Tablelands Highway

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Tablelands Highway

Tablelands Highway (depicted in blue)
General information
TypeHighway
Length375 km (233 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 11
Major junctions
North end Carpentaria Highway, Balbirini, Northern Territory
  Eva Downs-Anthony Lagoon Road
South end Barkly Highway, Barkly Homestead Roadhouse
Location(s)
Major settlementsMallapunyah. Walhallow Station, Anthony Lagoon, Brunette Downs
Highway system

The Tablelands Highway is a 375 kilometre single lane sealed road in the Northern Territory, Australia. It runs from Barkly Homestead on the Barkly Highway to Cape Crawford near Borroloola on the Carpentaria Highway.[1][2]

Upgrades[edit]

The Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for the Tablelands Highway.

Road upgrading[edit]

The project to upgrade selected sections to a two-lane sealed standard was completed in mid 2020 at a total cost of $25 million.[3]

See also[edit]

icon Australian roads portal

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  3. ^ "Tablelands Highway - Road Upgrading". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.