Dalby–Cecil Plains Road
Dalby–Cecil Plains Road | |
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General information | |
Type | Rural road |
Length | 39.1 km (24 mi)[1] |
Route number(s) | State Route 82 (Dalby – Cecil Plains) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Warrego Highway Dalby |
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South end | Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road Cecil Plains Millmerran–Cecil Plains Road (Taylor Street) |
Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous 39.1 kilometres (24.3 mi) road route in the Western Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (number 325) is a state-controlled regional road.[2][3]
Route Description
The Dalby–Cecil Plains Road commences at an intersection with the Warrego Highway (A2) in Dalby.[1] It runs south through St Ruth and Tipton before turning south-west into Cecil Plains. It ends at an intersection with Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road, which runs east as State Route 82, and Taylor Street, which runs west to become Millmerran–Cecil Plains Road.
In St Ruth it passes exits to Springvale Road and Jondaryan–St Ruth Road, which combine to provide an alternative route from the Warrego Highway to the Moonie Highway. Land use along Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is almost exclusively crop farming. Within Cecil Plains the road follows the Condamine River.[1]
Road condition
Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is fully sealed. The steepest incline on the road is only about 2%.[4]
State Route 82
State Route 82 follows a number of separately named roads from
The route follows Chinchilla–Wondai Road west from Tingoora to Durong, where it turns south to Jinghi. Here the Chinchilla–Wondai Road turns west, while State Route 82 continues south on Jandowae Connection Road to Jandowae. In Jandowae the road name changes to Dalby–Jandowae Road, which continues to the Warrego Highway in the west of Dalby. From there it follows the Warrego Highway to the south-east until it reaches Dalby–Cecil Plains Road, where it continues south.[5]
At a T-junction in Cecil Plains, State Route 82 turns east on Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road until it reaches
History
The Dalby area was settled in the 1840s,[8] and a township was surveyed in 1853 and founded in 1854.[9] A post office opened in 1855 and a school in 1861.[10] The railway arrived in 1868,[11] allowing the town to grow as the commercial centre for properties around it.[citation needed]
The first roads on the Darling Downs were cut to provide access for wheeled vehicles to the pastoral runs and new settlements.[citation needed]
Cecil Plains
A postal
A reliable road connection to Dalby, which is the closest larger town, and was the closest railhead until 1919,[7] was needed to provide access to markets and larger items of equipment.[citation needed]
Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps.[1]
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Northern end of Dalby–Cecil Plains Road. Road runs south as State Route 82. | |||||
St Ruth | 18.5 | 11.5 | Springvale Road – west – Springvale, Nandi, Moonie Highway | ||
20.1 | 12.5 | Jondaryan–St Ruth Road – east – Jondaryan, Warrego Highway | |||
Toowoomba Millmerran–Cecil Plains Road (Taylor Street) – west, then south – Millmerran | Southern end of Dalby–Cecil Plains Road | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
Notes
- ^ Horrane was a station on the former Cecil Plains railway line.[7] It was situated adjacent to the intersection of Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road and Pampas–Horrane Road in the locality of Cecil Plains.
References
- ^ a b c d Google (17 March 2022). "Dalby to Cecil Plains" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Darling Downs district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Map of Dalby - Cecil Plains Road". Bonzle Digital Atlas. 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Google (13 September 2022). "Tingoora to Inglewood (State Route 82)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Google (20 September 2022). "Tingoora to Inglewood (suggested by Google)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
- ^ Dalby Town Council:Birth and beginnings Archived 16 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Official website. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Charles Douglas Eastaughffe 1800 - 1885". Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- Dalby Herald And Western Queensland Advertiser. Vol. III, no. 135. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1868. p. 2. Archivedfrom the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Archivedfrom the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0