Ross Highway

{{Short description|Road in Northern Territory}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date= April 2020}}

{{Infobox Australian road

| type = rural road

| road_name = Ross Highway

| state = NT

| location =

| loc_caption =

| length = 90

| est = 1987

| maintained = Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Logistics

| route = {{AUshield|S|8}} State Route 8

| direction_a = West

| end_a = {{AUshield|N|87}} Stuart Highway (National Highway 87)

| direction_b = East

| exits =

| end_b = Arltunga Historical Reserve, Hart

| through = {{NTcity|Ross|Hale|Hart}}

| region = Central Australia

| lga = Alice Springs
MacDonnell Region

}}

Ross Highway is a road in the Northern Territory, Australia located to the south of Alice Springs.[https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/795365/road-ownership-alice-springs.pdf NT Managed Roads - Alice Springs] Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Logistics

The highway runs from the Stuart Highway in the Alice Springs suburb of Ross in an easterly direction to Ross River where its name changes to Arltunga Road before terminating at Arltunga Historical Reserve in the locality of Hart about {{convert|90|km}} east of Alice Springs.{{cite AHD|167 |Arltunga Historical Reserve, Arltunga Rd, Alice Springs, (sic) NT, Australia}}

From west to east, it provides vehicular access to Yeperenye /Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, the community of Amoonguna, Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, Trephina Gorge Nature Park, Ross River Resort, N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park and Arltunga Historical Reserve.{{cite web |title=Ross Highway and the East MacDonnell Ranges Northern Territory, Central Australia (sic) |website=www.macdonnellranges.com |year= |publisher= Goholi Pty Ltd |url=http://www.macdonnellranges.com/Ross-Highway-visitors-information-guide.htm }}

The highway is sealed from the Stuart Highway to Ross River and is unsealed for the remainder of its length. It is maintained by the Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Logistics.

The highway was named in 1987 after John Ross, an explorer of Central Australia, whose name has also been given to Ross River. Part of the highway is an existing road which was previously named as Emily Gap Road.{{cite web |title=Place Names Register Extract for "Ross Highway" |url= https://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=7714|website=NT Place Names Register |publisher=Northern Territory Government|access-date=6 April 2020}}