- Donohue Highway
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Donohue Highway Length 249 km (155 mi) Direction West-East From 
Plenty Highway, Tobermorey Homestead, Northern Territory NT/Qld BorderTo 
Diamantina Developmental Road, near Boulia, QueenslandThe 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.[1] 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.[2] Despite the improvements to the track, it is often impassable after heavy rain.[3]
The Donohue Highway along its entire length part of the Outback Highway, which runs 2,800 km through central Australia.
See also
References
- ^ Hema Maps (2006). Australia easy read road and 4WD atlas (7th ed. ed.). Eight Mile Plains, Qld.: Hema Maps. ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5.
- ^ "www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au - Queensland Black Spot Projects". http://www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/publications/reports/pdf/Qld_BS_ProjectS_Mar09.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "Plenty Highway". http://www.openroad.com.au/travel_4wd_plentyhighway.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
Road infrastructure in QueenslandMotorways 
National Highways Highways Balonne Highway • Barwon Highway • Brisbane Valley Highway • Burnett Highway • Bunya Highway • Capricorn Highway • Captain Cook Highway • Carnarvon Highway • Castlereagh Highway • Centenary Highway • D'Aguilar Highway • Dawson Highway • Donohue Highway • Flinders Highway • Gold Coast Highway • Gregory Highway • Isis Highway • Kennedy Highway • Leichhardt Highway • Mary Valley Highway • Mitchell Highway • Moonie Highway • Mount Lindesay Highway • Mulligan Highway • Outback Highway • Palmerston Highway • Peak Downs Highway • Wide Bay HighwayDevelopmental Roads /
Outback TracksBirdsville Track • Burke Developmental Road • Gregory Developmental Road • Gulf Developmental Road • Kennedy Developmental Road • Savannah WayProposals Categories:- Roads in Queensland
- Roads in the Northern Territory
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