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Map of the National Highway System. The National Highway (part of the National Land Transport Network) is a system of roads connecting all mainland states and territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways and motorways connecting Australia's capital cities and major regional centres.
Aerial view of Tuggeranong Parkway in the Australian Capital Territory. Deer Park Bypass on the Western Freeway. The Tasman Highway in Tasmania.. Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cities and major regional centres.
There are also many roads classified as a highway, but without a highway name. For example, Great Southern Highway is classified as a main road, not as a highway, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] or Hereward Highway in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown which is a two lane suburban street with the name Highway, while the King Georges Road is classified as a highway ...
A map of major roads in Australia. Roads are the main method of transport in Australia. There are many forms of transport in Australia. Australia is highly dependent on road transport. There are more than 300 airports with paved runways. Passenger rail transport includes widespread commuter networks in the major capital cities with more limited ...
Unnumbered freeway-grade roads Cross City Tunnel (tolled) Burns Bay Road (South of Lane Cove West) – This route was built as part of the F3 but was cancelled. Captain Cook Bridge – The only bit of F6 inside Sydney as a proposed extension but cancelled [2] Syd Einfeld Drive (The only part of F7)
Welcome to the Australian roads portal. This portal is designed to give an overview of articles associated with the roads in Australia , predominantly with a focus on the roads themselves, but also on their history, associated infrastructure, and other related topics.
Australia ' s Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland capital cities except the national capital of Canberra.At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway (over 11,000 km or 6,800 mi) and the Trans-Canada Highway (8,030 km or 4,990 mi).
The Hume Freeway is the major road transport link between the cities of Melbourne and Sydney. Road transport is an element of the Australian transport network, and contributes to the Australian economy. Australia relies heavily on road transport due to Australia's large area and low population density in considerable parts of the country. [2]