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Cunningham Highway state-controlled roads

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Source revisionOct 19, 2024
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Cunningham Highway state-controlled roads presents information about how the Cunningham Highway is described for administrative and funding purposes by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and about the state-controlled roads that intersect with it.

Overview

The Cunningham Highway runs from Goodna to Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled road, subdivided into four sections for administrative and funding purposes. Sections 17A, 17B, and part of 17D are part of the National Highway, while section 17C and part of section 17D are strategic roads. The sections are:

17A – Goodna to Ipswich

17B – Ipswich to Warwick

17C – Warwick to Inglewood

17D – Inglewood to Goondiwindi

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 17A)

The following state-controlled road intersects with section 17A:

Warrego Highway

Intersecting state-controlled roads (Section 17B)

The following state-controlled roads intersect with section 17B:

Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road

River Road (Queensland)

Swanbank Road

Centenary Motorway

Ipswich–Boonah Road

Ipswich–Rosewood Road

Rosewood–Warrill View Road

Warrill View–Peak Crossing Road

Kalbar Connection Road

Boonah–Fassifern Road

Lake Moogerah Road

New England Highway

Freestone Road

Warwick–Yangan Road

Warwick–Allora Road

Warwick–Killarney Road

Details of above roads not described in another article are shown below.

Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road

Ipswich–Cunningham Highway Connection Road (Brisbane Road / Warwick Road) is a state-controlled regional road (number 301). It runs from the Cunningham Highway in Dinmore, via Ipswich, to the Cunningham Highway in Yamanto, a distance of 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi). It intersects with River Road (Queensland) in Dinmore and Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road in Ipswich.

Swanbank Road

Swanbank Road is a state-controlled district road (number 2106), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from South Station Road in Raceview to Abrahams Road in Swanbank, a distance of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi).

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