Buntine Highway
The Buntine Highway is a 581-kilometre highway in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It runs from the Victoria Highway via Top Springs and Kalkarindji and then to Nicholson, Western Australia.[2] The section from the Victoria Highway to Kalkaringi is a single-lane sealed road with a few dual-lane sections; the remaining section is unsealed.[3] Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.[4]
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Map of north-western Australia with Buntine Highway highlighted in red | |
General information | |
Type | Rural road |
Length | 581 km (361 mi) |
Route number(s) |
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Major junctions | |
West end | Duncan Road, Nicholson, Western Australia |
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Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Kalkarindji, Top Springs |
The highway was named in 1996 after Noel Buntine who established a livestock transportation business known as Buntine Roadways in the 1950s in northern Australia.[1]
Major intersections
The only major intersection on this road is with the Buchanan Highway (National Route 80) at Top Springs.
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See also
References
- "Place Names Register Extract for "Buntine Highway"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- 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. p. 98. 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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