Statistics:

• Length: 145 km
• Northern Terminus: Cox Peninsula Rd (B34) at Blackmore
• Southern Terminus: Stuart Hwy (A1) at Coomalie Creek
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Blackmore, Rakula, Litchfield National Park, Rum Jungle, Batchelor and Coomalie Creek

Route Numbering:

• Current: B30

• Former:

General Information:

B30 is a rural route approximately 100 km southwest of Darwin that passes through mostly bushland and links Darwin with the Litchfield National Park.

Proclaimed a national park in 1986, Litchfield National Park, and related road is named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a Territory pioneer, who explored areas of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs on the Timor Sea to the Daly River in 1864.

History:

• 1967: Construction of Townsend Bridge over Finniss River. 1
• September 1995: Part of Windmill & Poett Roads at Rum Jungle renamed Litchfield Park Road 2
• May 2015: Works commenced on 7.5km of sealing works on Litchfield Park Road, located 19km from the intersection of Cox Peninsula Road. The project included re-alignment, earthworks, sealing and drainage works. 3
• 13 August 2013: The name Townsend Bridge gazetted. The bridge over Finniss River was named in recognition of the contributions the Townsend family have made to the Northern Territory, including being one of the first families to introduce Brahman cattle to the Northern Territory and for introducing new livestock techniques such as the use of aircraft, airboats and vehicles for mustering, and in commemoration of Henry "Roy" Townsend who, in 1967, personally constructed the bridge to improve wet season access to the Townsend family properties beyond the Finniss River, and to create better road access generally for all road users. The bridge was built at the cost of the Townsend family and on its completion, was adopted by the then Northern Territory Department of Works and is part of the current Litchfield Park Road. 1
• 2014: Extension of the seal on the Litchfield Park Road at a coast of $4.75 million. 4

Coomalie Creek to Blackmore			Blackmore to Coomalie Creek
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	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Batchelor Rd (B30) at Coomalie Ck, July 2017. Image © Michael Greenslade			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Florence Falls Rd at Litchfield Park, July 2017. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at the entrance to Litchfield National Park, July 2017. Image © Michael Greenslade			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Litchfield Park, after Florence Falls Rd, July 2017. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Batchelor, approaching Awilla Rd, July 2017. The reference to A1 Stuart Hwy should be prefixed with 'To'. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs at the corner of Batchelor Rd (B30) and Awilla Rd at Batchelor, July 2017. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Batchlor Rd (B30) at Coomalie Creek, approaching Stuart Hwy (A1), July 2017. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 NT Place Names Register, Townsend Bridge
2 NT Place Names Register, Windmill Road
3 Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, Completed Projects, Litchfield Park Road
4 Northern Territory Government Newsroom, Media Release, Less rattle for the cattle, 12 June 2014

Last updated: 31-Dec-2018 18:21

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