The Carpentaria Highway is a 380-kilometre-long (240 mi)[1] highway, which runs from near Daly Waters to Borroloola in the Northern Territory, Australia.[2] It is a sealed road and is part of National Highway 1.[3] The Highway takes its name from the Gulf of Carpentaria, which it links with the Stuart Highway. The Carpentaria Highway also provides road access to the McArthur River mineral deposits and port facilities at Bing Bong, as well as the isolated community of Borroloola and the popular fishing location at King Ash Bay. Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.[4]
Carpentaria Highway | |
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| Carpentaria Highway (green and black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 380 km (236 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |
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| Major junctions | |
| West end |   Stuart Highway (National Highways 1 / 87), Daly Waters |
 Tablelands Highway (State Route 11) | |
| East end |  Savannah Way (National Route 1), Borroloola |
| Highway system | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Google (13 January 2014). "Carpentaria Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Department of Transport (April 1998). "Map of all NT Roads" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
- ^ "Funding for NT roads". 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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