Warrego Highway state-controlled roads

Warrego Highway state-controlled roads presents information about how the Warrego Highway is described for administrative and funding purposes by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and about the state-controlled roads that intersect with it.

Overview

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The Warrego Highway runs from Ipswich to Charleville in Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled road, divided into seven sections for administrative and funding purposes. Six of the seven sections (numbers 18A to 18F) are part of the National Highway, while section 18G is a regional road.[1][2][3][4] The sections are:

  • 18A – Ipswich to Toowoomba
  • 18B – Toowoomba to Dalby
  • 18C – Dalby to Miles
  • 18D – Miles to Roma
  • 18E – Roma to Mitchell
  • 18F – Mitchell to Morven
  • 18G – Morven to Charleville

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18A)

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The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18A:

Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.

Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road

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Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road
(Riverview Road)
LocationWarrego Highway, Riverview to Moggill Sub–Arterial Road, Riverview
Length2.0 km (1.2 mi)

Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road (Riverview Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 916).[1][2] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Riverview to Moggill Ferry Road (Moggill Sub–Arterial Road) in Riverview, a distance of 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[5]

River Road (Queensland)

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River Road (Queensland)
LocationWarrego Highway, Riverview to Cunningham Highway, Dinmore
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)

River Road (Queensland) is a state-controlled district road (number 309).[1][2] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Riverview to the Cunningham Highway in Dinmore, a distance of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi). It intersects with Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Road) in Dinmore.[6]

Mount Crosby Road

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Mount Crosby Road
LocationIpswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road, North Ipswich to Moggill Sub–Arterial Road, Pinjarra Hills
Length19.6 km (12.2 mi)
Route number37

Mount Crosby Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3042), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2] It runs from the Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road (Downs Street) in North Ipswich to the Moggill Sub–Arterial Road (Moggill Road) in Pinjarra Hills, a distance of 19.6 kilometres (12.2 mi). This road carries the State Route 37 shield. It intersects with the Warrego Highway on the North Tivoli / Chuwar boundary.[7]

Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road

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Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road
LocationIpswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road, Ipswich to Warrego Highway, Brassall
Length7.4 km (4.6 mi)
Route number38

Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 302), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2] It runs from the Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Street / Limestone Street) in Ipswich to the Warrego Highway in Brassall, a distance of 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi). This road carries the State Route 38 shield. It intersects with Mount Crosby Road in North Ipswich.[8]

Haigslea–Amberley Road

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Haigslea–Amberley Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Haigslea to Ipswich–Rosewood Road, Amberley
Length9.5 km (5.9 mi)

Haigslea–Amberley Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3041), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2] It runs from the Warrego Highway on the Haigslea / Ironbark / Walloon tripoint to the Ipswich–Rosewood Road in Amberley, a distance of 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi). It intersects with Karrabin–Rosewood Road in Walloon.[9]

Rosewood–Marburg Road

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Rosewood–Marburg Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Marburg to Ipswich–Rosewood Road, Rosewood
Length10.5 km (6.5 mi)

Rosewood–Marburg Road is a state-controlled district road (number 303), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2] It runs from the Ipswich–Rosewood Road in Rosewood to the Warrego Highway in Marburg, a distance of 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi). It intersects with Rosewood–Laidley Road and Karrabin–Rosewood Road in Rosewood.[10]

Laidley–Plainland Road

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Laidley–Plainland Road
LocationRosewood–Laidley Road, Laidley to Warrego Highway, Plainland
Length8.6 km (5.3 mi)

Laidley–Plainland Road is a state-controlled district road (number 311), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][3] It runs from the Rosewood–Laidley Road in Laidley to the Warrego Highway in Plainland, a distance of 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi). It intersects with Gatton–Laidley Road in Laidley.[11]

Murphys Creek Road

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Murphys Creek Road
LocationNew England Highway, Blue Mountain Heights to Toowoomba Connection Road, Postmans Ridge
Length24.6 km (15.3 mi)

Murphys Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4104), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][3] It runs from the New England Highway in Blue Mountain Heights to the former Warrego Highway (Toowoomba Connection Road) – (see below) in Postmans Ridge, a distance of 24.6 kilometres (15.3 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[12]

A project to replace the Rocky Creek Bridge, built in 1928, was completed in October 2022 at a cost of $11 million.[13]

Status of Toowoomba roads

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Officially, section 18A follows what is now known as Toowoomba Connection Road to its intersection with the New England Highway in Toowoomba, where section 18B commences. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is now part of the National Highway, and is gazetted as road 319. It is planned to gazette the Toowoomba Connection Road as number 315.

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18B)

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The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18B:

Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.

Charlton Connection Road

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Charlton Connection Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Charlton to Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road, Charlton
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)

Charlton Connection Road (Troys Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 320).[1][3] It runs from the former Warrego Highway (Toowoomba Connection Road) in Charlton to Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road in Charlton, a distance of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[14]

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18C)

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The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18C:

Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.

