Road Photos & Information: Northern Territory

Lasseter Highway (State Route 4)

Statistics:

• Length: 249 km
• Western Terminus: Tjukaruru Road, Yulara
• Southern Terminus: Stuart Highway (NH87) at Erldunda
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Mount Ebenezer Roadhouse, Curtin Springs Roadhouse and Yulara

Route Numbering:

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General Information:

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. The route forms a road link known as the 'Outback Way' or 'Outback Highway' linking Laverton in Western Australia with Winton in South-West Queensland, via Alice Springs and Ulura/Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory. 1

History:

• December 2001: Introduction of a 110 km/h speed limit on the Lasseter Highway from the Stuart Highway to Yulara. 2
• 2005: Route widened to 8 metres and sealed in Yulara area. 1
• 2007: Upgrade the Lasseter Highway-Yulara Drive intersection. 3

Preview:	Description:
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Lasseter Hwy from Tjukaruru Road at Yulara, looking southeast. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Intersection Directional Signs: ID sign assembly facing traffic from Tjukaruru Road at Yulara, near Uluru. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Intersection Directional Signs: ID sign on Lasseter Highway at the intersection with Tjukaruru Road at Yulara, with Uluru in the distance. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Distance Sign: Eastbound distance sign after the Luritja Road intersection in the locality of Petermann, September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign approaching Stuart Hwy (NH87) at Erldunda. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling

1 Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government
2 NT Deparment of Infrastructure
3 Northern Territory Treasury

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