Major roads in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Gascoyne region.[1]North West Coastal Highway, a north-south route near the coastline, is the main highway the region. A series of main roads connect coastal towns to the highway, and local roads provide additional links and access to the inland portion of the region. Roads are often named after the towns or areas they connect.[2][3]
North West Coastal Highway and the main roads in the region are important for multiple aspects of the Gascoyne's economy. These include industrial activities, particularly gold and salt mining; defence purposes; freight movement, including livestock, as there is no deep-water port in the region; and tourist traffic travelling to National Parks, such as Cape Range, Kennedy Range and Mount Augustus, and the World Heritage sites of the Shark Bay and the Ningaloo Marine Park.[4]
North West Coastal Highway is the main north-south highway through the Gascoyne. It enters the southern edge of the region at Nerren Nerren, and travels north-west to Carnarvon. The highway continues north, parallel to but inland from the coastline, passing through Minilya. The highway leaves the Gascoyne at Exmouth Gulf, continuing north-east into the Pilbara region. The other major roads in the region are all connected to the highway, either directly or via another main road.[2]
Robinson Street is a major urban road in the Gascoyne town of Carnarvon. From the centre of town, it travels north-east to North West Coastal Highway at a T junction. It is the western leg of the intersection, with North West Coastal Highway forming the southern leg (towards Geraldton) and the eastern leg (towards Karratha).[2]
^ abMain Roads Western Australia (17 December 2013). "Regional Roads". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^Main Roads Western Australia (28 February 2011). "Midwest and Gascoyne Network"(PDF) (Map). Intergrated Service Arrangement. 1:4,210,526. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^Main Roads Western Australia (2013). "Gascoyne Regional Profile"(PDF). Government of Western Australia. Archived(PDF) from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ abMain Roads Western Australia; Western Australian Tourism Commission; Royal Automobile Club. "Tourist Drives of Western Australia"(PDF). Main Roads Western Australia. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Additional archives: 24 September 2019.