Burnett Highway

Burnett Highway

Queensland
Burnett Highway (green on black)
General information
TypeHighway
Length542 km (337 mi)
Route number(s)
  • A3
  • (Entire Route)
  • Duplexes
  • State Route 60
  • (Biloela West – Biloela)
  • State Route 49
  • (Goomeri – Goomeri South)
Former
route number		 National Route 17
Major junctions
North end Bruce Highway (Queensland Highway A1), Gracemere
 
South end D'Aguilar Highway (State Highway A3 / State Route 96), Nanango
Location(s)
Major settlementsMt. Morgan, Dululu, Biloela, Monto, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Ban Ban Springs, Goomeri
Highway system

The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar Highway in Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway (at Yarraman, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Nanango) and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road (part of Australia’s Country Way) by the Queensland Government.[1]

State-controlled road

Burnett Highway is a state-controlled regional road, most of which is rated as "state-strategic". It is defined in six sections, as follows:

  • Number 41A, Nanango to Goomeri, state-strategic.
  • Number 41B, Goomeri to Gayndah, state-strategic.
  • Number 41C, Gayndah to Monto, state-strategic.
  • Number 41D, Monto to Biloela, state-strategic.
  • Number 41E, Biloela to Mount Morgan, regional and state-strategic.
  • Number 41F, Mount Morgan to Rockhampton, regional.[2][3][4]

History

In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald caused flood damage to the road and a partial closure between Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan, which took longer than a year to repair.[5]

Roads of Strategic Importance upgrade

The Roads of Strategic Importance initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following project for the Burnett Highway.

Intersection upgrade

A project to upgrade the intersection of the Burnett Highway with Gayndah-Mount Perry Road and Wetherton Road, at an estimated cost of $875,000, is expected to be completed in late 2022.[6]

Other upgrades

Replace bridges

A project to replace the bridge over Three Moon Creek, at a cost of $18 million, was completed in August 2021.[7]

A project to replace the bridge over North Kariboe Creek, at a cost of $7.2 million, was completed in September 2021.[8]

Strengthen and widen bridge

A project to strengthen and widen the bridge over Callide Creek, at a cost of $3.9 million, was due for completion in early 2022.[9]

List of towns on the Burnett Highway

From north to south

Major intersections

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
RockhamptonGracemere00.0 Bruce Highway (Queensland Highway A1) north – Rockhampton /
south – Mount Larcom		Northern end of Burnett Highway.
BananaDululu63.039.1 Leichhardt Highway (State Route A5) north–west – Westwood /
south–west – Wowan
Biloela135.183.9 Dawson Highway (State Route 60) west – Banana /
east – Calliope		North–western concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway
136.384.7 Dawson Highway (State Route 60) west – Banana /
east – Calliope		South–eastern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway
North BurnettMonto230140 Gladstone–Monto Road (State Route 69) – north–east – Many Peaks
Eidsvold303188 Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) – south, then west – Theodore
Mundubbera338.3210.2 Mundubbera–Durong Road (State Route 75) – south–west – Durong
Burnett River381.3236.9Les Baker Bridge
North BurnettBan Ban Springs408.1253.6 Isis Highway (State Route 52) north–east – Childers
GympieGoomeri482.3299.7 Wide Bay Highway (State Route 49) east – GympieNorthern concurrency terminus with State Route 49
484.1300.8 Bunya Highway (State Route 49) west – MurgonSouthern concurrency terminus with State Route 49
South BurnettNanango542.3337.0 D'Aguilar Highway (State Route A3) south – Yarraman /
(State Route 96) north–west – Kingaroy		Southern end of Burnett Highway.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Intersecting state-controlled roads

In addition to the Bunya, Wide Bay, Isis, Dawson and Leichhardt Highways, the following state-controlled roads, from south to north, intersect with the Burnett Highway:

Murgon–Barambah Road

Murgon–Barambah Road
LocationKilcoy–Murgon Road, Murgon to Burnett Highway, Barambah
Length14.1 km (8.8 mi)

Murgon–Barambah Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 437), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from Kilcoy–Murgon Road in Murgon to the Burnett Highway in Barambah, a distance of 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[10]

Wuruma Dam Road

Wuruma Dam Road
LocationBurnett Highway, Cynthia to Wuruma Dam Campground, Wuruma Dam
Length28.8 km (17.9 mi)

Wuruma Dam Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4511), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from the Burnett Highway in Cynthia to the Wuruma Dam Campground in the locality of Wuruma Dam, a distance of 28.8 kilometres (17.9 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[11]

Cania Dam Road

Cania Dam Road
LocationBurnett Highway, Moonford to Cania Dam, Cania
Length24 km (15 mi)

Cania Dam Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4715), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from the Burnett Highway in Moonford to Cania Dam in the locality of Cania, a distance of 24 kilometres (15 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[12]

Gavial–Gracemere Road

Gavial–Gracemere Road
LocationBruce Highway, Midgee to Capricorn Highway, Gracemere
Length10.8 km (6.7 mi)

Gavial–Gracemere Road is a state-controlled district road (number 450).[2][4] It runs from the Bruce Highway in Midgee to the Capricorn Highway in Gracemere, a distance of 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi). It crosses the Burnett Highway in Bouldercombe.[13]

A project to widen part of this road to four lanes was completed in April 2023.[14]

  • Burnett Highway near Binjour (NW of Gayndah)
    Burnett Highway near Binjour (NW of Gayndah)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Wide Bay / Burnett district map - Page 1" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Fitzroy district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ Austin King (12 April 2014). "Burnett Hwy still closed more than a year after landslide". The Morning Bulletin. Capricornia Newspapers. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Burnett Highway - Gayndah-Mount Perry Road - Wetherton Road - Intersection Upgrade". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Burnett Highway (Gayndah-Monto), Eidsvold, -Three Moon Creek bridge replacement". Queensland Government. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Burnett Highway (Monto-Biloela), North Kariboe Creek, replace bridge". Queensland Government. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Burnett Highway (Biloela-Mount Morgan), Callide Creek, strengthen and widen bridge". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Murgon to Barambah" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Cynthia to Wuruma Dam" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Moonford to Cania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Midgee to Gracemere" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Gavial - Gracemere Road (Lawrie Street), widen to four lanes and upgrade intersections". Queensland Government. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.