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Ross Highway

NTUnclassified road15.5 km35 segments8
2.4Sports
15.5 kmTotal length
35Segments
35Grey spot segments
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Ross Highway is a 16 km sealed road in the Northern Territory, Australia. It scores 7.7/10 for 4WDs with highly technical corners and rough surface.

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Vehicle scores
2.4/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
6.0/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
4.0/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
7.7/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
2.6/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 35 segments
Poor (<4)100%

Sports score IQR: 2.4 - 2.4

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed83%Unsealed17%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
3.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
9.3
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
7.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classUnclassified road
8.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
9.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
4.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 35 segments
35
Grey spots

Crash record linkage not yet available for NT. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
7.3/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure45%
Night driving risk52%
Wind exposure46%
Sun glare risk80%
Wildlife strike risk12%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments
Top 232 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#80634070Asphalt0.62 km8.58.48.3#80634071Asphalt0.58 km8.58.48.3#80546810Asphalt0.65 km8.58.48.4#80540640Asphalt0.54 km8.58.38.3#80546807Asphalt0.65 km8.48.38.2#80546808Asphalt0.48 km8.38.28.3#80634069Asphalt0.65 km8.38.28.2#80546809Asphalt0.42 km8.38.28.3#118078889Asphalt0.37 km8.28.18.1#80540639Asphalt0.46 km8.28.18.1#80540655Asphalt0.39 km8.28.18.1#80634043Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#80540656Asphalt0.43 km8.07.87.9#80540657Asphalt0.65 km7.97.67.8#80546811Asphalt0.42 km7.77.57.7#80540666Asphalt0.38 km7.67.37.6#80634068Asphalt0.55 km7.67.37.5#80634042Asphalt0.40 km7.67.37.5#80634050Asphalt0.38 km7.67.37.5#80581293Asphalt0.43 km7.57.37.5#80540649Asphalt0.65 km7.37.07.2#80634044Asphalt0.46 km7.37.07.2#80634051Asphalt0.58 km7.37.07.3#80571023Asphalt0.61 km7.26.97.1#80634053Asphalt0.53 km7.26.97.1#80540642Asphalt0.40 km7.16.87.2#80571013Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.1#80634039Asphalt0.58 km7.16.87.1#80634058Asphalt0.38 km7.16.77.1#80540654Asphalt0.22 km7.06.77.1#80571015Asphalt0.27 km7.06.77.1#80571019Asphalt0.37 km7.06.77.1#117983337Asphalt0.12 km7.06.77.1#80634037Asphalt0.19 km7.06.67.0#80540644Asphalt0.49 km6.96.67.0#80634036Asphalt0.37 km6.96.57.0#80571024Asphalt0.09 km6.96.57.0#80634066Asphalt0.51 km6.86.56.9#80540641Asphalt0.36 km6.86.66.6#80540660Asphalt0.41 km6.86.56.8#80634057Asphalt0.49 km6.86.56.9#80634054Asphalt0.36 km6.86.56.9#80571025Asphalt0.37 km6.86.56.8#80581294Asphalt0.42 km6.86.46.7#80540647Asphalt0.42 km6.86.46.7#80634052Asphalt0.64 km6.86.46.9#80540658Asphalt0.59 km6.86.46.7#80540638Asphalt0.07 km6.76.46.8#80545308Asphalt0.06 km6.76.47.2#80540648Asphalt0.48 km6.76.36.7#80581295Asphalt0.18 km6.66.26.7#80571002Asphalt0.65 km6.66.26.6#80634067Asphalt0.42 km6.66.26.6#80571014Asphalt0.47 km6.66.26.6#80581300Asphalt0.33 km6.66.26.7#80634056Asphalt0.40 km6.56.26.7#80571006Asphalt0.01 km6.56.27.1#80540659Asphalt0.48 km6.56.26.7#80634049Asphalt0.22 km6.56.26.7#80571018Asphalt0.36 km6.56.26.7#80540650Asphalt0.41 