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Hence the highways and roads cover most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia. Even Queensland's outback is well served as it is relatively populated. Road quality varies from 8-laned Pacific Motorway linking Brisbane – Gold Coast to earth-packed outback tracks, reflecting the great diversity of its terrain and ...
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is a department of the Queensland Government. TMR was formed in April 2009 by merging Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads . [ 1 ] TMR manages Queensland's 33,000 km state road network, which includes 3,100 bridges.
Road routes in Queensland assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, by identifying important through-routes. Queensland is in the process of converting to an alphanumeric route numbering system, with a letter denoting the importance and standard of the route.
Some duplication of numbers exists where the Queensland Government and a local authority have each chosen the same number for use in different regions. General information about tourist drives in Queensland can be found here: . Unless stated otherwise, all distance and road name information in this article is derived from Google Maps.
The roadside rest areas, constructed by the Main Roads Commission (MRC) from the early 1950s on the old Bruce Highway and on roads feeding onto the highway (at Petrie; Jowarra, Landsborough; Paynter's Creek, Woombye) represent a pattern of development of the tourist industry in Queensland intrinsically linked to the rise of motor transport Australia-wide in the second half of the 20th century.
New concrete bridge across Logan River between Loganholme and Eagleby, duplicating the 1968 bridge, officially opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 16 July 1986. 1987 – Mudgeeraba Interchange. Half-diamond interchange at Mudgeeraba Road opened by Minister for Main Roads and Racing Russ Hinze on 21 August 1987.
Auburn Road (Queensland) is a state-controlled district road (number 4261), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [1] [3] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Chinchilla to Auburn Road in Auburn, a distance of 104 kilometres (65 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads. [16]
Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Road / Warwick Road) is a state-controlled regional road (number 301). [1] [2] It runs from the Cunningham Highway in Dinmore, via Ipswich, to the Cunningham Highway in Yamanto, a distance of 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi).