Arnhem Highway
The Arnhem Highway is a 227—kilometre highway in the Northern Territory of Australia.[1] It links the mining town of Jabiru, in Kakadu National Park, to the Stuart Highway at a point 35 kilometres south of Darwin.[2]
Arnhem Highway | |
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Arnhem Highway in Marrakai, Northern Territory, 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 227 km (141 mi) |
| Route number(s) | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | |
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| East end | Oenpelli Road, Jabiru, Northern Territory |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Middle Point, Marrakai, Kakadu National Park |
| Highway system | |
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Litchfield | Bees Creek, Humpty Doo, McMinns Lagoon tripoint | 0 | 0.0 | south - Noonamah | Western end of Arnhem Highway (State Route 36) | |
| Adelaide River | 32.1– 32.2 | 19.9– 20.0 | Bridge - no known name | |||
| Mary River | 78.4 | 48.7 | Bridge - no known name | |||
| Kakadu National Park | 117 | 73 | Western boundary of Kakadu National Park. The remainder of the highway is within the park. | |||
| South Alligator River | 180 | 110 | Bridge - no known name | |||
| West Arnhem | Kakadu National Park / Jabiru boundary | 216 | 134 | Eastern end of State Route 36. Arnhem Highway continues east with no shield. | ||
| Kakadu National Park | 227 | 141 | Oenpelli Road north - Oenpelli | Eastern end of Arnhem Highway. Oenpelli Road is also referred to as Arnhem Highway. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Travelling the Arnhem Highway from Darwin to Jabiru in Kakadu Archived 18 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, kakadunationalparkaustralia.com. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
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