km6.56.16.5#80634045Asphalt0.53 km6.56.16.6#117983324Asphalt0.06 km6.56.16.6#80634038Asphalt0.01 km6.56.16.5#80571012Asphalt0.06 km6.56.16.6#80634061Asphalt0.61 km6.46.16.6#80571016Asphalt0.04 km6.46.06.6#80571020Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.5#80540665Asphalt0.55 km6.46.06.5#80540646Asphalt0.37 km6.46.06.6#80540643Asphalt0.58 km6.46.06.4#80540653Asphalt0.54 km6.46.06.4#80577492Asphalt0.05 km6.46.06.8#80581297Asphalt0.03 km6.46.06.8#80571005Asphalt0.04 km6.46.06.8#80571022Asphalt0.11 km6.46.06.4#80571003Asphalt0.33 km6.36.06.5#80634055Asphalt0.63 km6.36.06.5#80634041Asphalt0.41 km6.35.96.4#80546812Asphalt0.14 km6.35.96.4#80540661Asphalt0.43 km6.35.96.4#80571026Asphalt0.33 km6.35.96.4#80634035Asphalt0.50 km6.35.96.5#80540651Asphalt0.38 km6.35.96.5#80634059Asphalt0.40 km6.35.96.3#80634040Asphalt0.52 km6.35.96.3#80634060Asphalt0.50 km6.35.86.5#80634062Asphalt0.53 km6.25.86.5#80571011Asphalt0.07 km6.25.86.4#80571027Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#80540645Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#80571017Asphalt0.11 km6.25.86.4#80634065Asphalt0.36 km6.25.86.3#80571001Asphalt0.38 km6.25.86.2#80571010Asphalt0.06 km6.25.86.4#80634033Asphalt0.41 km6.25.86.4#80634046Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#80634063Asphalt0.44 km6.15.76.4#80577490Asphalt0.08 km6.15.76.3#80571004Asphalt0.09 km6.15.76.3#80571007Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.3#80615660Asphalt0.06 km6.15.76.3#80577491Asphalt0.13 km6.15.76.3#80581296Asphalt0.23 km6.15.76.3#80634072Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.3#80571009Asphalt0.08 km6.15.76.3#80540652Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.2#80571021Asphalt0.24 km6.05.66.1#80540662Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#80571028Asphalt0.28 km6.05.56.1#80634047Asphalt0.64 km6.05.56.1#80634034Asphalt0.40 km6.05.56.1#80634048Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#80571008Asphalt0.10 km6.05.56.1#80634064Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#80540664Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#80540663Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#118014191Asphalt0.40 km6.05.56.1#80581299Asphalt0.12 km6.05.56.1#80596621Asphalt0.65 km4.87.58.2#80581301Asphalt0.40 km4.67.17.9#80596634Asphalt0.35 km4.67.28.0#80581303Asphalt0.46 km4.57.07.8#80540674Asphalt0.53 km4.56.97.7#80581313Asphalt0.65 km4.56.97.7#80581314Asphalt0.50 km4.56.97.7#80581304Asphalt0.50 km4.56.87.7#80581343Asphalt0.61 km4.46.87.7#80540671Asphalt0.45 km4.46.87.6#80540673Asphalt0.48 km4.46.87.6#80596622Asphalt0.40 km4.36.77.6#80581305Asphalt0.64 km4.36.67.5#80581330Asphalt0.54 km4.36.67.5#118024714Asphalt0.19 km4.36.67.5#80596624Asphalt0.50 km4.36.57.4#80540670Asphalt0.48 km4.36.57.4#80579831Asphalt0.06 km4.36.57.6#80581329Asphalt0.38 km4.26.47.4#80596631Asphalt0.41 km4.26.57.4#80596623Asphalt0.57 km4.26.57.2#80581321Asphalt0.54 km4.26.37.2#80581339Asphalt0.36 km4.16.27.0#80581322Asphalt0.51 km4.16.27.1#80581325Asphalt0.60 km4.16.27.1#80596632Asphalt0.50 km4.06.17.0#80612063Unpaved0.43 km4.06.54.0#80612064Unpaved0.29 km4.06.54.0#80596635Asphalt0.43 km4.06.17.0#80581340Asphalt0.50 km4.06.06.9#80596633Asphalt0.52 km4.06.16.9#80540672Asphalt0.50 km4.06.07.0#80540668Asphalt0.47 km4.06.07.0#80581317Asphalt0.50 km3.95.96.8#80581302Asphalt0.58 km3.96.06.6#80581309Asphalt0.41 km3.95.96.9#80540675Asphalt0.51 km3.95.86.9#80540676Asphalt0.50 km3.95.86.9#80581326Asphalt0.40 km3.95.86.9#80570985Asphalt0.06 km3.95.87.0#80581338Asphalt0.53 km3.85.76.8#80581311Asphalt0.31 km3.85.76.8#80596630Asphalt0.50 km3.85.86.8#80581331Asphalt0.36 km3.85.76.6#80581310Asphalt0.38 km3.85.76.8#80581312Asphalt0.50 