The Cox Peninsula Road is a rural road in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...

of Australia linking the

Cox Peninsula __NOTOC__ The Wagait Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008. The shire is ...

and western shore of

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to the

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in the rural suburb of Noonamah on the outskirts of

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. 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 popul ...

as well as the rural areas of Tumbling Waters and

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heading west, before turning north towards the Indigenous 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. The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008. The shire is l ...

, 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

Litchfield National Park Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Each year the park attracts over 260,000 visitors. Proclaimed a nati ...

Territory Wildlife Park The Territory Wildlife Park is a zoo at Berry Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia, some (about a 45 minutes drive) south of Darwin. It opened in 1989. Situated on 400 ha of natural bushland, it contains native animals and plants r ...

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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