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South Eastern Freeway

SAMotorway71.2 km167 segmentsM1
6.4Sports
71.2 kmTotal length
167Segments
1026Recorded crashes
130Grey spot segments
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South Eastern Freeway is a 71 km sealed motorway in South Australia, Australia. It scores 6.8/10 for caravans with straight corners and excellent surface.

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Vehicle scores
6.4/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
6.1/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
6.6/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
5.1/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
6.8/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 167 segments
Excellent (8+)9%Good (6-8)58%Fair (4-6)33%

Sports score IQR: 5.7 - 7.0

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed100%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
3.6
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
10.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classMotorway
0.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
5.5
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
7.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 167 segments· 10 years of data
1026
Total crashes
5
Fatalities
53
Serious injuries
130
Grey spots

Source: State crash data linked to road geometry. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit.

When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

0%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

0%

Based on 10 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Traffic volume
Annual average daily traffic
15,000vehicles per day (median)

Coverage: 98% of segments have AADT data. Based on traffic count surveys - actual volumes vary by season.

Segments
Top 370 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#104222491Asphalt0.50 km8.99.08.9#104222490Asphalt0.50 km8.99.08.9#104222511Asphalt0.48 km8.88.88.8#104711102Asphalt0.50 km8.88.88.8#104588652Asphalt0.50 km8.78.68.7#104222499Asphalt0.45 km8.68.68.7#104222427Asphalt0.43 km8.48.48.5#104588634Asphalt0.36 km8.48.48.5#103995962Asphalt0.42 km8.48.38.5#104222444Asphalt0.46 km8.38.28.4#104222492Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.4#104222451Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.3#104222440Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#104222466Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#104222467Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#104222468Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#104222470Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#104745075Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#104222465Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.3#104222498Asphalt0.49 km8.28.28.2#104222504Asphalt0.50 km8.28.08.2#104222485Asphalt0.50 km8.28.08.3#104588655Asphalt0.50 km8.18.18.3#104222493Asphalt0.36 km8.17.98.2#104222510Asphalt0.49 km8.17.98.2#104006015Asphalt0.50 km8.17.88.1#104006009Asphalt0.50 km8.17.88.1#104222439Asphalt0.50 km8.17.88.2#104222461Asphalt0.50 km8.07.78.1#104222500Asphalt0.50 km8.07.78.1#104006008Asphalt0.50 km8.07.78.1#104222497Asphalt0.50 km8.07.98.0#104222441Asphalt0.50 km8.07.78.1#104711103Asphalt0.31 km8.08.08.1#104588670Asphalt0.50 km7.97.78.1#104222454Asphalt0.39 km7.97.68.0#103994846Asphalt0.50 km7.97.68.0#103988930Asphalt0.50 km7.97.77.9#104006014Asphalt0.50 km7.87.77.8#104053582Asphalt0.50 km7.87.77.8#104222463Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#104222458Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#104002525Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#104186531Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#104186529Asphalt0.50 km7.87.47.9#104186518Asphalt0.50 km7.77.67.7#104222434Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.7#104129480Asphalt0.50 km7.77.67.7#104588656Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.9#104588672Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.7#104222484Asphalt0.32 km7.77.67.8#104053580Asphalt0.50 km7.67.57.7#104186527Asphalt0.50 km7.67.37.8#104002523Asphalt0.50 km7.67.47.4#104222428Asphalt0.50 km7.67.37.6#104222469Asphalt0.36 km7.67.37.8#104002535Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.6#104222505Asphalt0.50 km7.57.47.6#103988929Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.3#104053568Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.5#104588658Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.5#104588661Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.5#104222452Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.7#104222482Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.7#104186519Asphalt0.50 km7.47.27.6#104222512Asphalt0.28 km7.47.37.5#104588674Asphalt0.50 km7.47.27.4#104222457Asphalt0.50 km7.37.27.4#104053571Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.4#104002534Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.4#104053581Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.4#104222413Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.4#104053570Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.4#104711079Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#104588679Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.4#104222414Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.2#104588648Asphalt0.50 