Barkly Highway

Barkly Highway

Queensland
Barkly Highway in Queensland
General information
TypeHighway
Length754 km (469 mi)
Route number(s)
  • National Highway 66 (Tennant Creek – NT/Qld Border; future route B66)
  • National Highway A2 (NT/Qld Border – Cloncurry)
  • National Route 83 (Mount Isa – Cloncurry)
Former
route number
National Highway 66 (Entire route)
National Highway A2 (NT/Qld Border – Cloncurry)
Major junctions
West end Stuart Highway, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
 
East end Landsborough Highway, Cloncurry, Queensland, duplexed with
Flinders Highway
Location(s)
Major settlementsCamooweal, Mount Isa
Highway system
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The Barkly Highway is a national highway in Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia.[1] It is the only sealed road between Queensland and the Northern Territory.[2][3] The highway is named after the Barkly Tableland, which in turn was named by explorer William Landsborough in December 1861 after Henry Barkly, the then Governor of Victoria.[4]

  1. ^ Hema, Maps (2005). Australia's Great Desert Tracks NE Sheet (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. ISBN 978-1865005461.
  2. ^ "Road trip driving routes, car & 4WD | Northern Territory, Australia". Tourism Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ Boswell, Ron (9 April 2001). "Expressions of Interest sought for Georgina River Bridge construction". Australian Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Place Names Register". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.