Marble Bar Nullagine Road

The road extends over 433 kilometres and links newman to great northern highway situated to the east of port hedland.

Marble bar nullagine road.

Road trip tom price to perth august september 13 august 2017. The marble bar road is a critical access road for a number of mining operations throughout the pilbara region including newman nullagine marble bar and several aboriginal communities including jigalong and punmu. Nullagine is an old gold mining town which is but a glimmer of its former self. In 1896 bamboo road board renamed marble bar road board in 1904 was gazetted and in 1898 nullagine road board followed.

Then it s a quick smooth run into marble bar. On 1 july 1961 both became shire councils following changes to the local government act. In progress the state government is investing 20million comprising 10 million investment through royalties for regions and 10 million from main roads to upgrade and seal marble bar road between newman and the ripon hills turn off. Road conditions nanutarra wittenoon road and bingarn road 23 september 2019.

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. Road between newman and nullagine 29 june 2018. Road condition tom price to hamersley gorge 26 may 2016.

Marble bar nullagine located on the nullagine river 189 km north of newman is the town of nullagine the town takes its name from the local aboriginal name for the river that runs through its centre. Nullagine has plenty of waterholes for the adventurous to discover including beatons creek gorge garden and daylight pools. The town is named after a bar in the nearby coongan river which was thought to be marble but was later found to be jasper. Road conditions state routes 136 and 142 28 november 2015.

One time isolated gold mining town between marble bar and newman. Town of port hedland 08 9158 9300 shire of ashburton 08. Marble bar road is a main north south road in the pilbara region. The town of marble bar after returning to the main shays gap marble bar road it s not long before you encounter the bitumen road from pardoo.

Karijini mid april 27 november 2013. To contact neighbouring shires for road information please use the following numbers. Map directions to marble bar rd nullagine wa 6758. It is now nothing more than a park telecentre gym police station general store library hotel and nursing post.

Latest road condition report for up to date information from main roads contact 138 138 or visit the website www mainroads wa gov au. Shire of east pilbara provides regular updates of road conditions.