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Buntine Highway

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Type
  
Rural road

Major cities
  
Kalkarindji, Top Springs

Length
  
570 km

Major settlements
  
Kalkarindji, Top Springs

Buntine Highway

Route number(s)
  
National Route 96 (WA/NT border – Victoria Highway) B96 (future route number in Northern Territory)

Former route number
  
National Route 80 (Nicholson – Top Springs)

West end
  
Duncan Road, Nicholson, Western Australia

East end
  
Victoria Highway (National Highway 1), Willeroo, Northern Territory

The Buntine Highway is a 570-kilometre highway in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It runs from the Victoria Highway via Top Springs and Kalkarindji and then to Nicholson, Western Australia. The section from the Victoria Highway to Kalkaringi is a single-lane sealed road with a few dual-lane sections; the remaining section is unsealed. Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government.

Map of Buntine Hwy, Australia

References

Buntine Highway Wikipedia