▁The ▁Mid lands ▁Road , ▁just ▁outside ▁D ong ara . ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁heads ▁west ▁for ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁then ▁follows ▁the ▁coast ▁north ▁and ▁north - west wards . ▁It ▁reaches ▁South ▁Green ough ▁after ▁, ▁where ▁it ▁real ign s ▁itself ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north - east ▁via ▁two ▁ 9 0 ° ▁curves . ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁continues ▁north - west , ▁passing ▁through ▁Green ough ▁after ▁, ▁and ▁termin ating ▁ ▁further ▁on ▁in ▁Ger ald ton , ▁at ▁a ▁diam ond ▁inter change ▁with ▁North ▁West ▁Coast al ▁Highway . ▁For ▁the ▁last ▁ ▁of ▁its ▁length , ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁for ▁the ▁southern ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Ger ald ton , ▁including ▁W and ina , ▁Tar co ola ▁Beach , ▁Mount ▁Tar co ola ▁and ▁Mah om ets ▁Fl ats . ▁ ▁History ▁Within ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Western ▁Australia ' s ▁new ▁Main ▁Ro ads ▁Board ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ar ter ial ▁and ▁tr unk ▁roads , ▁which ▁were ▁declared ▁' main ▁roads ' ▁under ▁the ▁Main ▁Ro ads ▁Act . ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁to ▁Ger ald ton ▁branch ed ▁off ▁the ▁Per th – Me ek ath ar ra ▁road ▁at ▁W ale bing , ▁near ▁Mo ora , ▁travel led ▁an ▁in land ▁route ▁via ▁M ingen ew ▁to ▁D ong ara , ▁and ▁then ▁continued ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁Ger ald ton .