The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in

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. The highway runs between its junction with the

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at Gracemere, just south of

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, and

Nanango Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people. Geography Nanango is situated north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junc ...

. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the

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, which it crosses in

Gayndah Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...

. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the

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(at Yarraman, south of Nanango) and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road (part of Australia’s Country Way) by the

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History

In January 2013,

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caused flood damage to the road and a partial closure between Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan, which took longer than a year to repair.

Roads of Strategic Importance upgrade

The

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initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following project for the Burnett Highway.

Intersection upgrade

A project to upgrade the intersection of the Burnett Highway with Gayndah-Mount Perry Road and Wetherton Road, at an estimated cost of $875,000, is expected to complete in late 2022.

Other upgrades

Replace bridges

A project to replace the bridge over Three Moon Creek, at a cost of $18 million, was completed in August 2021. A project to replace the bridge over North Kariboe Creek, at a cost of $7.2 million, was completed in September 2021.

Strengthen and widen bridge

A project to strengthen and widen the bridge over Callide Creek, at a cost of $3.9 million, was due for completion in early 2022.

List of towns on the Burnett Highway

From north to south * Bouldercombe * Mount Morgan * Dululu * Jambin *

Biloela Biloela ( ) is a rural town and locality in Shire of Banana, Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways. Biloela is the administrative centre of Ban ...

Thangool Thangool is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Thangool had a population of 741 people. Geography Thangool is north west of the state capital, ...

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* Eidsvold *

Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the n ...

Ban Ban Springs Ban Ban Springs is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ban Ban Springs had a population of 7 people. Geography Ban Ban Springs is located at the junction of the Burnett and Isis highways. The locality is sur ...

Goomeri Goomeri ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomeri had a population of 664 people. Geography The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Hi ...

Gallery

File:Burnett Highway, near Binjour QLD 1.jpg, Burnett Highway near Binjour (NW of Gayndah)

Major intersections

References

{{Road infrastructure in Queensland Highways in Queensland Wide Bay–Burnett Central Queensland