Savannah Way
Route in Australia
title: "Savannah Way" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["highways-in-the-northern-territory", "highway-1-(australia)", "highways-in-queensland", "far-north-queensland", "north-west-queensland", "state-strategic-touring-routes-in-queensland", "highways-in-western-australia", "northern-australia"] description: "Route in Australia" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Way" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Route in Australia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Australian road"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Highway |
| road_name | Savannah Way |
| state | qld |
| state2 | wa |
| image | Savannah Way - panoramio.jpg |
| caption | Savannah Way, Queensland |
| length | 3501 |
| route | {{plainlist |
| direction_a | East |
| end_a | Cairns, Queensland |
| direction_b | West |
| end_b | Broome, Western Australia |
| through | Katherine, Borroloola, Burketown, Normanton, Croydon, Georgetown |
| :: |
|type=Highway |road_name=Savannah Way |state=qld |state2=wa |image=Savannah Way - panoramio.jpg |caption=Savannah Way, Queensland |est= |length=3501 |route={{plainlist|
- National Highway 1 (Broome to NT Border)
- A1 (WA Border to Mataranka)
- B20 (Roper Highway)
- Nathan River Road
- C1 (Wollogorang Road at Nathan River Road Junction to QLD Border)
- National Route 1 (NT Border to Cairns)}} |direction_a=East |end_a= Cairns, Queensland |exits= |direction_b=West |end_b= Broome, Western Australia |through=Katherine, Borroloola, Burketown, Normanton, Croydon, Georgetown}} The Savannah Way is a route of highways and major roads across the tropical savannahs of northern Australia, linking Cairns in Queensland with Broome in Western Australia. Promoted as a self-drive tourist route, it joins Cairns, Normanton, Borroloola, Katherine, Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and Broome. It has been designated by the Queensland Government as a State Strategic Touring Route. File:Savannah Way 0216.svg Much of the route is Highway 1; however, much of it is on unsealed roads. It runs for a distance of 3501 km. Parts of Savannah Way form part of the National Highway network.
Alternate routes are signposted along the way allowing travellers different options from the main Savannah Way. From Cairns they include travel via Chillagoe and the Burke Developmental Road to Karumba; via Einasleigh and Forsayth to Georgetown; via Gregory Downs to Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill) and Bowthorn station; via Daly Waters and Top Springs to Timber Creek; or via the Gibb River Road to Derby.
References
References
- Hema, Maps. (2007). "Australia Road and 4WD Atlas". Hema Maps.
- (February 2016). "Driving Experiences (State Strategic Touring Routes and Tourist Drives)". [[Queensland Government]]}} Licensed as [[CC BY.
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