Buntine Highway
| Buntine Highway Western Australia – Northern Territory | |
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| Map of north-western Australia with Buntine Highway highlighted in red | |
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 570 km (354 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number |
 National Route 80 (Nicholson – Top Springs) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Duncan Road, Nicholson, Western Australia |
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Buchanan Highway (National Route 80) | |
| East end |
 Victoria Highway (National Highway 1), Willeroo, Northern Territory |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Kalkaringi, Wave Hill, Top Springs |
The Buntine Highway is a 570-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.[1] 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.[2] Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.[3]
See also
Australian Roads portal
- Highways in Australia
- List of highways in the Northern Territory
- List of highways in Western Australia
References
- ↑ Department of Transport (April 1998). "Map of all NT Roads" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived (PDF) from the original 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. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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