Major roads in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Pilbara region.[1] There are two main highways in the region: Great Northern Highway, which travels north through the region to Port Hedland and then north-west along the coast, as well as North West Coastal Highway, which heads south-west from Port Hedland. A series of main roads connects towns to the highways, and local roads provide additional links. The majority of these roads service the western half of the region, with few located in the various deserts east of the Oakover River. Roads are often named after the towns or areas they connect.[2][3]

The region's main roads are important for multiple aspects of the Pilbara's economy. These activities include mining (despite most products being transported by rail), agriculture and pastoral leases, and tourism, especially to the national parks at Karijini, Millstream-Chichester, and Rudall River.[4]

Bingarn Road

Bingarn Road
Location	Tom Price – Mount Sheila
Length	24.76 km[5] (15.39 mi)

Bingarn Road is a major north–south road in the Pilbara. From Tom Price, it travels north to Nanutarra Munjina Road at Mount Sheila.[2]

Burrup Road

Burrup Road
Location	Burrup Peninsula
Length	9.25 km[5] (5.75 mi)

Burrup Road,[1] also known as Burrup Peninsula Road,[5] is a main road on the Burrup Peninsula. From Dampier Road near Dampier, it heads north-east up the peninsula to Woodside's onshore LNG processing plant.[2][6]

Dampier Road

Dampier Road
Location	Karratha – Dampier
Length	19.27 km[5] (11.97 mi)

Dampier Road,[1][2] also known as Dampier Highway,[7] is a major road in the Pilbara. From De Witt Road in Karratha, it travels west along the southern edge of town, and continues west to Gap Ridge. It then turns north-westerly, running to Dampier on the Burrup Peninsula.

The road was completed in the late 1960s as a major link between Karratha and Dampier.

Duplication between Balmoral Road West and Burrup Peninsula Road, turning the road into a dual carriageway, was completed on 28 February 2013.[7]

Great Northern Highway

Great Northern Highway (Pilbara region)
Location	Newman – Pardoo
Length	609.34 km[5] (378.63 mi)
Route number	National Highway 95 National Highway 1

Great Northern Highway is a main highway through the Pilbara region, and part of the Perth to Darwin national highway. From the southern edge of the region at Newman, the highway travels north-west towards Karijini National Park, and then north to Port Hedland, where it meets the northern end of North West Coastal Highway. Great Northern Highway continues north-eastwards near the coast, passing into the Kimberley region at Pardoo.[2]

De Witt Road

De Witt Road
Location	Karratha
Length	6.57 km[5] (4.08 mi)

De Witt Road (formerly Karratha Rd) is a main north–south road in the Pilbara region, linking Karratha to the North West Coastal Highway. It travels from the highway to the town centre along the eastern edge of Stove Hill, terminating at Dampier Road.[2]

Karijini Road

Karijini Road
Location	Juna Downs – Mount Sheila
Length	108.66 km[5] (67.52 mi)

Karijini Road,[1] also known as Karijini Drive,[2][3] is a major east–west road through the Karijini National Park. It connects Great Northern Highway, on the eastern side of the park, to Mount Sheila, near Tom Price, west of the park.[2]

Madigan Road

Madigan Road
Location	Karratha
Length	5.78 km[5] (3.59 mi)

Madigan Road is a major north–south road in the Pilbara region. It runs north from the Karratha Roadhouse on North West Coastal Highway, linking traffic to Dampier and Karratha via Dampier Road.[2]

Marble Bar Road

Marble Bar Road
Location	Newman – Strelley
Length	433.94 km[5] (269.64 mi)
Route number	State Route 138

Marble Bar Road is a main north–south road in the Pilbara region. From Great Northern Highway at Newman, it heads north via Nullagine and Marble Bar to rejoin Great Northern Highway at Strelley, east of Port Hedland. Although it provides an alternative route to Great Northern Highway, most of the Newman to Marble Bar section is unsealed.[2]

Nanutarra Munjina Road

Nanutarra Munjina Road
Location	Nanutarra – Karijini
Length	417.12 km[5] (259.19 mi)
Route number	State Route 136

Nanutarra Munjina Road is a major east–west road in the Pilbara region. From North West Coastal Highway at the Nanutarra Roadhouse, it travels east-south-east towards Paraburdoo–Tom Price Road. The sealed road turns here towards Paraburdoo, but Nanutarra Munjina Road continues as an unsealed road for most of its remaining length. It curves to the north-east, heading around Tom Price and the Karijini National Park. Near the Fortescue River, the road again travels east-south-easterly to Great Northern Highway at the Auski Roadhouse, Karijini.[2]

