Lasseter Highway

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Lasseter Highway

Lasseter Highway route map.png
Map of central Australia with Lasseter Highway highlighted in red
General information
Type Highway
Length244 km (152 mi)
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg A4
Major junctions
West endAUS Alphanumeric Route C4.svg Tjukaruru Road, Uluru-Katatjuta National Park
 
  • Yulara Drive
  • Giles Street
  • Australian state route 3.svg Luritja Road (State Route 3)
East endAUS Alphanumeric Route A87.svg Stuart Highway (A87), Erldunda
Location(s)
Major settlements Yulara, Curtin Springs, Mount Ebenezer
Highway system

Lasseter Highway is a fully sealed 244 kilometre highway in the Northern Territory of Australia. [1] It connects Yulara, Kata Tjuta and Uluru east to the Stuart Highway at Erldunda. [2] The highway is named after Lewis Hubert (Harold Bell) Lasseter, who claimed to have discovered a fabulously rich gold reef (Lasseter's Reef) west of Kata Tjuta. [3]

Contents

Junctions

Locationkm [4] miDestinationsNotes
Yulara 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route C4.svg Tjukaruru Road (C4)Route 4 continues to Kata Tjuta then to the Western Australian border becoming the Great Central Road
Yulara Drive
1.50.93Giles Street
Petermann 9559Mulga Park Road
180110Australian state route 3.svg Luritja Road (State Route 3)
Ghan 288179AUS Alphanumeric Route A87.svg Stuart Highway (A87) – Adelaide, Darwin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian Roadsportal

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References

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