Warra–Canaga Creek Road

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Warra–Canaga Creek Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Warra to Chinchilla–Wondai Road, Canaga
Length30.9 km (19.2 mi)

Warra–Canaga Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4201), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][3] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Warra to Chinchilla–Wondai Road on the Canaga / Langlands midpoint, a distance of 30.9 kilometres (19.2 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[15]

Auburn Road (Queensland)

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Auburn Road (Queensland)
LocationWarrego Highway, Chinchilla to Auburn Road, Auburn
Length104 km (65 mi)

Auburn Road (Queensland) is a state-controlled district road (number 4261), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][3] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Chinchilla to Auburn Road in Auburn, a distance of 104 kilometres (65 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[16] Auburn Road continues north as a local road to Sujeewong, where it transitions to Redbank Road. This continues north to an intersection with Eidsvold–Theodore Road in Eidsvold West.[17]

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18D)

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The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18D:

Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.

Jackson–Wandoan Road

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Jackson–Wandoan Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Jackson to Leichhardt Highway, Wandoan
Length81.2 km (50.5 mi)

Jackson–Wandoan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4302), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][4][3] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Jackson to the Leichhardt Highway in Wandoan, a distance of 81.2 kilometres (50.5 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[18]

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18E)

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The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18E:

  • Mitchell–Forestvale Road
  • Mitchell–St George Road

Details of the above roads are shown below.

Mitchell–Forestvale Road

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Mitchell–Forestvale Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Mitchell to Mount Moffatt Road, Forestvale
Length67.8 km (42.1 mi)

Mitchell–Forestvale Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4403), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][4] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Mitchell to Mount Moffatt Road in Forestvale, a distance of 67.8 kilometres (42.1 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[19]

Mitchell–St George Road

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Mitchell–St George Road
LocationWarrego Highway, Mitchell to Balonne Highway, St George
Length203 km (126 mi)

Mitchell–St George Road is a state-controlled district road (number 355), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][4] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Mitchell to the Balonne Highway in St George, a distance of 203 kilometres (126 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[20]

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Sections 18F and 18G)

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Section 18F ends at an intersection with the Landsborough Highway in Morven, and section 18G ends at an intersection with the Mitchell Highway in Charleville.

Associated state-controlled roads

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The following state-controlled roads, not described in another article, are associated with the intersecting roads described above, or their terminating roads:

  • Karrabin–Rosewood Road
  • Rosewood–Laidley Road
  • Mulgowie Road
  • Gatton–Laidley Road

Karrabin–Rosewood Road

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Karrabin–Rosewood Road
LocationToongarra Road, Wulkuraka to Rosewood–Laidley Road, Rosewood
Length14.7 km (9.1 mi)

Karrabin–Rosewood Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3002), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2] It runs from Toongarra Road in Wulkuraka to Rosewood–Laidley Road in Rosewood, a distance of 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi). It intersects with Haigslea-Amberley Road in Walloon, and with Rosewood–Marburg Road and Ipswich–Rosewood Road in Rosewood.[21]

Rosewood–Laidley Road

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Rosewood–Laidley Road
LocationKarrabin–Rosewood Road, Rosewood to Laidley–Plainland Road, Laidley
Length23.6 km (14.7 mi)

Rosewood–Laidley Road is a state-controlled district road (number 308), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2][3] It runs from Karrabin–Rosewood Road in Rosewood to Laidley–Plainland Road in Laidley, a distance of 23.6 kilometres (14.7 mi). It intersects with Rosewood–Marburg Road and Ipswich–Rosewood Road in Rosewood, and with Mulgowie Road and Gatton–Laidley Road in Laidley.[22]

Mulgowie Road

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Mulgowie Road
LocationRosewood–Laidley Road, Laidley to Mulgowie Road, Townson
Length28.0 km (17.4 mi)

Mulgowie Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3083), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][2][3] It runs from Rosewood–Laidley Road in Laidley to Mulgowie Road in Townson, a distance of 28.0 kilometres (17.4 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[23]

Gatton–Laidley Road

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Gatton–Laidley Road
LocationGatton–Helidon Road, Gatton to Rosewood–Laidley Road, Laidley
Length15.1 km (9.4 mi)

Gatton–Laidley Road is a state-controlled district road (number 312), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1][3] It runs from Gatton–Helidon Road in Gatton to Rosewood–Laidley Road in Laidley, a distance of 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi). It intersects with Forest Hill–Fernvale Road in Forest Hill and Laidley–Plainland Road in Laidley.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Metropolitan district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Darling Downs district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "South West district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "River Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Mount Crosby Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ipswich to Brassall" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Haigslea to Amberley" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Rosewood to Marburg" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Laidley to Plainland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Murphys Creek Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Murphys Creek Road, Rocky Creek Bridge, replace bridge". Queensland Government. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Charlton Connection Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Warra to Canaga" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Chinchilla to Auburn" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Chinchilla to Eidsvold West" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Jackson to Wandoan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Mitchell to Forestvale" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Mitchell to St George" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Wulkuraka to Rosewood" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Rosewood to Laidley" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Laidley to Townson" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Gatton to Laidley" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2023.