Brisbane–Woodford Road is the official name for a continuous road route in the

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local government area of

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, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 58. It is a state-controlled road (number 401) part regional and part district, rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).

Route description

Brisbane–Woodford Road is a continuous road route comprising three distinct components, each of which retains its former name: *

Gympie Road Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD) to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Qu ...

from to . * Dayboro Road from Petrie to . * Mount Mee Road from Dayboro to .

Gympie Road

The road commences where Gympie Road crosses the

South Pine River The South Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises on the D'Aguilar Range and passes through the Samford Valley in the Moreton Bay Region local government area. Location and features The South Pine Rive ...

from to Strathpine. It is signed as State Route 58, which also continues east on Gympie Road and Strathpine Sub-Arterial Road to an intersection with the

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...

. Gympie Road continues north-west through Strathpine and to Petrie, a distance of . It is a four-lane divided road for its entire length. Land use along this road is mainly commercial. In Strathpine, South Pine Road (State Route 28) exits to the south, and Samsonvale Road to the west. The road passes the Strathpine shopping centre and many commercial premises, crossing Four Mile Creek into Lawnton and the

North Pine River The North Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia. Location and features The North Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately northwest of Brisbane, and flows general ...

into Petrie. As it enters Petrie it passes the Moreton Bay campus of the

University of the Sunshine Coast The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. After opening with 524 students in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College, it was later renamed the University of the ...

and crosses the North Coast railway line. At a three-way intersection in Petrie; Gympie Road ends, Brisbane-Woodford Road continues north-west as Dayboro Road (State Route 58), and

Anzac Avenue Anzac Avenue is a heritage-listed major arterial road lined with trees in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It runs from Petrie to Redcliffe, with most of the route signed as state route 71. The route was formerly the main ro ...

runs north-east as State Route 71.

Dayboro Road

From Petrie, Dayboro Road runs north-west between and , through , and into Dayboro, a distance of . It is a two-lane sealed road for most of its length. Land use along the road is residential in Petrie and rural for the remainder. In Petrie, Youngs Crossing Road exits to the south-west. Just beyond the Petrie boundary the road passes between

Lake Kurwongbah The Sideling Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Sideling Creek in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the Moreton Bay ...

to the north and the

North Pine Dam The North Pine Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with earth-fill embankments on abutments with a gated spillway across the North Pine River that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for ...

to the south. The road enters Dayboro as Hay Road, crossing Terrors Creek as it reaches the town. At a T-junction in Dayboro; Hay Road ends, Brisbane-Woodford Road turns north as Mount Mee Road (State Route 58), and Williams Street runs west as State Route 22.

Mount Mee Road

From Dayboro, Mount Mee Road runs north, following a circuitous route over the

D'Aguilar Range The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah lies at the northernmost point of ...

to the locality of D'Aguilar, a distance of . It passes through and . It is a two-lane sealed road for its entire length. Land use along the road is almost totally rural. In Mount Mee, Campbells Pocket Road exits to the east, and in Delaneys Creek, Delaney Creek Road exits to the west. The road ends at a T-junction with the

D'Aguilar Highway The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. The hi ...

(State Route 85) in D'Aguilar. Woodford is about to the north-west.

Upgrade projects

A project to develop a 20-year vision for the section of Dayboro Road between Gympie Road and Youngs Crossing Road in Petrie began in 2021. Community consultation occurred in the period October-November 2021. A project to upgrade the intersection of Gympie Road, Anzac Avenue and Dayboro Road at Petrie, at a cost of $30 million, was completed in March 2022.

History

A bridge over the South Pine River from Bald Hills to Strathpine was completed by 1866.

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coaches travelled through the area from 1867. In 1859 Tom Petrie acquired the lease of land in what is now the Petrie district. By 1870 a

hostelry A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

had been established on the land, as the location of the first change of horses for Cobb & Co coaches travelling north from Brisbane. The North Pine River was crossed at a

ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

nearby. In 1877 a low-level bridge was opened. The Dayboro district was settled by Europeans from 1866. The

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

did not arrive in Dayboro until 1920. A Motor transport service from Dayboro to Brisbane operated from the late 1920s, and a bus service from 1936. In 1937 this was extended to Mount Mee. Timber-getters operated in the Mount Mee district from 1873. Before a sawmill was built locally the cut timber was transported to D'Aguilar and beyond.

Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps. The road is within the

local government area.

Notes

References

Roads in Queensland {{DEFAULTSORT:Brisbane-Woodford Road