Wide Bay Highway | |
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Wide Bay Highway (green and black) | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 62.6 km (39 mi) |
Route number(s) | State Route 49 |
Major junctions | |
West end | Burnett Highway / Bunya Highway, Goomeri, Queensland |
East end | Bruce Highway, 12km north of Gympie |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Kilkivan |
Highway system | |
The Wide Bay Highway is a short state highway of Queensland, Australia running between Goomeri on the Burnett Highway and a junction on the Bruce Highway. From the junction it is 12 kilometres south to Gympie or 69 kilometres north to Maryborough. [1] The length of the highway is 62.6 kilometres. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 44A). [2] [3]
At its western end the road continues from Goomeri as the Bunya Highway, connecting it to Dalby. [4]
Wide Bay Highway starts as State Route 49, at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in Bells Bridge, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Gympie. It runs west over the Mary River and then turns northwest until it enters Lower Wonga where it again turns west, passing the exit to Gympie–Woolooga Road to the south as it enters Woolooga. Crossing Woolooga it passes the exit to Bauple–Woolooga Road to the north and then turns southwest. Next it turns west across Oakview to Kilkivan. In the town of Kilkivan it turns southwest and passes the exit to Kilkivan–Tansey Road to the west. The road then runs southwest through Cinnabar to Kinbombi where it again turns west. It reaches Goomeri and turns northwest as it enters the town, ending at an intersection with the Burnett Highway. [5]
This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:
Gympie–Woolooga Road | |
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Location | Bruce Highway, Gympie to Wide Bay Highway, Lower Wonga, via Widgee |
Length | 38.1 km (23.7 mi) |
Gympie–Woolooga Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4806) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [2] [3] It runs from the Bruce Highway in Gympie, via Widgee, to the Wide Bay Highway in Lower Wonga, a distance of 38.1 kilometres (23.7 mi). This road has no major intersections. [6]
Bauple–Woolooga Road | |
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Location | Bruce Highway, Bauple to Wide Bay Highway, Woolooga |
Length | 39.9 km (24.8 mi) |
Bauple–Woolooga Road is a state-controlled district road (number 488) rated as local road of regional significance (LRRS). [2] [3] It runs from the Bruce Highway in Bauple to the Wide Bay Highway in Woolooga, a distance of 39.9 kilometres (24.8 mi). It intersects with Miva Road in Miva. [7]
Kilkivan–Tansey Road | |
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Location | Wide Bay Highway, Kilkivan to Burnett Highway, Tansey |
Length | 22.6 km (14.0 mi) |
Kilkivan–Tansey Road is a state-controlled district road (number 486) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [2] [3] It runs from the Wide Bay Highway in Kilkivan to the Burnett Highway in Tansey, a distance of 22.6 kilometres (14.0 mi). This road has no major intersections. [8]
The following state-controlled road intersects with Bauple–Woolgoolga Road:
Miva Road | |
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Location | Bruce Highway, Gunalda to Bauple–Woolgoolga Road, Miva |
Length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) |
Miva Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4808) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [2] [3] It runs from the Bruce Highway in Gunalda to Bauple–Woolgoolga Road in Miva, a distance of 17.8 kilometres (11.1 mi). This road has no major intersections. [9]
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Gympie | Bells Bridge | 0 | 0.0 | Bruce Highway (Queensland Highway A1) – south – Gympie / north – Curra | Eastern end of Wide Bay Highway (State Route 49) |
Goomeri | 62.6 | 38.9 | Burnett Highway (State Route A3) – north – Ban Ban Springs / south – Nanango / Bunya Highway (State Route 49) – south, then west – Murgon | Western end of Wide Bay Highway. State Route 49 continues south for 1.8 km, duplexed with the Burnett Highway, before turning west as the Bunya Highway. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar Highway in Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road by the Queensland Government.
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways.
The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with the Bunya Highway in Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, and Nanango. The highway is approximately 164 km (102 mi) in length. The D'Aguilar Highway's highest elevation along its length is 527 m just north of Yarraman, and the lowest point is at 26.8 m just west of Caboolture.
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