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Photo Gallery
Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
National Highway A39
National Highway A39 is an amalgamation of the former NH39 & NH85 routes, which was done by Main Roads Queensland in 2006.
The route continues NH39, the Newell Highway, from the border with NSW at Goondiwindi, and after over the Macintyre
River, is known on the QLD side as the Cunningham Highway, before turning off into Goondiwindi as the Barwon Highway, then the highway becomes the Leichardt Highway for about 20 km, before splitting as NR39, NH-A39 then continues to the junction with the NH-A2, Warrego Highway at Toowoomba as NH-A39.
The route is more or less a north-south
route through central and southern Queensland, providing
a link to cities and towns such as Rockhampton, Gladstone
and Mackay to New South Wales and the southern states.
Any NH85 signs shown on this page, should now be coverplated with NH-A39 sheilds. However judging by previous signposting attempts at Goondiwindi, anything is possible.
Gore Highway:
From the home of the famous race horse Gunsynd and Queensland’s Cotton Capital to Queensland’s Garden City, the Gore highway takes travellers through the world famous Darling Downs from Goondiwindi to Toowoomba. Passing through the Darling Downs, the rich black soils yeild grain and cotton crops.
Cunningham Highway:
In 1827, from hills near the present-day town of Warwick, explorer Allan Cunningham first sighted a gap in the Great Dividing Range, which led to the region being opened to development.
The Cunningham Highway, links Ipswich & Brisbane with the southern Darling Downs and provides a section of the inland Brisbane-Sydney and also Brisbane-Melbourne road corridor. The highway's route numbers include NH-A3 and also NH15.
Leichhardt Highway:
The highway provides a north-south route through central and southern QLD, linking Rockhampton, Gladstone & Mackay with NSW and the southern states, and is named after scientist come explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who famously completed the first exploration from Brisbane to Darwin with some of the highway's corridor following his successful route.
Click
here for former alignments in the Goondiwindi area.
Click
here for the continuation of NH-A39 as NH39 in NSW.
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State Border Sign
Northbound on the NSW-QLD border as cross the MacIntyre River at Goondiwindi, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Destination Signage
These signs are used in urban areas that are difficult to negotiate for through traffic. Goondiwindi has so many parts marked as NH39 or ALT-NH39, so extra navigation aids such as this are required, northbound near the NSW-QLD border, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Welcome Sign
One of the many Welcome To Queensland signs dotting the border as you enter the state, denoting special tourist information areas. Northbound at Goondiwindi, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign as you approach the Marshall Street / Cunningham Highway / Newell Highway / Kildonan Road roundabout at Goondiwindi, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional SIgn
Northbound ID sign on the Marshall Street / Cunningham Highway / Newell Highway / Kildonan Road roundabout at Goondiwindi, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound AD sign as you approach the Marshall Street / Cunningham Highway / Newell Highway / Kildonan Road roundabout at Goondiwindi, August 2006.
Image © Michael Gill |
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Directional
Signage
Sign giving options for traffic on the intersection
of Boundary Road and Leichardt Highway at Goondiwindi.
Looking northbound, 2005. Note that NH39 also
goes via Boundary Road, which acts as a by-pass of town.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign Assembly
Signage located on the Boundary Road and Leichardt Highway intersection at Goondiwindi.
Looking northbound, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance
Signage
Sign showing distances to major destinations
along the NH39 and SR85 route. Looking northbound Goondiwindi,
2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Standalone RD Sign
Northbound RD sign for Rockhampton, just a few metres from the above distance sign. April 2005 at Goondwindi.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Rest
Area Signage
Sign outside Goondiwindi showing rest area
information. Looking north on the Leichardt Highway,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Typical Road Conditions
Standard scenery and roadway just on the edge of Goondiwindi. Northbound, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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NR
39 Split Approach
Old alignment to the left as the current alignment
connects to NH-A39 for the run to Toowoomba and NR 39
run to Moonie and beyond. Northbound, 2005,
near Goodniwindi.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign
Approaching the Gore & Leichardt Highway intersection, 14 km north of Goondwindi town centre. This is where NH39 loses it's National Highway status. Northbound, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign
Gore & Leichardt Highway intersection, 14 km north of Goondwindi town centre. This is where NH39 loses it's National Highway status. Northbound, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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National Route
39 / National Highway A85 Split
Signage directing traffic for the turn off
to Leichardt Highway, 20 km north of Goondiwindi. Looking
northbound, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Distance Sign
Distance sign detailing distances to various
towns along the route. Note the kilometre plate attached
to the right hand post, it says Millmerran is 120 km,
but the main sign says its 122 km away. Looking northbound
near the NR39 intersection, 20 km north of Goondiwindi,
2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Traffic Controller
Whilst stopped for roadworks near Goondiwindi,
it was a moment of "why not?" when this image was taken.
