Outback Highway

The Outback Highway or Outback Way is a series of roads and dirt tracks linking Laverton, Western Australia and Winton, Queensland. At 2,719 km (1,690 mi), it crosses Central Australia (colloquially known as the Outback), passing through Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Outback Highway

Queensland
The Kennedy Development Road between Middleton and Boulia, 2011
West end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeTrack
Length2,719 km (1,690 mi)
Major junctions
West endLaverton Leonora Road
Laverton, Western Australia
 
East end Landsborough Highway
Winton, Queensland
Location(s)
RegionGoldfields-Esperance
Central Australia
Central West Queensland
viaWarburton, Yulara, Alice Springs, Boulia
Restrictions
Permits5 required
Fuel supplyLaverton 28.624120°S 122.396416°E / -28.624120; 122.396416
Tjukayirla Roadhouse 27.155334°S 124.574817°E / -27.155334; 124.574817
Warburton (26.131861°S 126.569026°E / -26.131861; 126.569026
Warakurna Roadhouse 25.042906°S 128.303417°E / -25.042906; 128.303417
Kaltukatjara 24.873483°S 129.083220°E / -24.873483; 129.083220
Atitjere 22.984045°S 134.935457°E / -22.984045; 134.935457
Tobermorey Roadhouse 22.274469°S 137.973721°E / -22.274469; 137.973721
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