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3 unusual facts about Northern Expressway


Bolivar railway station, South Australia

The original crossing loop is located about 30 km by rail from Mile End, South Australia, between Taylors Road, (now the western end of the Northern Expressway), and King Road, both in Virginia, South Australia.

Northern Expressway

In November 2013, one year after the death of prominent South Australian author and journalist Max Fatchen, the Northern Expressway was renamed the Max Fatchen Expressway in his honour.

The interchanges/bridges along the expressway were all named after famous battles in which Australian forces fought, such as Long Tan, Kokoda, Tobruk and Kapyong.



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