Marble Bar Nullagine Road

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.

Marble bar nullagine road.

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. 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. To contact neighbouring shires for road information please use the following numbers. The road extends over 433 kilometres and links newman to great northern highway situated to the east of port hedland.

Town of port hedland 08 9158 9300 shire of ashburton 08. In 1896 bamboo road board renamed marble bar road board in 1904 was gazetted and in 1898 nullagine road board followed. On 1 july 1961 both became shire councils following changes to the local government act. Road conditions nanutarra wittenoon road and bingarn road 23 september 2019.

Nullagine has plenty of waterholes for the adventurous to discover including beatons creek gorge garden and daylight pools. Karijini mid april 27 november 2013. Easily find directions to marble bar rd in nullagine wa 6758 using whereis. Nullagine is an old gold mining town which is but a glimmer of its former self.

Shire of east pilbara provides regular updates of road conditions. Road condition tom price to hamersley gorge 26 may 2016. Although it provides an alternative route to great northern highway most of the newman to marble bar section is unsealed. Road trip tom price to perth august september 13 august 2017.

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. On 27 may 1972 the two merged to form east pilbara shire. 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. Map directions to marble bar rd nullagine wa 6758.

Road conditions state routes 136 and 142 28 november 2015. Marble bar road upgrade project status. 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.

Then it s a quick smooth run into marble bar. Road between newman and nullagine 29 june 2018.