Road Photos & Information: Northern Territory

Plenty Highway (State Route 12)

Statistics:

• Length: 497 km
• Eastern Terminus: NT / QLD border near Tobermorey Station
• Western Terminus: Stuart Highway (NH87), 67 km north of Alice Springs
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Donohue Highway into Queensland, unnumbered and unsealed to Boulia
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Gemtree Station, Harts Range, Jervois Station and Tobermorey Station

Route Numbering:

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General Information:

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 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. *

History:

• 2008: Raise formation, stabilise pavement, widen and improve drainage to overcome delays on the section of road that causes the longest closures. *

Preview:	Description:
	Distance Sign: Eastbound RD sign near the Stuart Hwy (NH87) junction, west of Gemtree. Because of the route's isolation, services at each locality, town and homestead / station is listed. Image taken 2000. Image © Tourism NT
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign near Gemtree approaching the Sandover Hwy (SR14). Image taken 2000. Image © Tourism NT

* Information courtesy of Auslink

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