Wide Bay Highway | |
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| Wide Bay Highway (green and black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 62.6 km (39 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 49 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Burnett Highway /Bunya Highway,Goomeri, Queensland |
| East end |  Bruce Highway, 12km north ofGympie |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Kilkivan |
| Highway system | |
TheWide Bay Highway is a short state highway ofQueensland, Australia running betweenGoomeri on theBurnett Highway and a junction on theBruce Highway. From the junction it is 12 kilometres south toGympie or 69 kilometres north toMaryborough.[1] The length of the highway is 62.6 kilometres. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 44A).[2][3]
At its western end the road continues from Goomeri as theBunya Highway, connecting it toDalby.[4]
Wide Bay Highway starts as State Route 49, at an intersection with theBruce Highway inBells Bridge, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north ofGympie. It runs west over theMary River and then turns northwest until it entersLower Wonga where it again turns west, passing the exit to Gympie–Woolooga Road to the south as it entersWoolooga. Crossing Woolooga it passes the exit to Bauple–Woolooga Road to the north and then turns southwest. Next it turns west acrossOakview toKilkivan. In the town of Kilkivan it turns southwest and passes the exit to Kilkivan–Tansey Road to the west. The road then runs southwest throughCinnabar toKinbombi where it again turns west. It reachesGoomeri and turns northwest as it enters the town, ending at an intersection with theBurnett Highway.[5]
This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:
Gympie–Woolooga Road | |
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| Location | Bruce Highway, Gympie to Wide Bay Highway, Lower Wonga, via Widgee |
| Length | 38.1 km (23.7 mi) |
Gympie–Woolooga Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4806) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from theBruce Highway inGympie, viaWidgee, to the Wide Bay Highway inLower Wonga, a distance of 38.1 kilometres (23.7 mi). This road has no major intersections.[6]
Bauple–Woolooga Road | |
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| Location | Bruce Highway, Bauple to Wide Bay Highway, Woolooga |
| Length | 39.9 km (24.8 mi) |
Bauple–Woolooga Road is a state-controlled district road (number 488) rated as local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from theBruce Highway inBauple to the Wide Bay Highway inWoolooga, a distance of 39.9 kilometres (24.8 mi). It intersects with Miva Road inMiva.[7]
Kilkivan–Tansey Road | |
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| Location | Wide Bay Highway, Kilkivan to Burnett Highway, Tansey |
| Length | 22.6 km (14.0 mi) |
Kilkivan–Tansey Road is a state-controlled district road (number 486) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from the Wide Bay Highway inKilkivan to theBurnett Highway inTansey, a distance of 22.6 kilometres (14.0 mi). This road has no major intersections.[8]
The following state-controlled road intersects with Bauple–Woolgoolga Road:
Miva Road | |
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| Location | Bruce Highway, Gunalda to Bauple–Woolgoolga Road, Miva |
| Length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) |
Miva Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4808) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from theBruce Highway inGunalda to Bauple–Woolgoolga Road inMiva, a distance of 17.8 kilometres (11.1 mi). This road has no major intersections.[9]
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Gympie | Bells Bridge | 0 | 0.0 | Bruce Highway (Queensland Highway A1) – south –Gympie / north –Curra | Eastern end of Wide Bay Highway (State Route 49) |
| Goomeri | 62.6 | 38.9 | Burnett Highway (State Route A3) – north –Ban Ban Springs / south –Nanango / Bunya Highway (State Route 49) – south, then west –Murgon | Western end of Wide Bay Highway. State Route 49 continues south for 1.8 km, duplexed with the Burnett Highway, before turning west as the Bunya Highway. | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