km7.37.17.5#104053579Asphalt0.50 km7.27.07.3#104186522Asphalt0.50 km7.27.07.3#104222483Asphalt0.47 km7.26.97.1#104002524Asphalt0.50 km7.26.97.3#104222409Asphalt0.50 km7.16.97.2#104588660Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.2#104588657Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.2#103969280Asphalt0.50 km7.17.07.1#104129479Asphalt0.50 km7.16.97.0#104711081Asphalt0.33 km7.16.87.3#104588649Asphalt0.50 km7.16.97.4#104006020Asphalt0.50 km7.16.97.0#104186520Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.2#104222479Asphalt0.50 km7.06.87.2#104711080Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.3#104588673Asphalt0.50 km7.06.87.1#104222449Asphalt0.50 km7.06.87.2#104222480Asphalt0.50 km7.06.87.1#104053578Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#104588638Asphalt0.50 km7.06.87.1#104222450Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.3#104588636Asphalt0.50 km7.06.87.3#104588669Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#104002527Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#104002546Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#104222481Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#104186521Asphalt0.50 km6.96.77.1#104053559Asphalt0.50 km6.96.77.1#104186528Asphalt0.50 km6.96.67.2#104711047Asphalt0.50 km6.96.87.2#104053566Asphalt0.50 km6.96.87.3#104053558Asphalt0.50 km6.96.77.1#104002526Asphalt0.50 km6.96.66.8#104002530Asphalt0.50 km6.96.77.0#104222501Asphalt0.50 km6.96.57.0#104222487Asphalt0.14 km6.96.87.3#104002536Asphalt0.50 km6.96.67.0#104053569Asphalt0.50 km6.96.67.0#104129482Asphalt0.50 km6.96.67.0#104588637Asphalt0.50 km6.86.67.0#104745079Asphalt0.30 km6.86.77.2#104222513Asphalt0.34 km6.86.57.2#104588650Asphalt0.50 km6.86.77.0#104129452Asphalt0.50 km6.86.67.0#104053572Asphalt0.50 km6.86.67.0#104588635Asphalt0.50 km6.86.67.2#104588646Asphalt0.50 km6.86.66.8#104588662Asphalt0.50 km6.86.57.0#104222412Asphalt0.50 km6.86.57.0#104186530Asphalt0.50 km6.86.47.0#104129484Asphalt0.50 km6.86.56.8#104711082Asphalt0.29 km6.86.67.0#104005728Asphalt0.50 km6.86.56.9#104222494Asphalt0.30 km6.86.47.0#104053561Asphalt0.50 km6.86.57.0#104002541Asphalt0.50 km6.76.57.0#104005727Asphalt0.50 km6.76.46.9#104588678Asphalt0.47 km6.76.46.9#104002537Asphalt0.44 km6.76.46.7#104186526Asphalt0.49 km6.76.46.9#104711138Asphalt0.22 km6.76.57.1#104222507Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.8#104797664Asphalt0.18 km6.66.36.9#104588647Asphalt0.50 km6.66.46.9#104002533Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.8#104006021Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.8#104006022Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.8#104222475Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.8#104682678Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.9#104129473Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.6#104002532Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.8#104722593Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.6#104002528Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.8#104588639Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.6#104053574Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.8#104002547Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.8#104053577Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.8#104222422Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.5#104222495Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.7#103969282Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.5#104129453Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.7#104053567Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.5#104222496Asphalt0.27 km6.56.36.6#104222420Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.5#104129474Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.5#104222410Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.5#104722568Asphalt0.50 km6.56.36.6#104222448Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.7#104129481Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.7#104588659Asphalt0.50 km6.56.16.7#104129471Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.5#104222433Asphalt0.50 km6.56.16.8#104222411Asphalt0.50 km6.46.26.7#104722591Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.7#104222486Asphalt0.13 km6.46.37.0#104602476Asphalt0.19 km6.46.26.9#104186524Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.7#104002529Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.7#104053560Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.5#104129457Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.4#104002531Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.7#104588665Asphalt0.22 km6.46.26.7#104588677Asphalt0.50 km6.46.26.7#104053564Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.7#104722589Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.4#104129440Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.3#104222443Asphalt0.13 