Leichhardt Highway
Highway in Queensland, Australia
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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]
State Highway A5
Westwood – Goondiwindi North
State Highway A5 / State Route 85 / State Highway A39
Goondiwindi North – Goondiwindi
route number
National Highway 39
National Route 39Leichhardt Highway | |
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| Leichhardt Highway (green on black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 611 km (380 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number | National Highway 39 National Route 39 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  Cunningham Highway (National Route 42) |
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| North end |  Capricorn Highway (A4), 7km south of Westwood, Queensland |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Moonie, Miles, Guluguba, Wandoan, Taroom, Theodore, Banana, Dululu |
| Highway system | |
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
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
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Gallery
Leichhardt Highway, looking south from Guluguba Cafe, 2014
