The highway is described as spectacular, with escarpment ranges, the unique
boab trees and the mighty
Victoria River that runs into deep valleys and spectacular gorges. Its eastern terminus is at
Katherine which is renowned for the
Katherine Gorge. In Western Australia, the access road to the
Ord River Dam which holds back
Lake Argyle – Australia's largest artificial lake – begins at the Victoria Highway just west of the Western Australia / Northern Territory border. The western terminus is at Great Northern Highway, south of
Wyndham, Western Australia. The highway connects the towns of
Kununurra,
Timber Creek, and
Katherine Flooding The highway crosses
Victoria River near
Timber Creek, and this crossing is particularly flood-prone in the wet season. Water overtopping the bridge can cut the main Western Australia - Northern Territory link for days or even weeks during the November - April rainy period. It is not unheard of for the bridge surface to at times be submerged below 10 metres of floodwaters. Ultimately, in May 2008 a project was completed to replace the old bridge with a new one. At seven metres (23 feet) higher, the news bridge is high enough to avoid most floods. Only an average of one-in-twenty year floods will be high enough to flood over the new bridge. Additional bridges and height increases of other sections of the highway were undertaken at the same time. ==Major intersections==