Arnhem Highway Explained

Type:	highway
Road Name:	Arnhem Highway
State:	NT
Length:	227
Route:	State Route 36
Direction A:	West
Direction B:	East
End B:	Oenpelli Road,

The Arnhem Highway is a 227 kilometre highway in the Northern Territory of Australia.^[1] It links the mining town of Jabiru, in Kakadu National Park, to the Stuart Highway at a point 35 kilometres south of Darwin.^[2]

Upgrades

The Northern Australia Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for the Arnhem Highway.

Floodplain upgrade

The project to upgrade the Adelaide River floodplain is to be complete in early 2022 at a total cost of $77.9 million.^[3]

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in the Northern Territory

Notes and References

1. http://www.kakadunationalparkaustralia.com/Arnhem_Highway.htm Travelling the Arnhem Highway from Darwin to Jabiru in Kakadu
2. Australia Road and 4WD Atlas. Hema . Maps. 2007 . Hema Maps. Eight Mile Plains Queensland. 978-1-86500-456-3. 95.
3. Web site: Arnhem Highway - Adelaide River Floodplain Upgrade . Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications . 24 January 2022 . 30 March 2022.