Leichhardt Highway
Leichhardt Highway | |
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Leichhardt Highway (green on black) | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 611 km (380 mi) |
Route number(s) |
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Former route number | National Highway 39 National Route 39 |
Major junctions | |
South end | Cunningham Highway (National Route 42) |
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North end | Dululu |
Highway system | |
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in
Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a 2.0-kilometre (1.2 mi) section of the Cunningham Highway.[1]
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood.[2]
The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network.[3]
History
It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th century that roughly parallels today's highway.
Upgrade
A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022.[4]
List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway
Travelling from south to north:
Major intersections
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Yelarbon: south – Queensland – NSW border | Southern end of Leichhardt Highway.[5] Runs west (as Boundary Road) then north as State Highway A5. Southern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway. | ||||
4.0 | 2.5 | Toobeah | Leichhardt Highway turns north | ||
19.0 | 11.8 | Gore Highway (State Highway A39) – north–east – Milmerran | Northern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway. | ||
Western Downs | Moonie | 97.3 | 60.5 | Moonie Highway (State Route 49) – north–east — Dalby / south–west – St George | |
The Gums | 144 | 89 | Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) – east – Dalby / west – Surat | ||
Meandarra | |||||
Miles | 225 | 140 | Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – east – Chinchilla / west – Roma | South eastern concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway | |
226 | 140 | Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – west – Roma | North western concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway | ||
Taroom | 372 | 231 | Fitzroy Developmental Road (Taroom–Bauhinia Downs Road) (State Route 7) – north–west – Bauhinia | ||
Theodore | 449 | 279 | Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) – south – Cracow | ||
Banana | 506 | 314 | Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – south–west – Moura / north – Banana CBD | Southern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway | |
507 | 315 | Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – north–east – Biloela | Northern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway | ||
Dululu | 586 | 364 | Burnett Highway (State Highway A3) – north–east – Mount Morgan / south–east – Jambin | ||
Duaringa | Northern end of Leichhardt Highway | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Gallery
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Leichhardt Highway, looking south from Guluguba Cafe, 2014
See also
References
- ^ Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
- ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
- ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 30 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Leichhardt Highway (Westwood - Taroom), Banana Creek, replace bridge". Queensland Government. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Border District 5 Map Page 1 Goondiwindi Environs (PDF) (Map). Department of Transport and Main Roads. August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2021.