Scenic Highway (Queensland)

Scenic Highway (Queensland) Queensland
Scenic Highway near Yeppoon, 2022
General information
Type	Highway
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 4 / Tourist Route 10
Major junctions
North end	Yeppoon Road (State Route 4 / Tourist Route 10), Yeppoon
South end	Hill Street (State Route 4 / Tourist Route 10), Emu Park
Location(s)
Major settlements	Cooee Bay, Taranganba, Lammermoor, Rosslyn, Kinka Beach
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway  • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland

The Scenic Highway is a coastal highway from Yeppoon to Emu Park, both on the Capricorn Coast in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. ^[1]

Route

Scenic Highway as it passes through Cooee Bay, 2022

The highway commences at a roundabout near the southern boundary of Yeppoon, which connects to the (northern) main road from Rockhampton (Yeppoon Road) and the coastal road to the northern part of Yeppoon (Appleton Drive) It passes from Yeppoon through Cooee Bay, Lammermoor, Rosslyn, Mulambin, Causeway Lake and Kinka Beach to Emu Park. ^{[1] [2]}

Scenic Highway at Causeway Lake, 2022

After proceeding south-east for about 350 metres it crosses Ross Creek and passes between Cooee Bay (to the east) and Taranganba (to the west) It then proceeds through Lammermoor, running beside the beach for about 1 km before reaching Rosslyn. Where it enters Rosslyn the road is cut into an ocean-front cliff-face near Statue Bay. This section of road was closed from 20 February 2015 until 26 July 2018 due to a landslip caused by Cyclone Marcia. ^[3] A temporary detour through suburban streets was in use throughout the closure. ^[4]

The road continues south along the coast, crossing Mulambin Creek at Causeway Lake and running the length of Kinka Beach. It then proceeds slightly inland to cross Shoalwater Creek and enter the locality of Emu Park. In Emu Park it terminates at a roundabout which connects to the (southern) main road to Rockhampton (Hill Street, which becomes Emu Park Road), the Emu Park Jetty (to the north-east) and the southern part of Emu Park.

Major intersections

The entire road is in the Shire of Livingstone local government area.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Yeppoon	0	0.0	Yeppoon Road (State Route 4 / Tourist Drive 10) – south–west – Rockhampton Appleton Drive – north – Yeppoon	Roundabout. State Route 4 / Tourist Drive 10 continues south-east as Scenic Highway.
Ross Creek	0.35	0.22	Henry Beak Bridge
Cooee Bay / Taranganba midpoint	0.65	0.40	Matthew Flinders Drive – south–east – Cooee Bay	Access to Wreck Point Lookout
	1.8	1.1	Taranganba Road – south–west – Taranganba
Cooee Bay / Taranganba / Lammermoor tripoint	2.2	1.4	Matthew Flinders Drive – north–east – Cooee Bay / Robinson Street – south–west – Taranganba
Rosslyn	8.1	5.0	Vin E Jones Memorial Drive – north – Rosslyn	Access to Rosslyn Bay Marina
Mulambin Creek	11.6	7.2	No known name
Kinka Beach	15.1	9.4	Kinka Beach Road – north–west – Tanby
Emu Park	20.0	12.4	Hill Street (State Route 4 / Tourist Drive 10) – south–west – Rockhampton / Pattison Street – south–east – Emu Park / Hill Street – north–east – Emu Park	Roundabout. Southern end of Scenic Highway. Hill Street (north–east) provides access to Emu Park Jetty and the Singing Ship Monument.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
2. "Queensland State-controlled roads and region maps". www.tmr.qld.gov.au. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
3. (26 July 2018) FINALLY: Cyclone-damaged coast highway re-opens today, The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
4. "STATUE BAY PROJECT UPDATE - 30 October 2017". Livingstone Shire Council. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.