Savannah Way Explained

Type:Highway
Road Name:Savannah Way
State:qld
State2:wa
Length:3501
Route:
  • National Highway 1 (Broome to NT Border)
  • A1 (WA Border to Mataranka)
  • B20 (Roper Highway)
  • Nathan River Road
  • C1 (Wollogorang Road at Nathan River Road Junction to QLD Border)
  • National Route 1 (NT Border to Cairns)
Direction A:East
End A: Cairns, Queensland
Direction B:West
End B: Broome, Western Australia
Through:Katherine, Borroloola, Burketown, Normanton, Croydon, Georgetown

The Savannah Way is a route of highways and major roads across the tropical savannahs of northern Australia, linking Cairns in Queensland with Broome in Western Australia. Promoted as a self-drive tourist route, it joins Cairns, Normanton, Borroloola, Katherine, Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and Broome.[1] It has been designated by the Queensland Government as a State Strategic Touring Route.[2] Much of the route is Highway 1; however, much of it is on unsealed roads. It runs for a distance of . Parts of Savannah Way form part of the National Highway network.

Alternate routes are signposted along the way allowing travellers different options from the main Savannah Way. From Cairns they include travel via Chillagoe and the Burke Developmental Road to Karumba; via Einasleigh and Forsayth to Georgetown; via Gregory Downs to Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill) and Bowthorn station; via Daly Waters and Top Springs to Timber Creek; or via the Gibb River Road to Derby.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Australia Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema . Maps . 2007 . Hema Maps . Eight Mile Plains Queensland . 978-1-86500-456-3 . 11-12.
  2. Web site: February 2016 . Driving Experiences (State Strategic Touring Routes and Tourist Drives) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170527071610/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/communityandenvironment/touristservicesigns/driving-experiences.pdf . 27 May 2017 . 27 May 2017 . Department of Transport and Main Roads . Queensland Government. Licensed as CC BY 3.0 AU.