Kakadu Highway

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Northern Territory

The Kakadu Highway is a highway in Australia's Northern Territory. It connects the Stuart Highway at Pine Creek with the City of Jabiru in Kakadu National Park. The Kakadu Highway forms the southern route to Kakadu National Park.

Course

The Kakadu Highway and 91 km north of Katherine and 230 km south of Darwin, where he branches off towards the Stuart Highway in the northeast in Pine Creek, the village.

After 48 km, the road reaches the Mary River Roadhouse, located on the eponymous river and at the same time forms the entrance to Kakadu National Park.

On his way further offers of Highway access to many tourist highlights of Kakadu National Park. About smaller roads that branch off from the Kakadu Highway, the following places are to achieve: the Gunlom Falls, the swimming pools of Maguk that Gagudju Lodge and the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls and Nourlangie Rock. In addition, there are still numerous lesser-known sights along the Kakadu Highway. Along the highway, there are several campsites and viewpoints. The branching near the Jim Jim Jim Jim Billabong Road leading towards Darwin.

Finally, the Kakadu Highway reaches its end point in Jabiru. This is the main town in the Kakadu National Park. Meet here except the Kakadu Highway from the west of Arnhem Highway ( S36), from the north the road from Ubirr and the Border Store and from the east the road from Jabiru East, the airport and the Ranger uranium mine together.

The highest point in the course of the highway is 259 m and the lowest at 8 m.

Source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007 ISBN. 978-1-74193-232-4. S. 95

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