Ross Highway

Ross Highway is a road in the Northern Territory of Australia located to the south of Alice Springs.[1]

Ross Highway

Northern Territory
General information
TypeRural road
Length90 km (56 mi)
Opened1987
Maintained byNorthern Territory Government
Route number(s) State Route 8
Major junctions
West end Stuart Highway (National Highway 87)
East endArltunga Historical Reserve, Hart
Location(s)
RegionCentral Australia
LGA(s)Alice Springs
MacDonnell Region
Major settlementsRoss, Hale, Hart

The highway runs from the Stuart Highway in the Alice Springs suburb of Ross in an easterly direction to Ross River where its name changes to Arltunga Road before terminating at Arltunga Historical Reserve in the locality of Hart about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Alice Springs.[2]

From west to east, it provides vehicular access to Yeperenye /Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, the community of Amoonguna, Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, Trephina Gorge Nature Park, Ross River Resort, N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park and Arltunga Historical Reserve. [1][3]

The highway is sealed from the Stuart Highway to Ross River and is unsealed for the remainder of its length. It is maintained by the Northern Territory government.[1][3]

The highway was named in 1987 after John Ross, an explorer of Central Australia, whose name has also been given to Ross River. Part of the highway is an existing road which was previously named as Emily Gap Road.[4]

Major intersections

The only major intersection on this road is with the Stuart Highway (National Route 87) in the Alice Springs suburb of Ross.[1]

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See also

 Australian Roads portal

References
  1. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (14 February 2020). "NT Managed Roads - Alice Springs" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Arltunga Historical Reserve, Arltunga Rd, Alice Springs, (sic) NT, Australia (Place ID 167 )". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment.
  3. "Ross Highway and the East MacDonnell Ranges Northern Territory, Central Australia (sic)". www.macdonnellranges.com. Goholi Pty Ltd.
  4. "Place Names Register Extract for "Ross Highway"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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