Sandover Highway

Sandover Highway
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Basic data
Operator:	NT Roads
Start of the street:	Plenty Highway north of Alice Springs ( NT ) ( 22 ° 58 ′  S , 133 ° 50 ′  E )
End of street:	Lake Nash ( NT ) ( 20 ° 57 ′  S , 138 ° 0 ′  E )
Overall length:	560 km
States :	Northern Territory

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The Sandover Highway is an unpaved outback track in the east of Australia's Northern Territory . It connects the Plenty Highway 27 km northeast of its junction from the Stuart Highway with the settlement of Lake Nash on the Queensland border .

course

North of Mount Strangways , the Sandover Highway branches off from the Plenty Highway (S12) to the north and runs along with the Central Australian Railway to the north for about 30 km, before turning to the northeast. In its central part it runs parallel to the Sandover River , from which it takes its name. The road ends in Lake Nash on the Georgina River on the Queensland border .

The highest point on the highway is at 681 m, the lowest at 227 m.

The Sandover Highway runs through semi-arid deserts and Spinifex areas.

Road conditions and gas stations

The route leads through the area of ​​the Urapuntja - Aborigines . As long as you do not leave the road, however, no permit is required for the passage .

Since the Ammaroo station was closed, there has only been one refueling point in Arlparra , one of around 25 Aboriginal settlements in the so-called Utopia region . About 2000 Anmatyerre and Alyawarre Aborigines live in this area , including about 200 artists. Although the first part of the route can also be covered by normal vehicles, a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended from Ammaroo .

source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 101

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .
2. ↑ maps.bonzle.com - Sandover Highway . Retrieved April 19, 2012.