Outback Highway

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Outback Highway

Western Australia
–Queensland
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Coordinates
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General information
TypeHighway
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Length2,719 km (Template:Rnd mi)[1]
Major junctions
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Major settlementsWarburton, Yulara, Alice Springs, Boulia
Restrictions
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Highway system
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The Outback Highway or Outback Way is a series of sealed and unsealed roads linking Laverton, Western Australia and Winton, Queensland. At 2,719 km (1,690 mi), it crosses Central Australia (the heart of what is colloquially known as the Outback), passing through Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2] The Outback Way is often dubbed “Australia’s longest shortcut” because it provides a shorter east–west route across central Australia.[3]

Proposed upgrade to a sealed highway

The Outback Highway Development Council Inc. (OHDC) is a non-profit alliance of local governments formed in 1998 to lobby for the sealing and upgrading of the Outback Highway (OH). It has proposed that the OH be developed to provide an inland route between southern Western Australia and northern Queensland as an alternative to the National Highway 1 along either coast.[4][5]

Sections of the Outback Highway

Existing roads that make up the highway are [2]:

  • Great Central Road, a mostly graded gravel road, with short sealed sections, between Laverton and the junction with Kata Tjuta Road near Yulara (1056 km).[6] Parts of this road around Warakurna are concurrent with the Gunbarrel Highway.
  • Kata Tjuta Road and Uluru Road in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park between Great Central Road and Lasseter Highway (48 km). The OH route passes through the Park entry gate where Uluru Road divides into a lane to enter (westbound on the OH), controlled by a barrier and Park Pass payment office, and a separate exit lane (eastbound on the OH) with no barrier or stop sign. OH travellers should check with the National Parks office if a pass is required in either direction.[7]
  • Lasseter Highway, a sealed road between Yulara and Erldunda on the Stuart Highway (244 km).
  • Stuart Highway, the section between Erldunda and the Plenty Highway junction (268 km), of the sealed road forming the major north-south route through Central Australia.
  • Plenty Highway, a mostly unsealed highway between the Stuart Highway and Donohue Highway (498 km).
  • Donohue Highway, a mostly unsealed highway between the Plenty Highway and the Diamantina Developmental Road just north of Boulia (249 km).
  • Diamantina Developmental Road (also known as the Boulia-Mt Isa Highway) between the Donohue Highway junction and Boulia (7 km).
  • Kennedy Development Road, a sealed highway, section from Boulia to Winton (362 km).

The Outback Highway project is in effect a series of coordinated but separately-funded projects of WA, NT and QLD. The largest is the Western Australian project between Laverton and the NT border with road sealing due to be completed in 2032 at a cost of $678 million.[8]

As at May 2026 there is a total of 1161 km of the Outback Highway remaining to seal.[2]

Permits to travel on the highway through Aboriginal Lands

As of May 2026, the following permits are required to travel the Great Central Road:

  • Great Central Road Laverton to Tjukayirla Roadhouse: apply to WA Dept Planning Lands & Heritage. The application is referred to the Yilka Talintji Aboriginal Corporation. In May 2026 the online application page was as https://aapapermits.microsoftcrmportals.com
  • Great Central Road Tjukayirla Roadhouse to NT Border: apply via the Ngaanyatjarra Council permit portal: https://aapapermits.microsoftcrmportals.com/
  • Tjukururu Road (the Great Central Road in the Northern Territory between the NT Border and Kata Tjuta Road): apply to the Central Land Council: https://www.clc.org.au/transit-permit-application/

When keeping to the highway itself, permits are not required for travel on other sections of the Outback Highway. Queensland no longer requires permits for the sections in that state. [9]

For further information including fuel availabilty, tourist information and to links for road condition updates, see www.outbackway.org.au/faqs.

Major intersections

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State/TerritoryLGALocation[1]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Template:Google maps
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Outback Way Trip". Outback Way. Outback Highway Development Council. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."It's 'Australia's longest shortcut', but when will the Outback Way be finished?". SBS News. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  4. ^ BSD Consultants.(1998) Outback Highway feasibility study : final report / prepared for Main Roads Western Australia, Northern Territory Department of Transport and Works, and Main Roads Queensland; prepared by BSD Consultants Pty. Ltd. Subiaco, WA "March 1998"
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morris, Nathan (3 October 2016). "The Outback Way: What a sealed road from WA to Queensland will mean for regional communities". Australia: ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Uluru-Kata Tjuta Naitonal Park Entry Station". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Outback Way". Building for Tomorrow. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FAQs". Outback Way. Retrieved 17 May 2026.

Further reading

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