Roper Highway

The Roper Highway is a road in the Northern Territory of Australia that begins from a point on the Stuart Highway 7 kilometres south of Mataranka, and runs east along the Roper River via Roper Bar to Ngukurr.^[1] Its length is 206 kilometres. From Ngukurr the road continues for approximately 153 kilometres to Numbulwar on the Gulf of Carpentaria as the Numbulwar Road.^[2] The section of the highway between Roper Bar and Ngukurr is also known as the Ngukurr Access. ^[3]

Roper Highway Northern Territory
Roper Highway (depicted in blue)
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	206 km (128 mi)
Route number(s)	B20 (Mataranka – Ngukurr)
Major junctions
SW end	Stuart Highway, Mataranka
NE end	Ngukurr
Location(s)
Major settlements	Elsey, Roper Valley, Roper Bar, Ngukurr

See also

Australian Roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in the Northern Territory