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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 ...
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
The Warrego Highway runs from to in
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, 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.
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)
The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18A:
* Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road
* River Road (Queensland)
* Mount Crosby Road
* Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road
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Brisbane Valley Highway
The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisb ...
* Haigslea–Amberley Road
* Rosewood–Marburg Road
* Laidley–Plainland Road
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Forest Hill–Fernvale Road
*
Gatton–Esk Road
*
Gatton–Helidon Road
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Toowoomba Second Range Crossing
* Murphys Creek Road
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New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ...
Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.
Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road
Riverview–Moggill Ferry Road (Riverview Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 916).
[ It runs from 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 to Moggill Ferry Road (Moggill Sub–Arterial Road) in Riverview, a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
River Road (Queensland)
River Road (Queensland) is a state-controlled district road (number 309).[ It runs from 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 to the Cunningham Highway
The Cunningham Highway is a National Highway (Australia), national highway located in South East Queensland, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The highway links the Darling Downs region with the urbanised outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, I ...
in , a distance of . It intersects with Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Road) in Dinmore.
Mount Crosby Road
Mount Crosby Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3042), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road (Downs Street) in to the Moggill Sub–Arterial Road (]Moggill Road
Moggill Road is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It commences at High Street at Toowong and terminates at the Moggill Ferry in Moggill, Queensland, Moggill. It is part of State Route 33. The road carried an average of 39,305 vehi ...
) in , a distance of . This road carries the State Route 37 shield. It intersects 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 ...
on the / boundary.
Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road
Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 302), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Street / Limestone Street) in ]Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...
to 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 , a distance of . This road carries the State Route 38 shield. It intersects with Mount Crosby Road in .
Haigslea–Amberley Road
Haigslea–Amberley Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3041), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from 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 ...
on the / / tripoint to the Ipswich–Rosewood Road in , a distance of . It intersects with Karrabin–Rosewood Road in .
Rosewood–Marburg Road
Rosewood–Marburg Road is a state-controlled district road (number 303), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the Ipswich–Rosewood Road in to 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 , a distance of . It intersects with Rosewood–Laidley Road and Karrabin–Rosewood Road in Rosewood.
Laidley–Plainland Road
Laidley–Plainland Road is a state-controlled district road (number 311), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the Rosewood–Laidley Road in to 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 , a distance of . It intersects with Gatton–Laidley Road in Laidley.
Murphys Creek Road
Murphys Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4104), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the ]New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ...
in to the former Warrego Highway (Toowoomba Connection Road
The Toowoomba Connection Road is a former section of the Warrego Highway that passes through the city of Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia. With the opening of the Toowoomba Bypass in 2019 the Warrego Highway was redirected to it, and the byp ...
) – (see below) in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
A project to replace the Rocky Creek Bridge, built in 1928, was completed in October 2022 at a cost of $11 million.
Status of Toowoomba roads
Officially, section 18A follows what is now known as Toowoomba Connection Road
The Toowoomba Connection Road is a former section of the Warrego Highway that passes through the city of Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia. With the opening of the Toowoomba Bypass in 2019 the Warrego Highway was redirected to it, and the byp ...
to its intersection with the New England Highway in , 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)
The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18B:
* Gore Highway
The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne to Brisbane link. It is signed as Nat ...
* Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains R ...
* Charlton Connection Road
* Oakey Connection Road
* Oakey–Pittsworth Road
* Bowenville–Norwin Road
* Dalby–Cecil Plains Road
Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (number 325) is a state-controlled regional road.
R ...
* Bunya Highway
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways.
...
Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.
Charlton Connection Road
Charlton Connection Road (Troys Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 320).[ It runs from the former Warrego Highway (]Toowoomba Connection Road
The Toowoomba Connection Road is a former section of the Warrego Highway that passes through the city of Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia. With the opening of the Toowoomba Bypass in 2019 the Warrego Highway was redirected to it, and the byp ...
) in to Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains R ...
in Charlton, a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18C)
The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18C:
* Moonie Highway
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne ...
* Dalby–Jandowae Road
Dalby–Jandowae Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Jandowae Road (number 421) is a state-controlled regional road.
Route Description
The Dal ...
* Dalby–Kogan Road
* Macalister–Bell Road
* Warra–Canaga Creek Road
* Warra–Kogan Road
* Chinchilla–Tara Road
* Chinchilla–Wondai Road
* Auburn Road (Queensland)
* Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway.
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 k ...
Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.
Warra–Canaga Creek Road
Warra–Canaga Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4201), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from 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 to Chinchilla–Wondai Road on the / midpoint, a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
Auburn Road (Queensland)
Auburn Road (Queensland) is a state-controlled district road (number 4261), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from 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 to Auburn Road in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads. Auburn Road continues north as a local road to , where it transitions to Redbank Road. This continues north to an intersection with Eidsvold–Theodore Road
Eidsvold–Theodore Road is a continuous road route in the North Burnett Region, North Burnett and Shire of Banana, Banana regions of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 73. It is a state-controlled district road ...
in .
Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18D)
The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 18D:
* Jackson–Wandoan Road
* Wallumbilla South Road
* Carnarvon Highway
Carnarvon Highway is a state highway in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, linking the township of Rolleston in Queensland's Central Highlands Region, via the town of St George, eventually to Moree in northern New South Wales. It is ...
Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.
Jackson–Wandoan Road
Jackson–Wandoan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4302), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from 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 to the Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway.
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 k ...
in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 18E)
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
Mitchell–Forestvale Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4403), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from 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 to Mount Moffatt Road in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
Mitchell–St George Road
Mitchell–St George Road is a state-controlled district road (number 355), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from 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 to the Balonne Highway
The Balonne Highway, a state highway of Queensland, is the continuation westward of State Route 49 (Moonie Highway) from the town of St George to its termination at Cunnamulla. There are no large settlements between St George and Cunnamulla.
U ...
in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
Intersecting state-controlled roads (Sections 18F and 18G)
Section 18F ends at an intersection with the Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway is a highway in western Queensland, Australia, running in the northwest–southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsboro ...
in , and section 18G ends at an intersection with the Mitchell Highway
Mitchell Highway is an outback state highway located in the central and south western regions of Queensland and the northern and central western regions of New South Wales in Australia. The southern part of Mitchell Highway forms part of t ...
in .
Associated state-controlled roads
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
Karrabin–Rosewood Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3002), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Toongarra Road in to Rosewood–Laidley Road in , a distance of . It intersects with Haigslea-Amberley Road in , and with Rosewood–Marburg Road and Ipswich–Rosewood Road in Rosewood.
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Rosewood–Laidley Road
Rosewood–Laidley Road is a state-controlled district road (number 308), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Karrabin–Rosewood Road in to Laidley–Plainland Road in , a distance of . It intersects with Rosewood–Marburg Road and Ipswich–Rosewood Road in Rosewood, and with Mulgowie Road and Gatton–Laidley Road in Laidley.
]
Mulgowie Road
Mulgowie Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3083), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Rosewood–Laidley Road in to Mulgowie Road in , a distance of . It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.
]
Gatton–Laidley Road
Gatton–Laidley Road is a state-controlled district road (number 312), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Gatton–Helidon Road in to Rosewood–Laidley Road in , a distance of . It intersects with Forest Hill–Fernvale Road in and Laidley–Plainland Road in Laidley.]
See also
* List of numbered roads in Queensland
References
{{Road infrastructure in Queensland
Roads in Queensland