Road Photos & Information: Queensland
  Charters Towers Road, Bowen Road & Stuart Drive (State Route 17)

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State Route 17 is an arterial route in the city of Townsville, on the north coast of Queensland.

The route once formed part of National Highway 1 and also National Route 1, prior to the introduction of the National Highway system during the 1970s.

State Route is a mix of divided and undivided road, linking the Townsville CBD with the Bruce Highway (A1) and Flinders Highway (A6). The route is not all that well signposted with only a handful of signs showing SR17, the rest either show no route at all or have a blank coverplate over the former route number.

History:

Idalia to Hermit Park   Hermit Park to Idalia
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Bowen Rd (SR17) approaching Ross River Rd (SR72) at Mundingburra, August 2011. SR17 becomes Charters Towers Rd at this junction.

Image © Terry Siva

  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Charters Towers Rd (SR17) approaching Ross River Rd (SR72) at Hermit Park, August 2011. SR17 becomes Bowen Rd at this intersection.

Image © Terry Siva

Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly on the corner Bowen Rd (SR17) and Ross River Rd (SR72) at Mundingburra, August 2011. SR17 becomes Charters Towers Rd at this junction.

Image © Terry Siva

     

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Last updated: 04-Mar-2017 20:05

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