| Road Name: | Yandina–Coolum Road |
| State: | qld |
| Type: | road |
| Length: | 18.5 |
| Route: | State Route 11 |
| Direction A: | West |
| End A: | Yandina–Bli Bli Road and Yandina North Connection Road, |
| Exits: | |
| Direction B: | East |
| End B: | David Low Way, |
Yandina–Coolum Road is a continuous 18.5km (11.5miles) 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).[1] [2]
The road starts at an intersection with Yandina–Bli Bli Road (known as Nambour Connection Road) and Yandina North Connection Road (Farrell Street) in . 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, where it runs southeast and northeast before exiting. Next it turns north between the localities of and, then northeast across Yandina Creek into . 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.[3]
The road is fully sealed to at least a two lane standard.
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.[4] The combined pastoral leases, "Canando" and "Yandina", comprised 100000acres extending from Yandina to . In 1868 the "Yandina" run was made available for selection for closer settlement.[5]
The first land selection in Coolum Beach was made in 1871, a pastoral lease of 225ha. 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.[6]
All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Sunshine Coast local government area.