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Tourist drives in Queensland include numbered and un-numbered routes. Most routes have an official name, but some have been named based on the region in which they occur. Some duplication of numbers exists where the Queensland Government and a local authority have each chosen the same number for use in different regions.
Queensland General highways map of Queensland. Queensland, being the second largest (by area) state in Australia, is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads cover most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia. Even Queensland's outback is well served as it is relatively populated.
The Barkly Highway is a national highway in Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia. [1] It is the only sealed road between Queensland and the Northern Territory. [2] [3] The highway is named after the Barkly Tableland, which in turn was named by explorer William Landsborough in December 1861 after Henry Barkly, the then Governor of Victoria.
The Diamantina Developmental Road is a gazetted road in Queensland, Australia, that runs from Charleville in the south-central part of the state to Mount Isa in the north-west. [ 1 ] Route description
The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) map and enlargements (PDF) – state controlled and state strategic roads shown and listed by classification, and local roads of regional significance. Also shows road regions, LGAs, destinations, and rest areas/scenic stops. Available under CC-BY-3.0-AU licence.
Macalister–Bell Road is a state-controlled district road (number 422), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [2] [3] It runs from the Warrego Highway in Macalister to the Bunya Highway in Bell, crossing Dalby–Jandowae Road in Jimbour East, a distance of 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi).
The highway is named in honour of the explorer and botanist Allan Cunningham who followed a route close to where the modern-day highway runs. In 1828 after discovering the route Cunningham sent a report to Governor Ralph Darling emphasising the economic benefits that a link between the coast and pastoral lands of the Darling Downs would provide. [8]
The Thomson Developmental Road is a designated sealed road in from Longreach to Windorah in Queensland, Australia. [1] The length is 319 kilometres (198 mi), and it was formerly part of National Route 79 from Melbourne to Longreach.