Carpentaria Highway

Carpentaria Highway Northern Territory
Carpentaria Highway (green and black)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	380 km (236 mi)[1]
Route number(s)	National Route 1 B1 (future route number)
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
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in the Northern Territory

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]

See also

Australian Roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in the Northern Territory

References

1. Google (13 January 2014). "Carpentaria Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
2. Department of Transport (April 1998). "Map of all NT Roads" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
3. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
4. "Funding for NT roads". 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2014.