Lasseter Highway

Lasseter Highway
Northern Territory
Map of central Australia with Lasseter Highway highlighted in red
General information
Type Highway
Length 244 km (152 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 4
Major junctions
West end Tjukaruru Road, Uluru-Katatjuta National Park
 
  • Yulara Drive
  • Giles Street
  • Luritija Road (State Route 3)
East end Stuart Highway (National Highway 87), Erldunda
Location(s)
Major settlements Yulara, Curtin Springs, Mount Ebenezer
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National Highway • Freeways in Australia
Highways in the Northern Territory

Lasseter Highway is a fully sealed 244 kilometre highway in the Northern Territory of Australia.[1] It connects Yulara, Kata Tjuta and Uluru east to the Stuart Highway.[2] The highway is named after Lewis Hubert (Harold Bell) Lasseter, who claimed to have discovered a fabulously rich gold reef (Lasseter's Reef) west of Kata Tjuta.[3]


See also

Australian Roads portal

References

  1. ↑ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  2. ↑ Department of Transport (April 1998). "Map of all NT Roads" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Sally (2 September 2011). "Photo essay" (PDF). Centralian Advocate. p. 7. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.