The Scenic Highway is a coastal highway from

Yeppoon Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the ...

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In ...

, both on the

Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Is ...

in the

Shire of Livingstone The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia.

Route

The highway commences at a roundabout near the southern boundary of Yeppoon, which connects to the (northern) main road from

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

( Yeppoon Road) and the coastal road to the northern part of Yeppoon (Appleton Drive) It passes from Yeppoon through

Cooee Bay Cooee Bay is a coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people. Geography Cooee Bay is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea. It is centrally located on the Capricorn Coast, tw ...

, Lammermoor, Rosslyn,

Mulambin Mulambin is a coastal town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subd ...

, Causeway Lake and

Kinka Beach Kinka Beach is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kinka Beach had a population of 621 people. Geography Kinka Beach is on the Capricorn Coast, situated on the banks of Kinka Creek, about north o ...

to Emu Park. Causeway2022i

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 Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia was a powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall at its peak strength over central Queensland, near Shoalwater Bay on 20 February 2015. The cyclone went on to affect various areas including Yeppoon and Rockhampton ...

. A temporary detour through suburban streets was in use throughout the closure. 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

local government area.

References

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