km6.46.26.9#104129439Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.4#104053573Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.4#104588664Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.4#104053575Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.6#104129455Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.4#104222453Asphalt0.23 km6.36.16.8#104053576Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.6#104002539Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.6#104222502Asphalt0.27 km6.36.06.5#104186523Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.6#104186525Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.4#103969279Asphalt0.45 km6.36.16.4#104129459Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.6#104222477Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.6#104222421Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.4#104129438Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.4#104222478Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.6#103994844Asphalt0.02 km6.36.16.8#104588675Asphalt0.33 km6.35.96.5#104722580Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.5#104129472Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.3#104222459Asphalt0.16 km6.25.96.6#104222476Asphalt0.50 km6.25.96.5#103994848Asphalt0.24 km6.25.86.7#104222419Asphalt0.50 km6.25.96.3#104745073Asphalt0.28 km6.25.86.6#104722594Asphalt0.50 km6.25.96.3#103994850Asphalt0.03 km6.26.06.7#104588666Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.5#104129467Asphalt0.50 km6.26.06.3#104222455Asphalt0.15 km6.25.86.4#104722587Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#104129475Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#104222429Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.5#104129437Asphalt0.50 km6.15.96.3#104222456Asphalt0.14 km6.15.76.5#104222508Asphalt0.35 km6.15.76.5#104129456Asphalt0.50 km6.15.86.2#104006163Asphalt0.50 km6.15.96.3#104222436Asphalt0.30 km6.15.76.6#104722588Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.2#104222464Asphalt0.24 km6.15.76.3#104588645Asphalt0.50 km6.15.86.2#104588653Asphalt0.05 km6.05.86.6#104588640Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.0#104006016Asphalt0.18 km6.05.66.5#104006007Asphalt0.28 km6.05.66.4#104129458Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.1#104335497Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.2#104129483Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.1#104129454Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.1#104129451Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.1#104588671Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.3#103969281Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.0#104588676Asphalt0.10 km6.05.76.4#104005729Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#104222407Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#104222462Asphalt0.20 km6.05.56.4#104745074Asphalt0.21 km5.95.56.5#104222506Asphalt0.07 km5.95.76.3#104006024Asphalt0.03 km5.95.76.5#104002542Asphalt0.33 km5.95.56.0#104797666Asphalt0.21 km5.95.56.0#103969284Asphalt0.05 km5.95.76.3#104222474Asphalt0.05 km5.95.76.3#104734492Asphalt0.13 km5.95.76.3#104129477Asphalt0.50 km5.95.56.0#104722585Asphalt0.46 km5.95.55.9#104006017Asphalt0.30 km5.95.46.3#103988931Asphalt0.33 km5.85.66.0#104722596Asphalt0.50 km5.85.56.0#104222424Asphalt0.35 km5.85.66.0#104053565Asphalt0.21 km5.85.56.3#104722574Asphalt0.50 km5.85.56.0#104222423Asphalt0.50 km5.85.56.0#104129486Asphalt0.02 km5.85.56.3#104129449Asphalt0.02 km5.85.56.3#104002543Asphalt0.50 km5.85.56.2#104222425Asphalt0.50 km5.85.45.9#104222418Asphalt0.50 km5.85.45.9#104588680Asphalt0.50 km5.85.46.2#104002544Asphalt0.29 km5.85.56.2#104002545Asphalt0.50 km5.75.45.9#104053562Asphalt0.37 km5.75.46.1#104129485Asphalt0.05 km5.75.56.0#104588668Asphalt0.50 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km4.84.35.1#104797663Asphalt0.15 km4.74.25.2#104222509Asphalt0.11 km4.74.25.2#104745040Asphalt0.01 km4.64.14.8#104222437Asphalt0.04 km4.64.14.8#104222430Asphalt0.00 km4.64.14.8#104222460Asphalt0.03 km4.64.14.8#104186510Asphalt0.07 km4.64.04.9#104584295Paved0.03 km4.54.15.3#104584293Asphalt0.02 km4.23.84.9#104584291Fine_gravel0.03 km2.82.63.2
API reference
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Frequently asked questions
How long is South Eastern Freeway?+

South Eastern Freeway is approximately 71 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is South Eastern Freeway sealed?+

Yes. South Eastern Freeway is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is South Eastern Freeway good for motorcycles?+

It rates well. South Eastern Freeway scores 6.1/10 for motorcycles, with enough character to be worth the trip for most riders.

Can I drive South Eastern Freeway in a caravan?+

Yes. South Eastern Freeway scores 6.8/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.

Is South Eastern Freeway good for an EV?+

Yes. South Eastern Freeway scores 6.6/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Are there any dangerous sections on South Eastern Freeway?+

Contour has identified 130 grey spots on South Eastern Freeway - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 16 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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