Brisbane Valley Highway
Brisbane Valley Highway | |
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Brisbane Valley Highway (green and black) | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 89.5 km (56 mi) |
Route number(s) |
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Former route number | National Route 17 |
Major junctions | |
South end | Harlin |
Highway system | |
The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state
The highway crosses the Wivenhoe Dam about 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Fernvale.
State-controlled road
Brisbane Valley Highway is a state-controlled, state-strategic road (number 42A).[2][3][4]
Upgrades
Intersection with Warrego Highway
From 2015, the intersection with the Warrego Highway was converted into a grade-separated interchange.[5]
Pedestrian facilities
A project to upgrade pedestrian facilities in Fernvale, at a cost of $1.566 million, was due for completion in early 2022.[6]
Safety improvements
A project to improve safety on a section of the highway, at a cost of $14.4 million, was due for completion in mid-2022.[7]
Pavement rehabilitation
A project to rehabilitate the road surface through Esk township, at a cost of $5.5 million, was due for completion in mid-2022.[8]
List of towns along the Brisbane Valley Highway
Major intersections
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Ipswich | Blacksoil | 0 | 0.0 | Warrego Highway (National Route A2) – east – Brisbane / west – Toowoomba | Southern end of Brisbane Valley Highway |
Somerset | Fernvale | 16.2 | 10.1 | Forest Hill–Fernvale Road – south–west – Lowood | |
Brisbane River | 18.3 | 11.4 | Geoff Fisher Bridge. This bridge spans the boundary between the localities of Fernvale and Wivenhoe Pocket | ||
Wivenhoe Pocket | 20.1 | 12.5 | Wivenhoe–Somerset Road – north–east – Mount Glorious, Somerset Dam (via Splityard Creek Dam) | To Brisbane Forest Park via Northbrook Parkway | |
Brisbane River | 22.5– 25.0 | 14.0– 15.5 | Wivenhoe Dam wall. The dam wall is in the locality of Lake Wivenhoe.[9][10] | ||
Somerset | Coominya | 32.6 | 20.3 | Coominya Connection Road – south – Coominya, Atkinson Dam | |
Esk | 53.8 | 33.4 | Gatton–Esk Road – south – Gatton, Toowoomba | ||
54.2 | 33.7 | Esk–Hampton Road (State Route 85) – south–west – Crows Nest, Toowoomba | State Route 85 southern concurrency terminus: continues south–west as Esk–Hampton Road. | ||
58.1 | 36.1 | Esk–Kilcoy Road – east – Kilcoy (via Somerset Dam ) | |||
Harlin | 89.5 | 55.6 | D'Aguilar Highway (State Route A17) – north–west / (State Route 85) – east – Moore, Yarraman, Kilcoy, Sunshine Coast | State Route 85 northern concurrency terminus: continues east as D'Aguilar Highway. North–west to Moore and Yarraman; east to Kilcoy and Sunshine Coast. | |
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Intersecting state-controlled roads
The following state-controlled roads, from south to north, intersect with the Brisbane Valley Highway:
- Forest Hill–Fernvale Road
- Wivenhoe–Somerset Road
- Coominya Connection Road
- Gatton–Esk Road
- Esk–Hampton Road
- Esk–Kilcoy Road
Forest Hill–Fernvale Road
Forest Hill–Fernvale Road | |
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Location | Gatton–Laidley Road , Forest Hill to Brisbane Valley Highway, Fernvale |
Length | 38.2 km (23.7 mi) |
Forest Hill–Fernvale Road is a state-controlled district road (number 412) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3][4] It runs from Gatton–Laidley Road in Forest Hill to the Brisbane Valley Highway in Fernvale, a distance of 38.2 kilometres (23.7 mi). It intersects with Coominya Connection Road in Mount Tarampa, and the Warrego Highway in Forest Hill.[11]
Wivenhoe–Somerset Road
Wivenhoe–Somerset Road | |
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Location | Brisbane Valley Highway, Wivenhoe Pocket to Esk–Kilcoy Road, Somerset Dam |
Length | 39.2 km (24.4 mi) |
Wivenhoe–Somerset Road is a state-controlled district road (number 410) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
Coominya Connection Road
Coominya Connection Road | |
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Location | Brisbane Valley Highway, Coominya to Forest Hill–Fernvale Road, Mount Tarampa |
Length | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) |
Coominya Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 411) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from the Brisbane Valley Highway in Coominya to Forest Hill–Fernvale Road in Mount Tarampa, a distance of 12.9 kilometres (8.0 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[13]
Gatton–Esk Road
Gatton–Esk Road | |
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Location | Warrego Highway, Gatton to Brisbane Valley Highway, Esk |
Length | 39.8 km (24.7 mi) |
Gatton–Esk Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 4144).[2][3][4] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Gatton to the Brisbane Valley Highway in Esk, a distance of 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[14]
Gallery
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Brisbane Valley Highway at Wanora, 2014
See also
- Bridges over the Brisbane River
- Highways in Australia
- List of highways in Queensland
- List of highways numbered 85
References
- RACQ and Department of Transport and Main Roads). Archived from the originalon 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "North Coast district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Darling Downs district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Warrego Highway and Brisbane Valley Highway". Department of Transport and Main Roads - Projects. Queensland Government. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Brisbane Valley Highway (Ipswich-Harlin), Fernvale, upgrade pedestrian facilities". Queensland Government. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Brisbane Valley Highway (Ipswich-Harlin), Warrego Highway to Fernvale, improve safety". Queensland Government. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Brisbane Valley Highway (Ipswich-Harlin) Esk rehabilitate pavement". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Google (4 November 2013). "Locality of Lake Wivenhoe, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Lake Wivenhoe (entry 44880)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Google (5 November 2022). "Forest Hill to Fernvale" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Google (5 November 2022). "Wivenhoe Pocket to Somerset Dam" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Google (5 November 2022). "Coominya to Mount Tarampa" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Google (5 November 2022). "Gatton to Esk" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links
Media related to Brisbane Valley Highway at Wikimedia Commons