Wide Bay Highway Explained

Road Name:Wide Bay Highway
Type:highway
State:qld
Length:62.6
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
End A: Burnett Highway /
Bunya Highway, Goomeri, Queensland
End B: Bruce Highway, 12km north of Gympie
Through:Kilkivan
Route: State Route 49

The Wide Bay Highway is a short state highway of Queensland, Australia running between Goomeri on the Burnett Highway and a junction on the Bruce Highway. From the junction it is 12 kilometres south to Gympie or 69 kilometres north to Maryborough.[1] The length of the highway is 62.6 kilometres. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 44A).[2] [3]

At its western end the road continues from Goomeri as the Bunya Highway, connecting it to Dalby.[4]

Route description

Wide Bay Highway starts as State Route 49, at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in, 12km (07miles) north of . It runs west over the Mary River and then turns northwest until it enters where it again turns west, passing the exit to Gympie–Woolooga Road to the south as it enters . Crossing Woolooga it passes the exit to Bauple–Woolooga Road to the north and then turns southwest. Next it turns west across to . In the town of Kilkivan it turns southwest and passes the exit to Kilkivan–Tansey Road to the west. The road then runs southwest through to where it again turns west. It reaches and turns northwest as it enters the town, ending at an intersection with the Burnett Highway.

Intersecting state-controlled roads

This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:

Gympie–Woolooga Road

Country:AUS
State:QLD
Gympie–Woolooga Road
Location:Bruce Highway, Gympie to Wide Bay Highway, Lower Wonga, via Widgee
Length Km:38.1

Gympie–Woolooga Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4806) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2] [3] It runs from the Bruce Highway in, via, to the Wide Bay Highway in, a distance of 38.1km (23.7miles). This road has no major intersections.

Bauple–Woolooga Road

Country:AUS
State:QLD
Bauple–Woolooga Road
Location:Bruce Highway, Bauple to Wide Bay Highway, Woolooga
Length Km:39.9

Bauple–Woolooga Road is a state-controlled district road (number 488) rated as local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2] [3] It runs from the Bruce Highway in to the Wide Bay Highway in, a distance of 39.9km (24.8miles). It intersects with Miva Road in .

Kilkivan–Tansey Road

Country:AUS
State:QLD
Kilkivan–Tansey Road
Location:Wide Bay Highway, Kilkivan to Burnett Highway, Tansey
Length Km:22.6

Kilkivan–Tansey Road is a state-controlled district road (number 486) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2] [3] It runs from the Wide Bay Highway in to the Burnett Highway in, a distance of 22.6km (14miles). This road has no major intersections.

Linked state-controlled road

The following state-controlled road intersects with Bauple–Woolgoolga Road:

Miva Road

Country:AUS
State:QLD
Miva Road
Location:Bruce Highway, Gunalda to Bauple–Woolgoolga Road, Miva
Length Km:17.8

Miva Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4808) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2] [3] It runs from the Bruce Highway in to Bauple–Woolgoolga Road in, a distance of 17.8km (11.1miles). This road has no major intersections.

List of towns along the Wide Bay Highway

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps . 13 April 2014 . 19 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319070948/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Travel-and-transport/Maps-and-guides/Queensland-state-controlled-roads-and-region-maps.aspx . live .
  2. Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] . The State Road Network of Queensland . 30 June 2022 . 4 August 2023 . 22 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022041940/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 . live.
  3. Web site: Wide Bay / Burnett district map . 5 August 2021 . Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0] . 29 November 2021 . 30 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130012918/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/Travelandtransport/Maps-and-guides/regiondistrictmaps/widebayburnettdistrict.pdf?la=en . live .
  4. Australia Road and 4WD Atlas. Hema . Maps. 2007 . Hema Maps. Eight Mile Plains Queensland. 978-1-86500-456-3. 9.