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Carpentaria Highway

Northern Territory
Carpentaria Highway; Northern Territory
	Carpentaria Highway (green and black)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	380 km (236 mi)
Route number(s)	National Route 1; B1 (future route number);
Major junctions
West end	Stuart Highway (National Highways 1 / 87), Daly Waters
	Tablelands Highway (State Route 11)
East end	Savannah Way (National Route 1), Borroloola
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in the Northern Territory; ; ;

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The Carpentaria Highway is a 380-kilometre-long (240 mi)^[1] highway, which runs from near Daly Waters to Borroloola in the Northern Territory, Australia.^[2] It is a sealed road and is part of National Highway 1.^[3] The Highway takes its name from the Gulf of Carpentaria, which it links with the Stuart Highway. The Carpentaria Highway also provides road access to the McArthur River mineral deposits and port facilities at Bing Bong, as well as the isolated community of Borroloola and the popular fishing location at King Ash Bay. Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Carpentaria Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |2= (help)
^ "Funding for NT roads". 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[gmaps-1] "Carpentaria Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 January 2014.

[2] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |2= (help)

[4] "Funding for NT roads". 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 The '''Carpentaria Highway''' is a {{convert|380|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=gmaps>{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com.au/maps?saddr=National+Highway+1&daddr=National+Highway+1&hl=en&ll=-16.757208,134.176025&spn=5.121589,6.696167&sll=-16.088924,136.30379&sspn=0.00502,0.006539&geocode=FZYtB_8dPEvzBw%3BFRuECv8dxtkfCA&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=18&t=m&z=8 |accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref> highway, which runs from near [[Daly Waters]] to [[Borroloola]] in the [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web
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-}}</ref> It is a sealed road and is part of [[Highway 1 (Australia)|National Highway 1]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Australia Road and 4WD Atlas|last=Hema |first=Maps|year=2007 |publisher=Hema Maps|location=Eight Mile Plains Queensland|isbn=978-1-86500-456-3||pages=96-97 |}}</ref> The Highway takes its name from the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]], which it links with the [[Stuart Highway]]. The Carpentaria Highway also provides road access to the McArthur River [[McArthur River zinc mine|mineral deposits]] and port facilities at [[Bing Bong]], as well as the isolated community of [[Borroloola, Northern Territory|Borroloola]] and the popular fishing location at King Ash Bay. Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Funding for NT roads |url=http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/www.newsroom.nt.gov.au/index3ddd.html?d=5&fuseaction=viewRelease&id=6831 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306055101/http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/www.newsroom.nt.gov.au/index3ddd.html?d=5&fuseaction=viewRelease&id=6831 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=6 March 2014 |date=24 April 2010 |accessdate=6 March 2014 }}</ref>
+ }}</ref> It is a sealed road and is part of [[Highway 1 (Australia)|National Highway 1]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Australia Road and 4WD Atlas|last=Hema |first=Maps|year=2007 |publisher=Hema Maps|location=Eight Mile Plains Queensland|isbn=978-1-86500-456-3||pages=96-97 |}}</ref> The Highway takes its name from the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]], which it links with the [[Stuart Highway]]. The Carpentaria Highway also provides road access to the McArthur River [[McArthur River zinc mine|mineral deposits]] and port facilities at [[Bing Bong]], as well as the isolated community of [[Borroloola, Northern Territory|Borroloola]] and the popular fishing location at King Ash Bay. Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Funding for NT roads |url=http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/www.newsroom.nt.gov.au/index3ddd.html?d=5&fuseaction=viewRelease&id=6831 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306055101/http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/www.newsroom.nt.gov.au/index3ddd.html?d=5&fuseaction=viewRelease&id=6831 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=6 March 2014 |date=24 April 2010 |accessdate=6 March 2014 }}</ref>
 ==See also==

v t e Road infrastructure in Northern Territory
National highways	Barkly Highway Stuart Highway Victoria Highway
Highways	Arnhem Highway Carpentaria Highway Kakadu Highway Lasseter Highway Roper Highway Ross Highway Tablelands Highway
Major urban roads	Bagot Road Berrimah Road McMillans Road Tiger Brennan Drive Trower Road
Outback tracks and numbered state routes	Buchanan Highway Buntine Highway Central Arnhem Road Colson Track Cox Peninsula Road Daly River Road Dorat Road Duncan Road Gary Junction Road Great Central Road Gunbarrel Highway Larapinta Drive Plenty Highway Ross Highway Sandover Highway Sandy Blight Junction Road Savannah Way Tanami Road