The '''Outback Highway''' or '''Outback Way''' is a series of roads and dirt tracks linking Winton,_Queensland and Laverton,_Western_Australia. At 2,800 km, it traverses the inhospitable arid heart of Australia, the great Outback. It passes through Queensland, the Northern_Territory and Western_Australia. It is being developed to provide an inland route between southern Western Australia and northern Queensland as an alternative to the National Highway 1 along either coast. Roads that make the highway are *Great_Central_Road *Gunbarrel_Highway *Lasseter_Highway *Stuart_Highway *Plenty_Highway *Donohue_Highway *Kennedy_Development_Road Like any Outback highways, drivers should use 4wd vehicles, be well prepared and obtain the relevant permits. Remoteness, temperatures and wildlife hazards can cause hardships and even deaths if drivers come unprepared. ==See also== *Highways_in_Australia *List_of_highways_in_Northern_Territory *List_of_highways_in_Queensland *List_of_highways_in_Western_Australia ==External links== *Outback Highway official website Category:Australian_highways Fi:Outback_highway