Beerburrum Road
Beerburrum Road | |
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General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 15.2 km (9.4 mi)[1] |
Route number(s) |
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Major junctions | |
South end | Caboolture Connection Road, Caboolture |
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North end | Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way), Beerburrum |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Elimbah |
Beerburrum Road is a continuous 15.2-kilometre (9.4 mi) road route in the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 60.[1] It is a state-controlled district road (number 127), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3]
Route description
Beerburrum Road commences as State Route 60 at an intersection with the
Land use along the road is mainly rural.[1]
Road condition
The road is fully sealed, and most of it is two lane road.[1]
Upgrade projects
A lead project to improve safety on sections of this road and Burpengary–Caboolture Road, at a cost of $28.8 million, was under construction in July 2022, with two sub-projects on this road already completed.[4]
History
The Caboolture area was colonised by European people in 1842 when the land around the Moreton Bay penal colony was opened up to free settlers. By the mid-1860s farms had been established and the local pastoralists were experimenting with sugar cane and cotton.[7]
Elimbah was first settled by Europeans as a resting place on the road to
Some European settlement in what is now the locality of Beerburrum had occurred from 1861,
This road was part of the Bruce Highway when it was declared in 1934,[12] and remained so until August 1970, when the Caboolture Bypass Stage 2 was completed between Bribie Island Road and Red Road.[13]
Pumicestone Road
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Location | Beerburrum Road, Caboolture to Freeman Road, Toorbul |
Length | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) |
Pumicestone Road is a state-controlled district road (number 1204) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from Beerburrum Road in Caboolture to Freeman Road in Toorbul, a distance of 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi), crossing the Bruce Highway by an overbridge. This road intersects with the D'Aguilar Highway in Caboolture, the Bruce Highway on the Caboolture / Elimbah boundary, and Donnybrook Road in Toorbul.[14]
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Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps.[1] The road is within the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas.
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Southern end of Beerburrum Road (State Route 60) Road continues south as Burpengary–Caboolture Road (Morayfield Road). | |||||
1.5 | 0.93 | Pumicestone Road – northeast – Toorbul | Road continues north. | ||
1.6 | 0.99 | Old Gympie Road – northwest – Elimbah | Road continues north. | ||
Sunshine Coast | Beerburrum | 14.2 | 8.8 | Beerburrum–Woodford Road – west – Woodford | Road continues northeast. |
15.2 | 9.4 | Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) – north – Glass House Mountains – south – Bruce Highway, Elimbah. | Northern end of Beerburrum Road. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Google (25 October 2022). "Caboolture to Beerburrum" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b North Coast region map (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b "North Coast district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Morayfield Road and Beerburrum Road Route Safety Project". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Morayfield Road and Beerburrum Road between Esme Avenue and McKean Street intersections". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Beerburrum Road intersection with Industry Drive and Old Gympie Road". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Caboolture, Queensland". Aussie Towns. 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- Moreton Bay City Council. Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archivedfrom the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
- ^ "Beerburrum". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Bruce Highway". Expressway. 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Department of Main Roads Annual Report 1970-1971
- ^ Google (10 August 2023). "Caboolture to Toorbul" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 August 2023.