Kilcoy-Murgon Road
{{short description|Road in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| road_name = Kilcoy-Murgon Road
| state = qld
| type = rural road
| route_image =
| image =
| caption =
| length = 120
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
| end_b = {{AUshield|S|49}} Bunya Highway, Murgon, Queensland
| end_a = {{AUshield|S|85}} D'Aguilar Highway, Kilcoy, Queensland
| exits={{plainlist|
{{AUshield|QLD|A3}} Burnett Highway
}}
}}
Kilcoy-Murgon Road is a major inland rural road located in Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (number 491) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).{{cite map
|publisher = Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]
|title = The State Road Network of Queensland
|date = 30 June 2022
|url = https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/_/media/travelandtransport/maps-and-guides/queensland-maps/state-road-network/the-state-road-network-of-queensland-front-at-30-june-2022.pdf?sc_lang=en&hash=BE5B156CE3B0044010A3C7150860CB22 |access-date = 4 August 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/Travelandtransport/Maps-and-guides/regiondistrictmaps/northcoastdistrict.pdf?la=en |title=North Coast district map |date=2020 |publisher=Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] |access-date=9 October 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/Travelandtransport/Maps-and-guides/regiondistrictmaps/widebayburnettdistrict.pdf?la=en |title=Wide Bay / Burnett district map - Page 1 |date=5 August 2021 |publisher=Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] |access-date=29 November 2021 }}
The road runs from the D'Aguilar Highway in {{QLDcity|Kilcoy}} to the Bunya Highway in {{QLDcity|Murgon}}, a distance of {{convert|120|km|mi}}. In {{QLDcity|Barambah}} it runs concurrent with the Burnett Highway for a short distance. It intersects with Murgon–Barambah Road in Murgon.{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/-26.9430297,152.5651846/-26.2397048,151.9755447/@-26.5591916,151.715274,9z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d152.226941!2d-26.354261!3s0x6b94fac40951b325:0xc7c59fafd05cd507!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu |accessdate=5 November 2022 |title=Kilcoy to Murgon}} The road provides a vital link between Kilcoy and Murgon. It travels through large forests of pine plantations and the historic timber town of Jimna.
Route description
The route starts off at Kilcoy and is a sealed two-laned road from Kilcoy to Jimna, there are some long windy sections that require some care. The road beyond Jimna is mostly unsealed but is maintained as a good gravel road, that is unfenced in some sections. Tourist attractions along or shortly off the road include Jimna and its surrounds, the heritage-listed Elgin Vale Sawmill and Jimna Fire Tower, plus Yabba Falls near Jimna and Bjelke-Petersen Dam in the north.
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History
In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald caused flood damage and many landslides along the road and a partial closure, which took some time to repair.
See also
{{Portal|Australian Roads|Queensland}}
References
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{{Road infrastructure in Queensland}}