Flinders Highway, Queensland
The Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry. The road continues as the Barkly Highway from Cloncurry to the Northern Territory border at Camooweal and beyond. The Flinders Highway passes a number of small outback towns and typical outback landscape predominates towards the inland. It was known as National Route 78 before Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system being adopted in Australia and is now designated as A6. The highway is also known as Overlanders Way. Its entire length is part of the National Land Transport Network (formerly Auslink).
Flinders Highway Queensland | |
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| Flinders Highway (green on black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 775 km (482 mi) |
| Route number(s) | State Highway A6 |
| Former route number | National Route 78 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Barkly Highway (National Highway A2), Cloncurry |
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| East end | Bruce Highway (Queensland Highway A1), Townsville |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Julia Creek, Richmond, Hughenden, Charters Towers |
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