Bussell Highway
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Bussell Highway Western Australia |
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| Bussell Highway in Forest Grove | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 10 (excluding Busselton to Vasse)
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| North end | Blair Street, Bunbury |
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| South end | Blackwood Avenue, Augusta |
| Major settlements | Capel, Busselton, Vasse, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Karridale |
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Bussell Highway is a generally north-south highway in the South West of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) in length. The highway is signed State Route 10, except in Busselton where the construction of the Busselton Bypass in 2001 resulted in this stretch being changed to Alternate State Route 10 with the Bypass signed State Route 10.
The highway is sealed dual carriageway from Bunbury to Capel and in the town of Busselton; and is single carriageway from Capel to Busselton and from Vasse to Augusta with regular overtaking lanes.
Bussell Highway was named after the Bussell family, some of the region's first settlers. It was built in 1894 by M.C. Davies, a timber miller operating from Karridale to provide better access to Vasse and beyond, linking to the existing road to Bunbury. The tender had been let to Davies by the State government under John Forrest.
Main Roads has asked the local government Shire of Capal to clear land along the final stretch for the proposed dual carriageway between Capal to Busselton.
Departing Bunbury, the highway commences at the intersection of Blair Street and Parade Road outside the Bunbury Racecourse in Carey Park. After about 500m, it intersects at a large roundabout with Bunbury's ring road, Robertson Drive, connecting the highway to several major routes: Australind Bypass and Old Coast Road lead to Perth via Mandurah; South Western Highway north-eastbound to Harvey, and to Collie via Coalfields Highway; and South Western Highway south-westbound to Donnybrook.
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