Roper Highway | |
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Roper Highway (depicted in blue) | |
General information | |
Type | Rural road |
Length | 206 km (128 mi) |
Route number(s) | B20 (Mataranka – Ngukurr) |
Major junctions | |
SW end | Stuart Highway, Mataranka |
NE end | Ngukurr |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Elsey, Roper Valley, Roper Bar, Ngukurr |
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The Roper Highway is a road in the Northern Territory of Australia that begins from a point on the Stuart Highway 7 kilometres south of Mataranka, and runs east along the Roper River via Roper Bar to Ngukurr.[1] Its length is 206 kilometres. From Ngukurr the road continues for approximately 153 kilometres to Numbulwar on the Gulf of Carpentaria as the Numbulwar Road.[2] The section of the highway between Roper Bar and Ngukurr is also known as the Ngukurr Access. [3]