Leichhardt Highway
{{Short description|Highway in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| road_name = Leichhardt Highway
| state = qld
| type = highway
| image = Leichhardt Highway 1612.svg
| caption = Leichhardt Highway (green on black)
| length = 611
| direction_b = North
| direction_a = South
| end_b = {{AUshield|QLD|A4}} Capricorn Highway (A4), 7km south of Westwood, Queensland
| end_a = {{AUshield|R|42}} Cunningham Highway (National Route 42)
| est =
| through = Moonie, Miles, Guluguba, Wandoan, Taroom, Theodore, Banana, Dululu
| route = {{plainlist|
- {{AUshield|QLD|A5}} State Highway A5
Westwood – Goondiwindi North - {{AUshield|QLD|A5|S|85|QLD|A39}} State Highway A5 / State Route 85 / State Highway A39
Goondiwindi North – Goondiwindi}}
| former = {{AUshield|N|39}} National Highway 39
{{AUshield|R|39}} National Route 39
| exits = {{plainlist|
- {{AUshield|S|85}} Barwon Highway (State Route 85)
- {{AUshield|QLD|A39|S|85}} Gore Highway (State Highway A39 / State Route 85)
- {{AUshield|S|49}} Moonie Highway (State Route 49)
- {{AUshield|QLD|A2}} Warrego Highway (National Highway A2)
- {{AUshield|S|60}} Dawson Highway (State Route 60)
- {{AUshield|QLD|A3}} Burnett Highway (State Highway A3)
}}
}}
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a {{convert|2.0|km|mi|adj=on}} section of the Cunningham Highway.[http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Travel-and-transport/Maps-and-guides/Queensland-state-controlled-roads-and-region-maps.aspx Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps]
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood.{{cite map |title=Australia Road and 4WD Atlas|last=Hema |first=Maps|year=2007 |publisher=Hema Maps|location=Eight Mile Plains Queensland|isbn=978-1-86500-456-3|pages=8/11 }}
The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network.{{cite map
|publisher = Queensland Government
|title = The State Road Network of Queensland
|date = 30 June 2019
|url = http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Travelandtransport/Maps%20and%20guides/Queensland%20maps/State%20road%20network/srnmapfront.pdf
|access-date = 10 August 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330012818/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Travelandtransport/Maps%20and%20guides/Queensland%20maps/State%20road%20network/srnmapfront.pdf
|archive-date = 30 March 2014
|url-status = live
}}
History
It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th century that roughly parallels today's highway.
Upgrade
A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/leichhardt-highway-westwood-taroom-banana-creek-replace-bridge |title=Leichhardt Highway (Westwood - Taroom), Banana Creek, replace bridge |publisher=Queensland Government |date=7 April 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022}}
List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway
Major intersections
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{{QLDint
|LGA=Goondiwindi
|LGAspan=3
|location=Goondiwindi
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|km=0
|Mile=
|road={{AUshield|N|A15}} Cunningham Highway (National Highway A15) – north, then east – Yelarbon:
south – Queensland – NSW border
|notes=Southern end of Leichhardt Highway.{{cite map |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/busind/Heavyvehicles/excessmassdim/District-boundaries-maps/borderdistrict.pdf?la=en
|title=Border District 5 Map Page 1 Goondiwindi Environs
|publisher=Department of Transport and Main Roads |date=August 2007 |access-date=31 August 2021 }}
Runs west (as Boundary Road) then north as State Highway A5. Southern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway.
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|type=
|km=4.0
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|85}} Barwon Highway (State Route 85) – south, then north–west – Toobeah
|notes=Leichhardt Highway turns north
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|type=concur
|km=19.0
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|A39}} Gore Highway (State Highway A39) – north–east – Milmerran
|notes=Northern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway.
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=Western Downs
|LGAspan=5
|location=Moonie
|lspan=
|type=
|km=97.3
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|49}} Moonie Highway (State Route 49) – north–east — Dalby /
south–west – St George
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=The Gums
|lspan=
|type=
|km=144
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|87}} Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) – east – Dalby /
west – Surat
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Condamine
|lspan=
|type=
|km=189
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|74}} Condamine–Meandarra Road (State Route 74) – south–west – Meandarra
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Miles
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|km=225
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|A2}} Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – east – Chinchilla /
west – Roma
|notes=South eastern concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|type=concur
|km=226
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|A2}} Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – west – Roma
|notes=North western concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=Banana
|LGAspan=6
|location=Taroom
|lspan=
|type=
|km=372
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|7}} Fitzroy Developmental Road (Taroom–Bauhinia Downs Road) (State Route 7) – north–west – Bauhinia
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Theodore
|lspan=
|type=
|km=449
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|73}} Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) – south – Cracow
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Banana
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|km=506
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|60}} Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – south–west – Moura /
north – Banana CBD
|notes=Southern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|type=concur
|km=507
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|60}} Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – north–east – Biloela
|notes=Northern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Dululu
|lspan=
|type=
|km=586
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|A3}} Burnett Highway (State Highway A3) – north–east – Mount Morgan /
south–east – Jambin
|notes=
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Westwood
|lspan=
|type=
|km=611
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|A4}} Capricorn Highway (State Highway A4) – north–east – Rockhampton /
south–west – Duaringa
|notes=Northern end of Leichhardt Highway
}}
{{Jctbtm
|keys=trans,concur
}}
Gallery
File:Leichhardt Highway, looking south from Guluguba Cafe, Queensland, 2014.jpg|Leichhardt Highway, looking south from Guluguba Cafe, 2014
See also
{{Portal|Australian Roads|Queensland}}