Australia - The Lonely Gunbarrel Highway

My trip from central to west Australia via the very remote Gunbarrel highway, loads of corrugation and in the end two yawning dingos... From Wiki: The Gunbarrel Highway is an isolated desert track in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia, and it consists of 1400km of washaways, heavy corrugations, stone, sand and flood plains. The Gunbarrel Highway connects Victory Downs, just north of the Northern Territory/South Australia border to Carnegie Station in Western Australia (this is the direction the road was constructed). Some sources also incorrectly show the highway extending west to Wiluna. The route passes directly into Aboriginal Reserves and it is a legal requirement for travellers to hold a valid Transit Permit at the time of travel. Three permits are required and they are available from the Department of Indigenous Affairs. The permits are free. Some of the eastern section of the road is now named the Tjukaruru Road for the Aboriginal people that live in this area. The Gunbarrel Highway was the first road built as part of Australia's role in the weapons research facility called Woomera; the atomic bomb testing site in this area later named Maralinga. Construction began in 1955 and was finally completed on 15 November 1958 when the construction crew reached Carnegie. The highway was surveyed and constructed under the direction of legendary bushman Len Beadell, who was responsible for numerous other roads in Australia that opened up some of the ...



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