Donohue Highway
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The Donohue Highway is 249 km mostly unpaved outback track that leads through the northern foothills of the Simpson Desert
in Queensland
to Tobermorey Homestead, Northern Territory
near the NT/Qld border.
The road branches off about 8 km north of Boulia on the Diamantina Developmental Road toward the west. The Georgina River is at about the 166 km mark and 83 km further is Tobermorey, a town with 20 inhabitants. From here the trail continues as the Plenty Highway
towards Alice Springs.
The route is mostly unpaved and marked by corrugations, deep potholes and bulldust (fine red desert dust). However, in 2009 further development in the form of river crossings were initially attached and further parts of the road are paved. Despite the improvements to the track, it is often impassable after heavy rain.
The Donohue Highway along its entire length part of the Outback Highway
, which runs 2,800 km through central Australia.
Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. It is the fourth largest Australian desert, with an area of 176,500 km² ....
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
to Tobermorey Homestead, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
near the NT/Qld border.
The road branches off about 8 km north of Boulia on the Diamantina Developmental Road toward the west. The Georgina River is at about the 166 km mark and 83 km further is Tobermorey, a town with 20 inhabitants. From here the trail continues as the Plenty Highway
Plenty Highway
The Plenty Highway is a 498 kilometre outback mostly unsealed track cutting across to north-western Queensland from the Stuart Highway.The track leaves the Stuart Highway 68 kilometres north of Alice Springs, follows the Sandover Highway for the first 27 kilometres and finishes in Tobermorey...
towards Alice Springs.
The route is mostly unpaved and marked by corrugations, deep potholes and bulldust (fine red desert dust). However, in 2009 further development in the form of river crossings were initially attached and further parts of the road are paved. Despite the improvements to the track, it is often impassable after heavy rain.
The Donohue Highway along its entire length part of the Outback Highway
Outback Highway
The Outback Highway or Outback Way is a series of roads and dirt tracks linking Winton, Queensland and Laverton, Western Australia. At , it crosses Central Australia , passing through; Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.It has been proposed as a development to provide an...
, which runs 2,800 km through central Australia.