D'Aguilar Highway
D'Aguilar Highway | |
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| D'Aguilar Highway (green on black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 164 km (102 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number |  National Route 17(Nanango – Yarraman) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Bunya Highway (State Route 49), Kingaroy |
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| East end |  Bruce Highway (State Highway M1), Caboolture |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Nanango, Yarraman, Kilcoy, Woodford |
| Highway system | |
The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. The highway is approximately 164 km (102 mi) in length. The D'Aguilar Highway's highest elevation along its length is 527m just north of Yarraman, and the lowest point is at 26.8m just west of Caboolture.[1]
As of 13 December 2007, the D'Aguliar Highway bypasses Caboolture to the north.
State Route 85
The section of this highway between Caboolture and Harlin is part of State Route 85, which extends for over 570 km (354 mi) from Bribie Island to Nindigully, duplexing with the Brisbane Valley Highway (State Route A17) from Harlin to Esk, the New England Highway (State Route A3) from Hampton to Toowoomba, the Gore Highway (National Route A39) from Toowoomba to the Leichhardt Highway, and the southern 19 km (12 mi) section of the Leichhardt Highway (National Route A39/State Route A5) to Goondiwindi.
Future developments
Proposed Kilcoy bypass
In January 2009, the Department of Transport and Main Roads published details of the preferred design for a bypass of the Kilcoy township.[2] The proposed route follows an abandoned rail corridor, and would have minimal impact on existing infrastructure.[3]
In 2021 significant changes were made to the two main intersections in Kilcoy to improve traffic flow. This seems to have been done as an alternative to the proposed bypass.
Upgrades
Safety improvements
A project to provide safety improvements between Sandy Creek and Kilcoy, at a cost of $19 million, was to be completed in late 2022.[4]
Wide centre line treatment
A project to provide wide centre lines near Wamuran, at a cost of $12 million, was expected to complete in mid-2022.[5]
Major Intersections
Intersections are listed from west to east.
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| South Burnett | Kingaroy | 0 | 0.0 | Bunya Highway (State Route 49) north - Wondai and Murgon / south - Bell and Dalby | Western end of D'Aguilar Highway. Continues to Nanango as State Route 96 |
| Nanango | 24.8 | 15.4 |  Burnett Highway (State Route A3) - Goomeri | D'Aguilar Highway continues to Yarraman as State Route A3 | |
| Toowoomba | Yarraman | 45.7 | 28.4 | New England Highway (State Route A3) - Cooyar | D'Aguilar Highway continues to Harlin as State Route A17 |
| South Burnett | Blackbutt | 59.9 | 37.2 | Blackbutt-Crows Nest Road - Crows Nest | |
| Somerset | Moore | 81.8 | 50.8 | Linville Road - Linville | |
| Harlin | 90.9 | 56.5 |   Brisbane Valley Highway (State Route A17 / State Route 85) - Toogoolawah | D'Aguilar Highway continues to Caboolture as State Route 85 | |
| Brisbane River | 91.3 | 56.7 | Bridge (no known official name) | ||
| Somerset | Kilcoy | 114.4 | 71.1 | Kilcoy-Murgon Road - Jimna | |
| Moreton Bay | Woodford | 135.0 | 83.9 |  Kilcoy-Beerwah Road (State Route 6) - Beerwah | |
| Stanley River | 135.8 | 84.4 | Bridge (no known official name) | ||
| Moreton Bay | D'Aguilar | 142.7 | 88.7 |  Mount Mee Road (State Route 58) - Mount Mee | |
| Caboolture | 161.6 | 100.4 | Old Gympie Road north - Elimbah /  Beerburrum Road (State Route 60) south - Caboolture CBD | ||
| 164.4 | 102.2 | Bruce Highway (National Route M1) north - Sippy Downs / south - Burpengary | Eastern end of D'Aguilar Highway. Northern entry to Bruce Highway is approximately 1 km long. Southern entry to Bruce Highway is approximately 2 km long | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Caboolture Connection Road
Caboolture Connection Road | |
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| Location | D'Aguilar Highway to Bruce Highway |
| Length | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
The Caboolture Connection Road (CCR) is a 8.2 km (5.1 mi) former section of the D'Aguilar Highway that runs south-east from the highway at Moodlu to the Bruce Highway in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia.[6] It is a state-controlled regional road (number 9905) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[7][8]
CCR Route description
The road commences at an intersection with the D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) in the locality of Moodlu. It starts as Williams Road and crosses the highway on an overbridge. It then runs south-east as King Street, passing the exit to Bellmere Road to the south-west, and continuing through Caboolture to an intersection with Burpengary–Caboolture Road and Beerburrum Road. It continues east as Lower King Street, crossing the railway line and reaching a bridge over the Bruce Highway, where it ends.[6]
The physical road continues east as Caboolture-Bribie Island Road (State Route 85).
CCR History
With the opening of a new section of road in 2007[9] to enable the D'Aguilar Highway to bypass the Caboolture CBD,[10] the bypassed section was renamed Caboolture Connection Road.[8]
CCR Upgrade project
A project to upgrade signals and improve intersections on this road, at a cost of $7.5 million, was in construction in July 2022, with most sub-projects already completed.[11]
CCR Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps.[6] The entire road is within the Moreton Bay local government area.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Moodlu | 0 | 0.0 | D'Aguilar Highway – north-west – Wamuran – south-east – Bruce Highway, Caboolture | North-western end of Caboolture Connection Road. Eastbound traffic exits left from the highway and crosses it by an overbridge on Williams Road. Westbound traffic exits left from the highway onto King Street. | |
| 0.4 | 0.25 | Williams Road – King Street intersection | T junction. Road continues south-east as King Street. | ||
| Caboolture | 3.9 | 2.4 | Bellmere Road – south-west – Bellmere | Road continues south-east. | |
| 5.7 | 3.5 | Burpengary–Caboolture Road (Morayfield Road) (State Route 60) – south – Morayfield Beerburrum Road (State Route 60) - north - Beerburrum | Road continues east as Lower King Street. | ||
| 8.2 | 5.1 | Bruce Highway – north – Elimbah – south – Morayfield. | Eastern end of Caboolture Connection Road. Road continues east as Caboolture–Bribie Island Road (State Route 85) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Gallery
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Highway at D'Aguilar, 2015
See also
- Highways in Australia
- List of highways in Queensland
- Bridges over the Brisbane River
- List of highways numbered 85
References
- ^ "Map of D'Aguilar Highway, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas Pty Limited. 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "D'Aguilar Highway upgrade - Kilcoy Bypass". Queensland Government. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Kilcoy Bypass Preliminary Design" (PDF). Queensland Government. October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "D'Aguilar Highway (Kilcoy - Yarraman), Sandy Creek to Kilcoy, improve safety". Queensland Government. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "D'Aguilar Highway wide centre line treatment". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Caboolture Connection Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b "North Coast district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Caboolture Northern Bypass - Stage 2 Pumicestone Road Interchange". JF Hull Holdings Pty Ltd. 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Town map of Caboolture, 1985". Queensland Government. 1985. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Caboolture Connection Road, upgrade signals and improve intersection". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
External links
Media related to D'Aguilar Highway at Wikimedia Commons