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kiwijims


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For those who like a long Drive.............

 

Road

StatesLength (km)[1]Highest PointLowest Point
Eyre Highwayin South Australia and Western Australia1670 km435 m2.28 m
Great Northern Highwayin Western Australia1590 km466 m0.54 m
Great Northern Highwayin Western Australia1570 km748 m1.94 m
North West Coastal Highwayin Western Australia1330 km287 m4.98 m
Anne Beadell Highwayin South Australia and Western Australia1120 km478 m161 m
Tanami Roadin Western Australia and the Northern Territory1010 km740 m302 m

 K.J.



-- Edited by kiwijims on Sunday 13th of March 2016 12:32:27 PM



-- Edited by kiwijims on Sunday 13th of March 2016 04:31:01 PM

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Don't forget us maroons

 

Bruce Highway 1,652 km Highest point 192m Lowest point  1.57m

 

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Cant believe you missed the Stuart Highway @ 2834 km the longest by far.biggrin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Highway



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Well I went from Canberra to Narooma the other week. After the long and difficult trek through roadworks and down the Clyde (Mostly @ 60ks) I finally got to Batemans Bay. The last 50k's to Narooma and a rest was the longest road I have travelled in a long time. And I have driven all the other highways as well. Except the Anne Beadell and the tanami. The 360k,s of dirt to Birdsville was pretty long too. For me, its a matter of difficulty.

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"OPPS"  Seems I left out one very important word in the heading,   I was referring to WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

"Ya know the one", where the best fish and Footballers come from.  !!!

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Ahhh bugga the state discrimination, surely Princes Highway is the longest?



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Princes highway 2256 km, 578 km shorter than the Stuart.smile



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Good to see you promoting the west Jim.......it is a great place to be.......

I have done two of them several times.......unfortunately they have too black top on them......with luck I will get to the others in the years to come.........and many of the roads in other states ......

You might be right about the best fish.........but I reckon the best footballers come from Victoria.......and play for..........

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Bushpie wrote:

Good to see you promoting the west Jim.......it is a great place to be.......

I have done two of them several times.......unfortunately they have too black top on them......with luck I will get to the others in the years to come.........and many of the roads in other states ......

You might be right about the best fish.........but I reckon the best footballers come from Victoria.......and play for..........

 Victoria ?  Footballers ???  "NUP"  sorry. just wait till the end of this season.  nonono

The WEST COAST BOYS  will show you how to play the game.  LOL

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msg wrote:

Well I went from Canberra to Narooma the other week. After the long and difficult trek through roadworks and down the Clyde (Mostly @ 60ks) I finally got to Batemans Bay. The last 50k's to Narooma and a rest was the longest road I have travelled in a long time. And I have driven all the other highways as well. Except the Anne Beadell and the tanami. The 360k,s of dirt to Birdsville was pretty long too. For me, its a matter of difficulty.

Hi msg,
I have to agree, for me the most difficult so far has been the Nathan River Road & its only 319km long. 2nd would be the road from Mt. Dare to Dalhousie (even shorter) & 3rd would be Noccundra to Tibooburra via the Warri Gate.
Which way into Birdsville are you referring to msg? I really enjoyed the road in from Windorah, but found the Birdsville Track a bit disappointing to be honest.
One I really liked though was the Dowling Track through Hungerford :D

 



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Hey Mutley
Got any info on the road between Noccundra and Tibooburra
Heading out that way at the end of the month
Sorry for being off the topic
But just need info
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Hi trouto,

Its a great drive, but it is rocky! We drove from Eromanga down to Tibooburra in the one day if that helps?

The 1st pic was driving into Noccundra from the Qld side. 2nd pic is on the road from Noccundra to Tibooburra. 

The Silver City Hwy to Broken Hill is more of the same!

 



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Hi Mutley,

Quilpie, Eromanga (Have a base there) Wyndorah and Birdsville. Just the direct route.

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