Albany Highway links
Western Australia's capital city
Perth with its oldest settlement,
Albany, on the state's
south coast. The highway travels through the southern
Wheatbelt and
Great Southern regions, and is designated State Route 30 for most of its length. Outside of Perth the highway is predominately a
sealed, single carriageway with regular overtaking lanes in some undulating areas. Albany Highway commences at
The Causeway, a river crossing that connects to
Perth's central business district. The highway heads south-east through Perth's metropolitan region, bypassed in part by Shepparton Road and
Kenwick Link, and continues south-eastwards through to Albany. It intersects several major roads in Perth, including the
Leach,
Tonkin,
Brookton, and
South Western highways. The rural section of Albany Highway connects to important regional roads at the few towns and roadhouses along the route, including
Coalfields Road at
Arthur River,
Great Southern Highway at
Cranbrook, and
Muirs Highway at
Mount Barker.