Roma–Taroom Road Explained

Road Name:Roma–Taroom Road
State:qld
Type:rural road
Length:149
Direction A:South-west
End A: Carnarvon Highway,
Exits:
  • Glen Arden Road
  • Pine Hills Road
  • Yeovil Road
Direction B:North-east
End B: Leichhardt Highway,

Roma–Taroom Road is a continuous 149km (93miles) road route in the Maranoa, Western Downs and Banana local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 4397), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[1] [2] [3]

Route description

The road starts at an intersection with the Carnarvon Highway in the locality of in the Maranoa region, about 17.6km (10.9miles) north of the town of . It runs north-east across the locality, then along the boundary between Euthulla and, then between Eumamurrin and . It then continues north-east across, passing the exit to Glen Arden Road to the south-east. Next it runs along the boundary between Durham Downs and, entering the Western Downs region as it enters Waikola. It crosses Waikola to the north-east, passing the exit to Pine Hills Road to the south, and then follows the boundary between Waikola and .[4]

Continuing north-east across Eurombah the road crosses a regional boundary and enters the Shire of Banana. Soon after leaving Eurombah and entering the locality of it passes the exit to Yeovil Road to the south-east. It continues north-east across Taroom, turning slightly west of north before entering the town where it ends at an intersection with the Leichhardt Highway.[4]

The road is fully sealed to at least a single lane standard.[5] A project to replace a timber bridge with a new concrete structure was completed in December 2022.[6]

For travel to and from the Roma district this road is part of the shortest route from and . It is 119km (74miles) shorter than travelling on highways via .

History

Mount Abundance pastoral run was taken up in 1847, then abandoned but not relinquished in 1849 due to constant conflicts with local indigenous people. In 1856 it was sold and the new owner took up residence, considered to be the first European settler in the Roma district.[7] Roma was established prior to 1863 when Queensland's first vine cuttings were planted.[8]

Yingerbay pastoral run was established in 1854 in the west of what is now Euthulla, near the boundary of [9] [10]

Mooga was named for a pastoral run established in the area.[11]

Durham Downs Station was established prior to 1873.[12] It was still operating in April 2023.[13]

Eurombah is the name of a pastoral run in the locality of that name. It was still a working property in 2001.[14] Just north of the present locality of Eurombah and west of, Hornet Bank station was settled in the 1850s.[15]

Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Queensland region map . 2020 . Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] . 29 May 2023 .
  2. Web site: South West district map . 2020 . Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] . 29 May 2023 .
  3. Web site: Darling Downs district map . 2020 . Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] . 29 May 2023 .
  4. Book: Australia Road Atlas - Map 8 . Hema Maps - via RACQ . 2009 . 978-1-86500-553-9.
  5. Web site: Taroom QLD . Exploroz . 2023 . 2 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Roma-Taroom Road, Sandy Creek, replace bridge . Queensland Government . 24 January 2023 . 2 June 2023.
  7. 1 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Wilson. Paul D.. Bassett, Samuel Symons (1840–1912). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 2020-05-24. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811164938/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bassett-samuel-symons-80. live.
  9. 18 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Yingerbay, Queensland . Geodata.us . 2023 . 2 June 2023.
  11. 28 December 2020.
  12. News: Friday, February 26, 1886. . . Melbourne . 26 February 1886 . 20 January 2013 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  13. Web site: Brann . Matt . Gina Rinehart sells four more S. Kidman and Co cattle stations in Queensland, NT . ABC News (Australia). 11 April 2023 . 11 April 2023.
  14. Web site: Appeals against annual valuations . Land Court Brisbane . 21 August 2001 . 2 June 2023.
  15. Reid, Gordon: Nest of Hornets: The Massacre of the Fraser Family at Hornet Bank Station, Central Queensland, 1857, and Related Events, Melbourne: Oxford University, 1982