Road Photos & Information: Northern Territory
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Plenty Highway
(State Route 12) |
Statistics:
- Length: 497 km
- Eastern Terminus: NT / QLD border at Anatye, near Tobermorey Station
- Western Terminus: Stuart Highway (NH87), at Hart, 67 km north of Alice Springs
- Miscellaneous: Continues as Donohue Highway into Queensland, unnumbered and unsealed to Boulia
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Hart, Gemtree Station, Harts Range, Jervois Station and Tobermorey Station
Route Numbering:
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General Information:
Originally graded as a cattle property access road, the Plenty Highway was upgraded in the early 1960s on the Northern Territory side of the border. 1 The route is sealed for the first 97 kilometres from the Stuart Hwy (NH87), it is then unsealed its entire length from there to the outskirts of Boulia. The Plenty Highway links a few homesteads and stations within the region and acts as a link to western Queensland.
The Plenty Highway forms part of what is called the Outback Way. Several roads in WA, NT and QLD make up the Outback Way including The Great Central Road, Gunbarrel Highway, Lasseter Highway, Stuart Highway, Plenty Highway, Donohue Highway and the Kennedy Development Road. 1
History:
- 2008: Raise formation, stabilise pavement, widen and improve drainage to overcome delays on the section of road that causes the longest closures. 2
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Hart, near the Stuart Hwy (NH87) junction, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Road Closure Sign:
Sign showing road closures at Anatye, near the QLD border, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Anmatjere approaching Sandover Hwy (SR14), September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Services sign:
Services sign at Anatye, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Services Sign:
Services sign showing distances to facilities along the route, Anmatjere, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Anatye, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Anmatjere, after the Sandover Hwy (SR14) junction, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Anmatjere near Sandover Hwy (SR14) junction, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Gravel Road:
Start of unsealed conditions, Anmatjere, 97 km east of Stuart Hwy (NH87), September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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Rest Area Signage:
Truck rest area sign at Atitjere, September 2015.
Image © Richard Wardle
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1 Outback Travel Australia, Destinations, Sandover and Plenty Highways
2 Auslink
Last updated: 19-Feb-2017 22:33
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