travels north-east for to Meekatharra, and then has a long stretch up to the northern edge of the Mid West at the Fortescue River, near Newman Airport. Halfway along this stretch the highway passes a roadhouse at Kumarina. Pilbara after crossing the Fortescue River, Great Northern Highway intersects Marble Bar Road, the highway's original alignment. It proceeds north to Marble Bar, mostly as an unsealed road, whilst the highway deviates north-west, reaching Newman after . The flat landscape gives way to gentle ranges, which the highway meanders around as it heads west-north-west for . It then curves around to the north, proceeding over a distance of to Karijini Road, the entrance road to the Karijini National Park. The highway continues north for another , travelling through the north-eastern corner of the national park to Nanutarra Munjina Road. Great Northern Highway proceeds on its journey north, crossing the Yule River and its tributaries. The highway then runs parallel to the Turner River over a distance until it reaches North West Coastal Highway. This junction is the northern terminus of the National Highway 95, and Great Northern Highway continues north-east as National Highway 1 – part of Australia's Highway 1, which is signed as National Route 1 along North West Coastal Highway. The turnoff for Port Hedland is north-east of the intersection, and from there the highway heads east for to the northern end of Marble Bar Road, reaching Pardoo after another . It parallels the coastline thereafter, passing into the Kimberley region shortly after the Pardoo Roadhouse. Kimberley From Pardoo, Great Northern Highway travels north-east, paralleling the coastline for , and passing Eighty Mile Beach near the Sandfire Roadhouse. The vegetation becomes denser woodlands once more as the highway heads into the Kimberley's tropical monsoon climate. At Roebuck the highway turns east, heading inland, while Broome Roads spurs off to the west, connecting to Broome. After , the highway crosses the Fitzroy River on Willare Bridge and reaches the turnoff for Derby, Derby Highway, in Willare. Great Northern Highway continues east for to Fitzroy Crossing, where it crosses the Fitzroy River a second time. It continues east, curving around the southern side of the Margaret River, and reaching Tanami Road after . The town of Halls Creek and the Duncan Road turnoff are north-east of there. From here the highway heads north for , past Warmun to Victoria Highway. The national