Outback Highway
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The Outback Highway or Outback Way is a series of roads and dirt tracks linking Winton, Queensland and Laverton, Western Australia. At 2,800 km, it traverses the inhospitable arid heart of Australia, the great Outback. It passes through Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is being developed to provide an inland route between southern Western Australia and northern Queensland as an alternative to the National Highway 1 along either coast.
Roads that make the highway are
- Great Central Road
- Gunbarrel Highway
- Lasseter Highway
- Stuart Highway
- Plenty Highway
- Donohue Highway
- Kennedy Development Road
Like any outback highways, drivers should use 4wd vehicles, be well prepared and obtain the relevant permits. Remoteness, temperatures and wildlife hazards can cause hardships and even deaths if drivers come unprepared.
[edit] See also
- Highways in Australia
- List of highways in Northern Territory
- List of highways in Queensland
- List of highways in Western Australia
