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Photo Gallery
Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
National Highway A2 (Warrego Highway)
Queensland's National
Highway A2 starts 6 km east of Ispwich near Brisbane
at the Cunningham Highway (NH15) interchange and ends
at Camooweal near the Northern Territory border.
A federally funded
road, it passes through many well-know centres including
Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Longreach, Roma, Toowoomba and
others. It includes the Barkley, Landsborough and Warrego
Highways. There is a section of Alternative A2 from
Morven to Augathella via Charleville. NH-A2 is complete
dual carriageway and sections of freeway between Ipswich
and Toowoomba.
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Advance Directional
Sign
Signage directing traffic for the Warrego Highway
intersection (from the Gore Highway) at West Toowoomba,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Heavy Vehicle
Sign
As you approach the NH-A2 intersection at West
Toowoomba, you see this sign offering a route through
town for heavy vehicles, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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 Westbound Slip
Lane
Westbound slip lane for the Warrego Highway
at West Toowoomba, 2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance
Sign
Distance sign near a major shopping
centre at West Toowoomba on the Warrego Hwy / Davis
Street. Looking eastbound, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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West Street
and Warrego Highway Intersection
Signage for West Street as you head towards
the Toowoomba CBD on the Warrego Hwy. Looking eastbound,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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West
Street & James Street Intersection
James Street is the local name for the Warrego Highway
at Toowoomba, looking in a northerly direction, October
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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West
Street & James Street Intersection
James Street is the local name for the Warrego Highway
at Toowoomba, looking in a northerly direction, October
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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New
England Highway & Warrego Highway AD Sign
Sign giving options for roundabout traffic
on the intersection of Airport Drive and Lomandra Drive.
Looking eastbound, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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New
England Highway & Warrego Highway AD Sign
Sign giving options for roundabout traffic
on the intersection of Airport Drive and Lomandra Drive.
Looking eastbound, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Advance
Direction Sign for New England Highway turn
New England Highway is staggered along the Warrego Highway
in Toowoomba and turns off onto Hume Street. Eastbound
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Hume
Street Intersection
Looking east in Toowoomba as the New England Highway
continues along Hume Street. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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ID Sign
Intersection directional sign on Ruthven Street at Toowoomba directing traffic via Bridge Street and Newtown to access the Warrego Highway. April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Approaching
East Toowoomba
Looking east on the Warrego Highway as the road begins
to makes its decent onto the plains. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Warrego
Highway East Toowoomba
Looking at the tight corner for the run into Brisbane,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Directional
Signage
Signage used to reassure motorists the way to Brisbane
in East Toowoomba, on the corner of Warrego Hwy and
James Street (Continuation). October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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VMS
and Highway
Warrego Highway as it briefly heads north before the
decent down the Toowoomba Range at East Toowoomba.
Note the highlight around the stop sign on the left
on Ipswich Street. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Sign
Warning of Conditions Ahead
Signage warning of the steep grade down the Toowoomba
Range. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Directional
Signage
On the corner of Warrego Hwy and Margaret St just before
the Toowoomba Range.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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 Directional
Signage
On the corner of Warrego Hwy and Margaret St just before
the Toowoomba Range. April 2005 Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional
Signage
Signage approaching the NH-A2 from Margaret Steet
in East Toowoomba, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Sign
Warning of Conditions Ahead
Signage warning of the steep 10% grade down the Toowoomba
Range. 2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Speed
Camera Signage
This must be a great money spinner as people try ever
so hard to remotely stick to the speed limit. Toowoomba
Range, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Toowoomba Range
Eastbound as you travel down the Toowoomba Range, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Emergency
Stopping Bed Sign
Sign indicating an emergency stoppingbed or safety
ramp is not far away for vehicles that may be out of
control. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Emergency
Stopping Bed Sign
Slighty unusual in its setup, this sign indicating an
emergency stopping bed or safety ramp is not far away
for vehicles that may be out of control. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Sign
Warning of Conditions Ahead
Signage warning of the steep grade down the Toowoomba
Range. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Sign
Warning of Conditions Ahead
Signage warning of the steep 10% grade down the Toowoomba
Range. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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View
down the Toowoomba Range
Looking towards Brisbane down the range, this photo
really highlights how steep this section of road is.
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Warrego
Highway Withcott
The eastbound carriageway of the highway as passes through
the shopping precinct of Withcott, near Toowoomba. October
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Warrego
Highway Withcott
The eastbound carriageway of the highway as leaving
Withcott, near Toowoomba. October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Eastbound AD near Withcott and Postman's Ridge, approaching the intersection with Murphy's Creek Road, which is an old section of the Warrego Highway. April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Gatton
Shire Signage
Signage welcoming motorists to the Gatton area, with
a qualified tourist information sign underneath. Helidon,
2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance
Exit Sign
Sign indicating nearby towns available from the next
exit. Helidon, 2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Diagrammatic
Signage
Interestingly laid out sign showing how to get to the
nearby turn-off to Warwick. Note the undersize trailblazer
coverplate. Helidon, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Helidon
& Gatton Exit
Exit to Helidon and the town of Gatton. Helidon,
2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Exit Sign
Eastbound sign approaching the interchange with Gatton-Esk Road at Gatton, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Signage
Patch Work
Close up of one of the many coverplates on signs along
this route. The old route number was National Highway
54. May 2005.
Image © Jason
Andrews |
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Distance
Sign
Looking westbound, this is the distance sign just after
the Pine Mountain Road (SR38) exit near Ipswich. May
2005. This sign is the only mention of Darwin for many, many kilometres.
Image © Jason
Andrews |
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Warrego
Highway Westbound
This is the A2 as you head west near the Pine Mountain
Road exit. May 2005.
Image © Jason
Andrews |
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