The Cox Peninsula Road is a rural road in the

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linking the

Cox Peninsula __NOTOC__ The Wagait Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...

and western shore of

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to the

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in the rural suburb of

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on the outskirts of Darwin. The route is approximately and passes through the town of

Berry Springs Berry Springs is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. The locality is a mostly rural area situated on the Cox Peninsula Road and is sparsely populated. A few businesses and a school are located in the locality. In the , the popu ...

as well as the rural areas of Tumbling Waters and

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heading west, before turning north towards the

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community of Belyuen. The road ends at a junction with Charles Point Road in

Wagait Shire __NOTOC__ The Wagait Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...

, a few kilometres west of Mandorah on the Cox Peninsula. In 1987, with the introduction of a

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numbering system for rural roads in the Northern Territory, Cox Peninsular Road was designated State Route 34. As of 2004, some signs have replaced the blue shield symbols with the alphanumeric designation B34 following the adoption of a new route numbering system in the Territory. While Cox Peninsula Road passes through three separate

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, it is considered an important arterial road and as such falls under the jurisdiction of the

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for its maintenance and upkeep. The entire length of the road has been sealed since 2004. In addition to providing access to the Cox Peninsula, the tourist attractions of

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and thermal pools at Berry Springs are also accessed from the road. B34 alpha-numeric signage now replaces State Route 34 signage.

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