km3.85.66.5#80540669Asphalt0.02 km3.75.66.5#80581308Asphalt0.45 km3.75.66.7#80596625Asphalt0.50 km3.75.66.5#80581307Asphalt0.50 km3.75.56.6#80581306Asphalt0.60 km3.75.56.5#80581342Asphalt0.42 km3.75.56.4#80581328Asphalt0.36 km3.75.56.5#80581323Asphalt0.50 km3.75.56.6#80579832Asphalt0.05 km3.75.56.4#80540667Asphalt0.54 km3.75.56.6#80581315Asphalt0.50 km3.75.46.4#80540677Asphalt0.59 km3.65.46.5#80570984Asphalt0.05 km3.65.46.5#80581318Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80581324Asphalt0.37 km3.65.36.3#80581332Asphalt0.53 km3.65.36.5#80581316Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80581337Asphalt0.52 km3.65.36.4#80581336Asphalt0.51 km3.65.36.4#80596626Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80596627Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80596628Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80596629Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80581341Asphalt0.50 km3.65.36.3#80581327Asphalt0.47 km3.55.36.3#80581335Asphalt0.37 km3.55.26.4#80540678Asphalt0.05 km3.55.26.3#80581333Asphalt0.65 km3.55.26.3#80581320Asphalt0.23 km3.55.26.3#80581334Asphalt0.39 km3.55.26.3#80581298Asphalt0.14 km3.45.06.1#80581319Asphalt0.58 km3.45.06.1#80642951Unpaved0.12 km2.45.34.0#80596619Unpaved0.51 km2.46.04.0#80551115Unpaved0.06 km2.45.24.0#80551114Unpaved0.06 km2.45.64.0#80551113Unpaved0.30 km2.46.04.0#80551112Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551111Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551110Unpaved0.42 km2.46.04.0#80551109Unpaved0.38 km2.46.04.0#80551108Unpaved0.46 km2.46.04.0#80551107Unpaved0.37 km2.46.04.0#80551106Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551105Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551104Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551103Unpaved0.38 km2.46.04.0#80551102Unpaved0.60 km2.46.04.0#80551101Unpaved0.42 km2.46.04.0#80551100Unpaved0.40 km2.46.04.0#80551099Unpaved0.47 km2.46.04.0#80551098Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551097Unpaved0.44 km2.46.04.0#80551096Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551095Unpaved0.36 km2.46.04.0#80551094Unpaved0.51 km2.46.04.0#80551093Unpaved0.62 km2.46.04.0#80551092Unpaved0.46 km2.46.04.0#80551091Unpaved0.45 km2.46.04.0#80551090Unpaved0.46 km2.46.04.0#80551089Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#80551088Unpaved0.62 km2.46.04.0#80551087Unpaved0.36 km2.46.04.0#80551086Unpaved0.10 km2.45.04.0#80642949Unpaved0.45 km2.46.04.0#80596620Unpaved0.01 km2.44.44.0#80642950Unpaved0.56 km2.46.04.0
API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
GET/api/v1/roads/ross-highway-nt-2Road aggregate - scores, stats, risk profile, activity, segment list
GET/api/v1/roads/search?q=Ross%20Highway&state=NTSearch roads by name

Councils & Government

This road is part of NT's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ross Highway?+

Ross Highway is approximately 16 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Ross Highway sealed?+

Yes. Ross Highway is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Ross Highway good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Ross Highway scores 6.0/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Ross Highway in a caravan?+

Not recommended. Ross Highway scores 2.6/10 for caravans due to geometry, surface or gradient. Consider an alternative route if towing.

Are there any dangerous sections on Ross Highway?+

Contour has identified 35 grey spots on Ross Highway - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 22 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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