North West Coastal Highway

North West Coastal Highway (Pilbara region)
Location	Yannarie – Mundabullangana
Length	570.26 km[5] (354.34 mi)
Route number	National Route 1

North West Coastal Highway is a highway that follows the southern half of the Pilbara coastline. From the Gascyone region at Burkett Road, a turnoff for Exmouth, the highway enters the Pilbara region at Yannarie. It heads north-easterly, gradually moving closer to the coast until it reaches the access roads to Dampier and Karratha, Madigan Road and Karratha Road. From here the highway moves runs to Roeburn and then over to Whim Creek, where it curves back to the north east to meet Great Northern Highway at Mundabullangana, south of Port Hedland.[2]

Onslow Road

Onslow Road
Location	Cane – Onslow
Length	79.40 km[5] (49.34 mi)

Onslow Road is a major road in the Pilbara region. From North West Coastal Highway at Cane, north of the Nanutarra Roadhouse, it heads north-west to the town of Onslow on the coast.[2]

Paraburdoo–Tom Price Road

Paraburdoo–Tom Price Road
Location	Rocklea – Tom Price
Length	130.78 km[5] (81.26 mi)

Paraburdoo–Tom Price Road,[1] also known as Paraburdoo Tom Price Road[2] or Paraburdoo Road (west of Paraburdoo) and Tom Price Road (east of Paraburdoo),[5] is a major road in the Pilbara region. From Nanutarra Munjina Road in Rocklea, the road heads south-east to Paraburdoo. It then curves round to the north, meeting Karijini Road, before heading a short distance north-west to Tom Price, where Bingarn Road completes the loop back to Nanutarra Munjina Road. Paraburdoo–Tom Price Road is part of the sealed road link between North West Coastal Highway and Great Northern Highway in the southern half of the Pilbara.[2]

Point Samson–Roebourne Road

Point Samson–Roebourne Road
Location	Point Samson – Roebourne
Length	18.41 km[5] (11.44 mi)

Point Samson–Roebourne Road,[1] also known as Point Samson Roebourne Road,[2] is a major north–south road in the Pilbara region. It links Point Samson on the coast via Wickham to North West Coastal Highway at Roebourne.[2]

Ripon Hills Road

Ripon Hills Road
Location	Marble Bar
Length	130.94 km[5] (81.36 mi)

Ripon Hills Road is a major east–west road in Marble Bar. It travels from Marble Bar Road near the Marble Bar townsite to the edge of the suburb, near the Oakover River. A local road, Telfer Road, continues east to Telfer.[2]

Warlu Road

Warlu Road
Location	Karratha – Millstream
Length	88.05 km[5] (54.71 mi)

Warlu Road is a major north-west to south-east road in the Pilbara region. From North West Coastal Highway at the edge of Karratha, the road heads south-east to Millstream, where it ends at Roeburn Road (a local road). There are plans to extend Warlu Road to Tom Price, so the road would cover a total distance of 275.26 kilometres (171.04 mi),[5] and meet up with Bingarn Road.[2]

Wilson Street

Wilson Street
Location	Port Hedland
Length	10.38 km[5] (6.45 mi)

Wilson Street is a major road in Port Hedland, in the Pilbara region. It connects the coastal townsite to Great Northern Highway.[2]

See also

• List of highways in Western Australia
• List of road routes in Western Australia
• List of major roads in rural Western Australia
• Major roads in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia
• Major roads in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
• Major roads in the Mid West region of Western Australia
• Major roads in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
• Tourist Drives in Western Australia

References

1. Main Roads Western Australia (17 December 2013). "Regional Roads". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
2. Main Roads Western Australia (13 August 2013). Upper Regions map – Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne (PDF) (Map). 1:3,000,000. Version 1.0. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
3. Main Roads Western Australia (28 February 2011). "Pilbara Network" (Map). Intergrated Service Arrangement. 1:3,092,784. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
4. Main Roads Western Australia (2013). "Pilbara Regional Profile" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
5. Main Roads Western Australia. Road Information Mapping System (Map). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
6. "Pluto LNG". Woodside. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
7. Main Roads Western Australia (20 December 2013). "Dampier Highway Duplication". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.