn requires close attention.
© Kim Epton 2024
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