Stuart Highway
Darwin-Daly Waters:
Daly Water-Port Augusta:
Length	1761 miles (2834km)
General direction:	North-South
From:	Darwin, Northern Territory
To:	Port Augusta, South Australia
Towns along highway:	Katherine, Daly Waters, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Coober Pedy

The Stuart Highway is one of Australia's major roadways. It is often referred to simply as The Track. The highway is named for John McDouall Stuart, the first European to cross Australia from South to North, and more or less follows his route. The highway was only fully sealed in the middle 1980s as part of the Australia's bicentenary roadworks programme. The entire highway is part of the National Highway system: it forms part of Highway 1 from Darwin to Daly Waters, and is assigned National Route 87 for the remaining 1243 miles (2,000km) south to Port Augusta (redesignated National Route A87 in South Australia). Image File history File links Australian_National_Route_1. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Port Augusta (32°29′ S 137°46′ E, population 15,250) is a town in South Australia. ... Location of Katherine in Northern Territory (red) Katherine () is a town with a population of around 10,000 situated 320 km southeast of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... Daly Waters (16°15′ S 133°22′ E) is a small town in the Northern Territory in Australia, about 620 km south of Darwin, a few kilometres west of the Stuart Highway. ... Tennant Creek is a town located in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... Aerial, Alice Springs Alice Springs Landsat image Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... An abandoned movie space ship prop in downtown Coober Pedy Location of Coober Pedy in South Australia (red) Coober Pedy (), population 3,500, is a small town in South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. ... Image File history File links modified from Ghan route. ... John McDouall Stuart (7 September 1815 – 5 June 1866) was the most accomplished and most famous of all Australias inland explorers and led the first expedition to traverse the continent from south to north successfully. ... Australias National Highway The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australias largest and most important cities. ... The National Route 1 shield was once a familiar sight in all states Highway 1 is Australias coastal highway joining all mainlands state capitals and coastal towns circumnavigating the entire Australian continent. ...

The Stuart Highway covers approximately 1700 miles (2,800km), connecting Adelaide in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory, via Alice Springs. Its proper routing is from Port Augusta to Darwin. There are no police patrolling the majority of this remote highway and before the end of 2006 there was no actual speed limit outside towns and other built-up areas on the Northern Territory part.^[1] The bulk of the Northern Territory's population not living in Darwin lies along its track. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at 23°42′ S 133°52′ E. Its population of 28,178 (2001 Census) makes it the second-largest settlement in the Territory (the only other towns of... Port Augusta (32°29′ S 137°46′ E, population 15,250) is a town in South Australia. ...

There was no absolute speed limit in the Northern Territory before 1 January 2007 but maximum speed limits are posted on some road sections. Drivers were simply required to drive at a safe speed to suit the conditions. Thus the majority of the Stuart Highway had no speed limits at all.^[2] The Northern Territory traffic laws were updated from 1 January 2007 to be similar to the rest of Australia. This included placing a speed limit on all roads (130 km/h (81mph) on major highways such as the Stuart Highway) and significantly increasing penalties for speeding.^[3][4] January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

In 1994, the first, and only, Cannonball Run in Australia ran from Darwin to Yulara and back again. Based on similar events in the United States, this event ended in tragedy when a Ferrari crashed into a checkpoint south of Alice Springs, resulting in the death of four people.^[5] The remainder of the race had to have a 150 km/h (95 mph) speed limit imposed to prevent further accidents, and then had regular traffic overtake the competitors.^{[citation needed]} 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Cannonball Run can refer to the following: Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an outlaw automobile race of the 1970s or its many copycat successors Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II, movies inspired by the races Cannonball Run 2001, a USA Network reality television show inspired by... Yulara ( ) is an isolated town in Australias Northern Territory. ... Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello and Modena, Italy. ...

The highway became the centre of media attention during 2001 after the disappearance and suspected murder of English tourist, Peter Falconio while travelling on the road. Peter Falconio, 28, is a British tourist from Hepworth, Huddersfield West Yorkshire, who disappeared in the Australian outback whilst travelling with girlfriend, Joanne Lees during July 2001. ...

See also

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

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References

1. ^ Government of the Northern Territory (2004-11-19). Minister Opposes Speedometer Limits. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-06-11.
2. ^ "Section 3 The Driving Rules", Road Users' Handbook (PDF), page 59. ISBN 0-7245-4869-6. Retrieved on 2006-06-11. 
3. ^ "Speed limits to be introduced on NT open roads", 7:30 Report, ABC, 02 November 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. 
4. ^ "Motorists caught breaking new speed limit", ABC, 2 January 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. 
5. ^ Cass, Rebecca (2001). Cop swaps crooks for corks (page 17) (pdf). The Drum, 2001: Farewells. Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.

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External links

• Driving Guide by Roderick Eime
• Explorers Way Drive fom Adelaide to Darwin