Stuart Highway North

The 1870 track on the Overland Telegraph route, upgraded by the exceptional efforts of Australia Road Agency’s during WWII providing an all weather sealed road for military convoys to supply men and materials to defend the North.

The first stage of the work was the upgrading of the road from Alice Springs to Tennant Creek which commenced in 1940.

The WWII road has been upgraded to National Highway standard. Examples of each era of construction remain in use, a testament to the efforts of the surveyors, engineers and construction workers who battled the environment and overcame the remoteness of the North to link Darwin with Australia by road.

The Stuart Highway

Refuelling on the side of the road, 1942.
Source: Australian War Memorial

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Engineering Heritage Recognition Program

Marker Type	Heritage Engineering Marker (HEM)
Award Date	4 December 2007
Heritage Significance
Nomination Document	Available here.
Ceremony Booklet Ceremony Report	Available here.
Plaque/Interpretation Panel Image	Not available

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References:
Challenging Terrain no Match for Engineering Ingenuity.