Minilya–Exmouth Road
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Gascoyne region. North West Coastal Highway, a north–south route near the coastline, is the main highway the region. A series of main roads connect coastal towns to the highway, and local roads provide additional links and access to the inland portion of the region. Roads are often named after the towns or areas they connect. North West Coastal Highway and the main roads in the region are important for multiple aspects of the Gascoyne's economy. These include industrial activities, particularly gold and salt mining; defence purposes; freight movement, including livestock, as there is no deep-water port in the region; and tourist traffic travelling to National Parks, such as Cape Range National Park, Cape Range, Kennedy Range National Park, Kennedy Range and Mount Augustus National Park, Mount Augustus, and the World Heritage sites of the Shark Bay and the Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth waters), Ningaloo Mari ...
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