The Barkly Highway is a national highway of both Queensland and the Northern Territory.
[edit] Description
It runs westward from Cloncurry and the junctions of the Flinders and Landsborough highways to the junction with the Stuart Highway north of Tennant Creek. The entire highway is part of the National Highway system: it is assigned National Route 66; the Queensland portion was recently redesignated as National Route A2.
A road train on the Barkly Highway as it passes through Camooweal.
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An upgrade of the Queensland section of the highway between Mount Isa and Camooweal was completed in 2008 [1] and despite the floods of 2009, 2010 and 2011, as of April 2011 the Queensland sections of road are still in good condition.
On the Northern Territory side, the road as of April 2011 in good condition except for a section near the Queensland Border.[2] The Northern Territory section has a speed limit of 130 km per hour along most of its length[3]
It is the main transport route between Queensland and the Northern Territory and one can see many road trains along it.
Approximate road distances (in kilometres) from Mount Isa westwards
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[edit] List of towns along the Barkly Highway
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Stuart Highway, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
Tablelands Highway
Burke Developmental Road
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