Yandina–Bli Bli Road is a continuous road route in the
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Queensland
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, Australia.
It is a state-controlled district road (number 1305), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
Route description
The road starts at an intersection with
Yandina–Coolum Road (known as Fleming Street) and Yandina North Connection Road (Farrell Street) in . It runs south as Nambour Connection Road to Ferry Street, where it turns east and northeast before turning southeast as Yandina–Bli Bli Road before crossing over 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 Natio ...
with no intersection. It continues southeast before entering the locality of , where it runs east and south before exiting. It continues southeast through until it reaches a roundabout where it changes to Thomas Road. After continuing further southeast it turns south and enters Willis Road, which runs south until it meets Nambour–Bli Bli Road at a roundabout, where it ends.
The road is fully sealed to at least a two lane standard. It serves the rural and residential areas along its length.
Prior to July 1997, when Yandina was bypassed by the Bruce Highway, this road was part of the shortest route from to .
History
European settlement began in the Yandina district in the 1850s and the town was surveyed in 1870. Leases for three cattle runs were granted in 1853, and timber getting commenced in the late 1860s.
The combined pastoral leases, "Canando" and "Yandina", comprised extending from Yandina to . In 1868 the "Yandina" run was made available for selection for closer settlement.
In 1862 the Bli Bli area was part of the Moolooloo Plains grazing lease. The beginnings of a town on part of that lease were in evidence by 1868, and the district was almost fully settled (with small farms) by the late 1880s.
Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps.
The entire road is within the Sunshine Coast local government area.
See also
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List of numbered roads in Queensland
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References
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Roads in Queensland