Ross Highway is a road in the
Northern Territory of Australia located to the south of
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
.
The highway runs from the
Stuart Highway in the Alice Springs suburb of
Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to:
People
* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan
* Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning
* Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland
Places
* RoSS, the Republic of Sou ...
in an easterly direction to Ross River where its name changes to Arltunga Road before terminating at
Arltunga Historical Reserve
Arltunga is a deserted gold rush town located in the Northern Territory of Australia in the locality of Hart about east of Alice Springs. It is of major historical significance as the first major European settlement in Central Australia.
Ear ...
in the locality of
Hart about east of Alice Springs.
From west to east, it provides vehicular access to
Yeperenye /Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, the community of
Amoonguna,
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located about east of Alice Springs in the East MacDonnell Ranges.
The reserve is surrounded by the Undoolya pastoral lease which operates as a ca ...
,
Trephina Gorge Nature Park, Ross River Resort,
N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park and Arltunga Historical Reserve.
[
The highway was named in 1987 after John Ross, an explorer of Central Australia, whose name has also been given to Ross River. Part of the highway is an existing road which was previously named as Emily Gap Road.]
Major intersections
The only major intersection on this road is with the Stuart Highway (National Route 87) in the Alice Springs suburb of Ross.[
]
See also
* Highways in Australia
* List of highways in the Northern Territory
References
Highways in the Northern Territory
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