David Low Way

David Low Way

Queensland
David Low Way, 1966
General information
TypeRoad
Length36 km (22 mi)
Route number(s)
  • State Route 6
  • (Maroochydore – Noosa Heads)
Major junctions
South end Bradman Avenue, (State Route 6), Maroochydore, Queensland
 
  • Bli Bli Road (State Route 10)
  • Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70)
  • Yandina Coolum Road (State Route 11)
North end Sunshine Beach Road, (State Route 6),
Noosa Heads, Queensland
Location(s)
Major suburbsMaroochydore, Bli Bli, Pacific Paradise, Marcoola, Mount Coolum, Coolum, Peregian Beach, Marcus Beach, Sunshine Beach, Noosa Heads

David Low Way is a 36-kilometre (22 mi) Australian road connecting the many coastal townships of the Sunshine Coast with the two large city centres of Maroochydore in the south and Noosa Heads in the north.[1] The route is an alternative coastal route to the Sunshine Motorway and passes through the sugar and fruit growing town of Bli Bli and then crosses the Sunshine Motorway. The road then travels north along the coast, through many coastal towns to the terminus at Noosa Heads.

It is named after David Low, a local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2] The first stage of the road was opened between Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach on April 2, 1960, by the Queensland Premier of the time, Frank Nicklin.[3]

Upgrade

Cycle facility

A project to provide a cycle facility at Marcoola and Mudjimba, at a cost of $5.7 million, was partially completed in December 2020, with another stage to follow.[4]

Major intersections

View of Mount Coolum from David Low Way at Mount Coolum, 2015
LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Sunshine CoastMaroochydore00.0 Bradman Avenue (State Route 6) – south–east – Maroochydore CBD /
Fishermans Road – south – Kuluin and Buderim		South–eastern end of David Low Way (State Route 6)
State Route 6 continues south to Caloundra and then west to the Bruce Highway (M1) and on to Woodford
Diddillibah2.11.3Petrie Creek Road – north–west – Nambour
Bli Bli3.52.2 Nambour–Bli Bli Road (State Route 10) – north–west – Nambour
Pacific Paradise6.84.2 Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) – north – Coolum Beach /
south – Mooloolaba
7.44.6Ocean Drive – south–east – Twin Waters
8.55.3Mudjimba Beach Road – east – Mudjimba
Mudjimba8.95.5North Shore Connection Road – west – Sunshine Motorway
Coolum Beach19.512.1 Yandina–Coolum Road (State Route 11) – west – Sunshine Motorway,
Bruce Highway (M1) and Yandina
23.314.5Emu Mountain Road – west – Sunshine Motorway and Peregian Springs
NoosaSunshine Beach34.021.1Eenie Creek Road – west – Noosaville
Noosa Heads36.022.4 Sunshine Beach Road (State Route 6) – north–west – Noosa Heads CBDNorth–western end of David Low Way.
State Route 6 continues to Cooroy and Bruce Highway (M1)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Karina Eastway (Winter 2014). "Name game on the Sunshine Coast". Salt Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Opening road to progress". Sunshine Coast Daily. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "David Low Way cycle facility". Queensland Government. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.