The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state
highway
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in
Queensland
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, Australia. It links the
Warrego Highway
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near
Ipswich
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and the
D'Aguilar Highway
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about north of
Harlin
Harlin is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Harlin had a population of 211 people.
Geography
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. Its direction follows the approximate course of the
Brisbane River
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. It is part of State Route A17, which is duplexed with the D'Aguilar Highway to
Nanango
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Geography
Nanango is situated north-west of the ...
and then becomes the
Burnett Highway
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. State Route 85 is duplexed with the Brisbane Valley Highway from Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway.
The highway crosses the
Wivenhoe Dam
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about north-west of Fernvale.
State-controlled road
Brisbane Valley Highway is a state-controlled, state-strategic road (number 42A).
Upgrades
Intersection with Warrego Highway
From 2015, the intersection with the
Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
was converted into a grade-separated interchange.
Pedestrian facilities
A project to upgrade pedestrian facilities in Fernvale, at a cost of $1.566 million, was due for completion in early 2022.
Safety improvements
A project to improve safety on a section of the highway, at a cost of $14.4 million, was due for completion in mid-2022.
Pavement rehabilitation
A project to rehabilitate the road surface through Esk township, at a cost of $5.5 million, was due for completion in mid-2022.
List of towns along the Brisbane Valley Highway
*
Ipswich
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*
Fernvale
*
Esk
*
Toogoolawah
Major intersections
Intersecting state-controlled roads
The following state-controlled roads, from south to north, intersect with the Brisbane Valley Highway:
* Forest Hill–Fernvale Road
* Wivenhoe–Somerset Road
* Coominya Connection Road
* Gatton–Esk Road
*
Esk–Hampton Road
*
Esk–Kilcoy Road
Forest Hill–Fernvale Road
Forest Hill–Fernvale Road is a state-controlled district road (number 412) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
[ It runs from Gatton–Laidley Road in to the Brisbane Valley Highway in , a distance of . It intersects with Coominya Connection Road in , and the ]Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
in Forest Hill.
Wivenhoe–Somerset Road
Wivenhoe–Somerset Road is a state-controlled district road (number 410) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Brisbane Valley Highway in to Esk–Kilcoy Road in , a distance of . It intersects with Mount Glorious Road (Northbrook Parkway) in .
]
Coominya Connection Road
Coominya Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 411) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the Brisbane Valley Highway in to Forest Hill–Fernvale Road in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
]
Gatton–Esk Road
Gatton–Esk Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 4144).[ It runs from the Warrego Highway in to the Brisbane Valley Highway in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.]
Gallery
File:Brisbane Valley Highway Wanora.jpg, Brisbane Valley Highway at Wanora, 2014
See also
* Bridges over the Brisbane River
The Brisbane River, running through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is crossed by seventeen major bridges, from the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges downstream to the Centenary Bridge, Centenary upstream. The river meanders through an urban area that co ...
* Highways in Australia
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by states and territories of Australia, state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cit ...
* List of highways in Queensland
Queensland, being the second largest (by area) state in Australia, is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads cover most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia. Even Queensland's outback is well ser ...
* List of highways numbered 85
References
External links
{{Road infrastructure in Queensland
Highways in Queensland
South East Queensland