Leichhardt Highway

Leichhardt Highway

Queensland
Leichhardt Highway; Queensland
	Leichhardt Highway (green on black)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	611 km (380 mi)
Route number(s)	State Highway A5; Westwood – Goondiwindi North; State Highway A5 / State Route 85 / State Highway A39; Goondiwindi North – Goondiwindi;
Former; route number	National Highway 39; National Route 39
Major junctions
South end	Cunningham Highway (National Route 42)
	Barwon Highway (State Route 85); Gore Highway (State Highway A39 / State Route 85); Moonie Highway (State Route 49); Warrego Highway (National Highway A2); Dawson Highway (State Route 60); Burnett Highway (State Highway A3);
North end	Capricorn Highway (A4), 7km south of Westwood, Queensland
Location(s)
Major settlements	Moonie, Miles, Guluguba, Wandoan, Taroom, Theodore, Banana, Dululu
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in Queensland; ; ;

The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a 2.0-kilometre (1.2 mi) section of the Cunningham Highway.^[1]

It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood.^[2]

The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network.^[3]

History

It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th century that roughly parallels today's highway.

Upgrade

A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022.^[4]

List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway

Travelling from south to north:

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Goondiwindi	Goondiwindi	0	0.0	Cunningham Highway (National Highway A15) – north, then east – Yelarbon: south – Queensland – NSW border	Southern end of Leichhardt Highway.^[5] Runs west (as Boundary Road) then north as State Highway A5. Southern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway.
		4.0	2.5	Barwon Highway (State Route 85) – south, then north–west – Toobeah	Leichhardt Highway turns north
		19.0	11.8	Gore Highway (State Highway A39) – north–east – Milmerran	Northern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway.
Western Downs	Moonie	97.3	60.5	Moonie Highway (State Route 49) – north–east — Dalby / south–west – St George
	The Gums	144	89	Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) – east – Dalby / west – Surat
	Condamine	189	117	Condamine–Meandarra Road (State Route 74) – south–west – Meandarra
	Miles	225	140	Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – east – Chinchilla / west – Roma	South eastern concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway
	Miles	226	140	Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – west – Roma	North western concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway
Banana	Taroom	372	231	Fitzroy Developmental Road (Taroom–Bauhinia Downs Road) (State Route 7) – north–west – Bauhinia
	Theodore	449	279	Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) – south – Cracow
	Banana	506	314	Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – south–west – Moura / north – Banana CBD	Southern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway
	Banana	507	315	Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – north–east – Biloela	Northern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway
	Dululu	586	364	Burnett Highway (State Highway A3) – north–east – Mount Morgan / south–east – Jambin
	Westwood	611	380	Capricorn Highway (State Highway A4) – north–east – Rockhampton / south–west – Duaringa	Northern end of Leichhardt Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition

Gallery

Leichhardt Highway, looking south from Guluguba Cafe, 2014

References

^ Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 8/11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 30 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Leichhardt Highway (Westwood - Taroom), Banana Creek, replace bridge". Queensland Government. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ Border District 5 Map Page 1 Goondiwindi Environs (PDF) (Map). Department of Transport and Main Roads. August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2021.