Worst non 4WD Road in Aus.

Submitted: Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:16
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What is the worst road in Australia

I have just added the Tanami ( WA ) to my list,What a pain that was.

Just arrived in Halls creek 5500K from home
Truck just turned over 21.000 12 to 13 L/ 100
Used Next g all the way to Adelaide, only limited coverage on the Stewart Hwy.
Heading north tomorrow.
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Reply By: Redback - Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:21

Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:21
Where do i start, Hume Hwy, Pacific Hwy, Parramatta Rd, Victoria Rd, mate nothing in the bush even comes close to these roads.

Baz.
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Reply By: equinox - Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:25

Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:25
Ernest Giles Road N.T.

I did that in my Corolla a few times.

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In whatever comes our way.



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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:46

Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 22:46
We wondered what struck us when we hit the NT/WA border, it went from quite a good road, pass the border and down hill from there. I'm sure there is worse though.
Enjoy the rest of your trip

Cheers

D


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Reply By: guzzi - Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 23:07

Friday, Sep 14, 2007 at 23:07
Ipswich road..........
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Reply By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 07:26

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 07:26
The (notso) great northern highway.....single lane sealed, single lane bridges, 4 trailer road trains.....all going past a mine that has given royalties to the state gov of about a billion dollars over the past 20 years (I'm sure others have similar issues on other area's that FIFO workers and money....)

Cheers Andrew
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Follow Up By: BIG_red87 - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:39

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:39
The section from New Norcia to Wubin aint too crash hot either. Probably one of the most corrugated sealed roads i've driven on
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Reply By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 07:42

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 07:42
The Moonie Hwy from Dalby to Moonie,
it is the bounciest sealed section of road I know

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Reply By: montana - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 08:15

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 08:15
betwen nevertire and nyngan is going to bring some unsuspecting caravaner to grief soon ,getting like a short sharp rollercoaster in places.
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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:06

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:06
Spencers Brook to York Rd, WA.

Lionel.
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Reply By: Topend - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:10

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:10
The road to Cape Leveque.
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Follow Up By: BIG_red87 - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:37

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:37
a bloke at work had to drive a semi up there during the wet - the road was open on the way up but closed the day after he returned. He reckons he was driving through puddles up to the axles haha saw a couple of four wheel drivers stuck. You should have seen the prime mover when he got back - bloody mud everywhere!! Gotta love the fact it was a hire truck...
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Follow Up By: Topend - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 14:23

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 14:23
We went up there in May 2004 and it was dry with corrigations the size of speed bumps. When we drove out three days later there was a storm and the road was more like a creek. We didn't dare stop for fear of getting bogged.
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Reply By: Ole Grizzly - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:19

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:19
Has to be the road to my Mother In-Laws...always a drag getting there and a rough trip home.
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Follow Up By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:48

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:48
I do love that one Griz, had a mouthful of coffee when I read it.
Now its all over the screen and key board.
showed the missus and got a clip round the ear.

Cheers mate,

Lionel.
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Reply By: al - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:38

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:38
pick any road in s.a. but we do have a new tram track to no where
that the old trams can't run on yet
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al
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Reply By: vcbb - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 15:53

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 15:53
The savannah way from Boraloola to Burketown (especially around Hells Gate QLD have forgotten there is a road there to maintain
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Reply By: TEQ105 - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 16:49

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 16:49
The worst bitumen road would have to be Camooweal to Mt Isa road, we call it the goat track
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Follow Up By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 18:22

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 18:22
Second that....
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Follow Up By: Bob Y. - Qld - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 06:19

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 06:19
Isa to the 'Weal?

Would have to be the best road in Qld now!

9 metres wide, smooth as, and fenced most if not all the way. Was up there late in August, and it was best trip ever had on that road.

Hooroo...
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Can't remember most of it.

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Reply By: Russ n Sue - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 17:05

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 17:05
I'm going to join those who nominated the Tanami Rd (WA side) and the Broome to Cape Leveque Rd. We've done both in the last month and they haven't improved.

Cheers

Russ.
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Reply By: lees fishin - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 18:10

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 18:10
gibb river rd ,road to mitchell falls & road to bungle bungels all in wa
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Reply By: Member - Julie P (VIC) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 18:24

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 18:24
Tablelands Highway -Cape Crawford to Barkly Homestead
- bitumen - they call that bitumen? what is left of it.
jules
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Reply By: Blaze - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 23:40

Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 23:40
I believe I have driven on nearly all the roads mentioned above, and must add if I had to rate them 1 to 10 with 10 being the worse, IMHO we would start 9 and 10 going to a couple of the black top ones. As for Savanah, GRR and Tanami, these would have only been around 2, 3, and 3.

We discussed this when we got home from a trip that included the Tanami, GRR and the Savanah from Roper to Hells Gate. The roughest road we drove on was 30k's from home, it is the road from Coombah (Silver City Hwy) to Renmark. I believe a lot people take roads close to their home yowns as being less of a threat and not as rough because they aren't as isolated and if breakages occur its easier to fix or get the vehicle home.

Of course roads like the one I mentioned above has probably triple the traffic of the real outback tracks and get less grading.
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