Pechey–Maclagan Road
Pechey–Maclagan Road | |
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General information | |
Type | Rural road |
Length | 65.3 km (41 mi)[1] |
Route number(s) | No shield |
Major junctions | |
East end | New England Highway Pechey |
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North-west end | Quinalow |
The roads that join the towns of
Pechey–Maclagan Road is a continuous 65.3 kilometres (40.6 mi) road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland. It is a state-controlled district road (number 418), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] The east-west section of this road is part of the shortest route from Crows Nest to Dalby.
Route description
The Pechey–Maclagan Road commences at an intersection with the New England Highway (A3) in Pechey. It runs north-west and then south-west, leaving Pechey and running through Whichello from east to south. It crosses Groomsville from north-east to north-west, passing the exit to Groomsville Road. It then passes through Douglas from east to west and enters Goombungee. It enters the town from the east as Lilly Street, turns north on Mocatta Street, and exits to the west as Cooke Street, which soon again becomes Pechey–Maclagan Road. Exits to Kingsthorpe–Haden Road run north and south from the town.
The road enters
Land use along this road is mixed farming to the east and mainly crop farming to the centre and west.
Significant connecting roads
Kingsthorpe–Haden Road
This road forms the greater part of a south-north corridor from Kingsthorpe on the Warrego Highway to either Glenaven on the New England Highway or Evergreen on the Oakey–Cooyar Road.
Oakey–Cooyar Road
This road forms a south-north corridor from Oakey on the Warrego Highway to Cooyar on the New England Highway.
Jondaryan–Nungil Road
This road, in conjunction with Pechey–Maclagan Road, forms a south-north corridor from Jondaryan on the Warrego Highway to Maclagan and the Bunya Mountains.
Brymaroo–Irvingdale Road
This road, in conjunction with Pechey–Maclagan Road and Dalby–Nungil Road, forms an east-west corridor from Pechey to Dalby.
History
The first industry in the Crows Nest district was timber cutting. The site where the town is located became a rest stop for bullock teams carrying logs to sawmills in or near
Goombungee
Rosalie Plains pastoral run was established in the 1840s.[9] It included outstations further north at Kulpi[10] and Peranga.[11] As at Goombungee, roads were cut to access suppliers, markets, and outstations. In 1877 11,500 acres (4,700 ha) was resumed from Rosalie Plains and made available for selection to enable the establishment of many small farms.[12] This in turn increased the need for reliable roads.
In 1889 the town that is now Maclagan was surveyed,[13] and a butter and cheese factory was established in Quinalow.[14] Reliable road connections from these towns were needed to provide access to markets and suppliers.
The former Shire of Rosalie, which existed from 1879[15] to 2008, was based in Goombungee. It was responsible for turning the original bush tracks of the area into gazetted roads, and for developing and maintaining them.
Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps. This road is entirely within the Toowoomba local government area.
Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pechey | 0 | 0.0 | New England Highway – north – Crows Nest – south – Hampton | Eastern end of Pechey–Maclagan Road. | |
Geham , New England Highway | |||||
Goombungee | 21.0– 21.5 | 13.0– 13.4 | Kingsthorpe–Haden Road – south – Kingsthorpe, Warrego Highway – north – Haden | Road turns north, then west. | |
Highland Plains | 33.0 | 20.5 | Oakey–Cooyar Road – south – Greenwood | Eastern concurrency terminus with Oakey–Cooyar Road. | |
Rosalie Plains | 43.1 | 26.8 | Oakey–Cooyar Road – north – Kulpi | Western concurrency terminus with Oakey–Cooyar Road. Road turns west. | |
Brymaroo | 49.8 | 30.9 | Jondaryan–Nungil Road – south – Jondaryan, Warrego Highway Brymaroo–Irvingdale Road – west – Irvingdale | Road turns north. | |
Quinalow | 63.8 | 39.6 | Quinalow–Peranga Road – east – Peranga | ||
Quinalow / Kaimkillenbun – north – Maclagan | North-western end of Pechey–Maclagan Road. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ Google (27 March 2022). "Pechey to Maclagan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 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.
- ^ "Crows Nest". Travel. Melbourne: The Age. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-7316-3402-6
- ^ "Pechey – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48034)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Edward Wilmot Pechey, ca. 1865". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Goombungee – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Rosalie Plains – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48054)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Beal, Diana J. (Diana Joy); Phipps, Ross; Rosalie (Qld.). Council (1979). Rosalie Shire Council : The first one hundred years, 1879-1979. Rosalie Shire Council. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Peranga – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 26425)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "Queensland Place names". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Kerr, John (January 1988). "Geographical Overview of Sawmilling: West to Ipswich and Toowoomba" (PDF). p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- Rosalie Shire Council. Archived from the originalon 4 July 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2013.