Arnhem Highway

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Highway in the Northern Territory

title: "Arnhem Highway" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["highways-in-the-northern-territory"] description: "Highway in the Northern Territory" topic_path: "general/highways-in-the-northern-territory" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_Highway" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Highway in the Northern Territory ::

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FieldValue
typehighway
road_nameArnhem Highway
stateNT
imageArnhem Highway in Marrakai, Northern Territory, 2021.jpg
captionArnhem Highway in Marrakai in 2021
length227
routeState Route 36
direction_aWest
end_aStuart Highway (National Highway 1), McMinns Lagoon
exits{{Plainlist
direction_bEast
end_bOenpelli Road, Jabiru, Northern Territory
throughMiddle Point, Marrakai, Kakadu National Park
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| type = highway | road_name = Arnhem Highway | state = NT | image = Arnhem Highway in Marrakai, Northern Territory, 2021.jpg | caption = Arnhem Highway in Marrakai in 2021 | length = 227 | est = | route = State Route 36 | direction_a = West | end_a = Stuart Highway (National Highway 1), McMinns Lagoon | exits = {{Plainlist|

Arnhem Highway is a 227 kilometre highway in the Northern Territory, Australia. It links the mining town of Jabiru, in Kakadu National Park, to Stuart Highway at a point 35 kilometres south of Darwin.

Upgrades

The Northern Australia Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for Arnhem Highway.

Floodplain upgrade

The project to upgrade the Adelaide River floodplain is to be complete in early 2022 at a total cost of $77.9 million.

Major intersections

|LGA=Litchfield |LGAspan= |location_special= - Bees Creek, Humpty Doo, McMinns Lagoon tripoint |lspan= |type= |km=0 |Mile= |road= Stuart Highway (National Highway 1) north – Darwin / south – Noonamah |notes=Western end of Arnhem Highway (State Route 36) |location=}} |type= |river=Adelaide River |km=32.1 |km2=32.2 |bridge=Bridge – no known name |type= |river=Mary River |km=78.4 |bridge=Bridge – no known name |type= |river=Kakadu National Park |km=117 |bridge=Western boundary of Kakadu National Park. The remainder of the highway is within the park. |type= |river=South Alligator River |km=180 |bridge=Bridge – no known name |LGA=West Arnhem |LGAspan=2 |location_special=Kakadu National Park / Jabiru boundary |lspan= |type=trans |km=216 |Mile= |road= Kakadu Highway (State Route 21) south – Pine Creek |notes=Eastern end of State Route 36. Arnhem Highway continues east with no shield. |location=}} |LGA= |LGAspan= |location_special=Kakadu National Park |lspan= |type= |km=227 |Mile= |road=Oenpelli Road north – Gunbalanya |notes=Eastern end of Arnhem Highway. Oenpelli Road is also referred to as Arnhem Highway. |location=}}

References

References

  1. [http://www.kakadunationalparkaustralia.com/Arnhem_Highway.htm Travelling the Arnhem Highway from Darwin to Jabiru in Kakadu] {{webarchive. link. (18 May 2008 , ''kakadunationalparkaustralia.com''. Retrieved 11 May 2008.)
  2. Hema, Maps. (2007). "Australia Road and 4WD Atlas". Hema Maps.
  3. (24 January 2022). "Arnhem Highway - Adelaide River Floodplain Upgrade". [[Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Logistics]].

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