Yandina–Coolum Road
{{Short description|Road in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian Road
| road_name = Yandina–Coolum Road
| road_name2 =
| state = qld
| type = road
| image =
| caption =
| length = 18.5
| est =
| route = {{AUshield|S|11}} State Route 11
| direction_a = West
| end_a = Yandina–Bli Bli Road and Yandina North Connection Road, {{QLDcity|Yandina}}
| exits = {{plainlist|
- {{AUshield|QLD|M1}} Bruce Highway
- {{AUshield|S|70}} Sunshine Motorway
}}
| direction_b = East
| end_b = {{AUshield|S|6}} David Low Way, {{QLDcity|Coolum Beach}}
| through =
}}
Yandina–Coolum Road is a continuous {{convert|18.5|km|mi|adj=on}} road route in the Sunshine Coast local government area of Queensland, Australia. The route is signed as State Route 11. It is a state-controlled district road (number 138), 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?sc_lang=en&hash=9B8E37E322037CA8D756CDDB8454B211 |title=North Coast district map |date=2020 |publisher=Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] |access-date=17 June 2023 }}
Route description
The road starts at an intersection with Yandina–Bli Bli Road (known as Nambour Connection Road) and Yandina North Connection Road (Farrell Street) in {{QLDcity|Yandina}}. It runs east and north as Fleming Street to a roundabout intersection where it turns east as Yandina–Coolum Road before crossing over the Bruce Highway at a dumbbell intersection. It continues east as State Route 11 before entering the locality of {{QLDcity|Maroochy River}}, where it runs southeast and northeast before exiting. Next it turns north between the localities of {{QLDcity|Valdora}} and {{QLDcity|Yandina Creek}}, then northeast across Yandina Creek into {{QLDcity|Coolum Beach}}. Continuing northeast, east, and southeast, the road approaches the Sunshine Motorway, where it turns south parallel to the motorway. It crosses the motorway at a roundabout intersection and proceeds into the residential part of Coolum Beach. It runs southeast for a short distance and then northeast by east through the town to the David Low Way, where it ends at a T junction.{{cite book|title=Australia Road Atlas – Map 5 |publisher=Hema Maps – via RACQ |date=2009 |id=ISBN 1-86500-553-9}}
History
{{Main|Yandina, Queensland#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.{{cite web |title=Yandina |url=https://heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Museums-and-Places/Town-Histories/Yandina |access-date=28 September 2022 |publisher=Sunshine Coast Regional Council |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928022019/https://heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Museums-and-Places/Town-Histories/Yandina |url-status=live }} The combined pastoral leases, "Canando" and "Yandina", comprised {{convert|100,000|acres|ha}} extending from Yandina to {{QLDcity|Cooroy}}. In 1868 the "Yandina" run was made available for selection for closer settlement.{{cite web |url=https://heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/stories/family-and-community/yandina |title=Yandina |publisher=Sunshine Coast Council |date=2023 |access-date=13 November 2023}}
The first land selection in Coolum Beach was made in 1871, a pastoral lease of {{convert|225|ha|acres}}. Freehold land was available from 1883 and the first permanent settler arrived in 1905. By 1912 there were 12 families living in the Coolum Beach district. The first trafficable road to Coolum Beach, from Yandina, was built from 1922 to 1925.{{cite web |url=https://www.sunshinecoast-australia.com/coolum-history.html |title=Coolum History |publisher=Sunshine Coast Australia |date=2023 |access-date=13 November 2023}}
Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Sunshine Coast local government area.
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{{QLDint
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|road=Yandina North Connection Road – north – {{QLDcity|Eumundi}}
Yandina–Bli Bli Road – south – {{QLDcity|Bli Bli}}
Old Gympie Road – northwest – {{QLDcity|Cooloolabin}}
|notes=Road starts as Fleming Street with no route number.
}}
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Pioneer Road – north – Yandina
|notes=Road turns east as Yandina–Coolum Road
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{{QLDint
|LGA=
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|km=1.3
|km2=1.8
|Mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|M1}} Bruce Highway – north – Eumundi
– south – {{QLDcity|Nambour}}
|notes=Road continues east as State Route 11.
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=Coolum Beach
|lspan=2
|type=
|km=16.4
|Mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|70}} Sunshine Motorway – north – {{QLDcity|Peregian Springs}}
– south – {{QLDcity|Mount Coolum}}
|notes=Road continues east.
}}
{{QLDint
|LGA=
|LGAspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|type=
|km=18.5
|Mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|6}} David Low Way – north – {{QLDcity|Peregian Beach}}
– south – {{QLDcity|Point Arkwright}}
|notes=Eastern end of Yandina–Coolum Road
}}
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See also
{{portal|Australian Roads|Queensland}}
References
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{{Road infrastructure in Queensland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yandina-Coolum Road}}