We are stopped because the northbound lane was being
resurfaced. Looking northbound, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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School Zone
at Kindon
School zone more or less in the middle of nowhere
for the Kindon State School, you don't see too many
houses in this area, so it was a surprise to see a good
sized school here. Looking northbound, October 2005.
Image © Paul
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Typical Stretch
near Kindon
Heading north towards Toowoomba at Kindon,
this is quite typical of a significant part of the route,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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110 km/h Zone
Ends
The end of the 110 speed zone is ahead, the
limit drops to the massively smaller number.. not...
100 km/h. Looking northbound at Kindon, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Road
Trains Crossing Sign
As we approach Captains Mountain Roadhouse
we are greeted by this sign, the roadhouse is located
around the upcoming bend on top of a hill, northeasterly
at Captains Mountain locality, October 2005.
Image © Paul
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Captains
Mountain Roadhouse
Like an oasis, the green and gold BP sign are
a welcome sight along many roads with miles and mile
of not a lot, northeasterly at Captains Mountain locality,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Welcome
to Millmerran
The western approach to the very nice town
of Millmerran, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Commens
Street & Stanley Street Millmerran
Entering Millmerran from the west just before
the road divides, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Commens
Street & West Street
The highway as it moves its way through Millmerran,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Advance
Directional Sign
Junction with Gore Highway and Millmerran -
Inglewood Road at Millmerran, 2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Cambell
Street Millmerran
The main shopping precinct of Millmerran as
we head north, 2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Eastern
Millmerran
Heading away from the town edge of Millmerran,
note the painted reservoir, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Distance
Sign
Eastbound distance sign at Millmerran, October
2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Road
Trains Sign
Roads trains warning as we depart from Millmerran
towards Toowoomba, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Gore
Highway & Mill Road Approach
Directional sign as you head to Toowoomba at
Yandilla, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Condamine
River Crossing
Crossing the Condamine River in the Yandilla
/ Pampas area, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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End
of SR 82 Duplex
The end of the state route 82 duplex as it
turns left at Pampas onto the Pampas - Horrane Road,
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Trailblazer
One of the niceties of travelling on a Queensland
road - a reassurance trailblazer, Pampas October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Entering
Pampas Village Centre
Looking northeast through Pampas, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Unusual
Signage for Brookstead turn off
There were a few of these 'exit' signs along
the route, when in fact all it was alerting to was a
standard at-grade intersection. Perhaps they should
say 'junction' instead, Brookstead October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Slow
Vehicles Use Left Lane Sign
A sign not seen too often these days, Pittsworth
October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Unusual
Signage for Pittsworth turn off
There were a few of these 'exit' signs along
the route, when in fact all it was alerting to was a
standard at-grade intersection. Perhaps they should
say 'junction' instead, Pittsworth October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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The
so-called Pittsworth 'exit'
This is the alledged exit for Pittsworth (Murlaggan
Road), October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Intersection
with Dohlmann Road and Helens Street Pittsworth
Looking north-east as you head through Pittsworth.
Note the incorrect font on the road name placard, it
should be in capitals, October 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Intersection Directional Signs
Looking at the ID signs as you drive northbound through the Dohlmann Road and Helens Street junction at Pittsworth, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance
Sign
Distance sign near Paintmine Road at Pittsworth,
October 2005.
Top Image © Paul
Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection
with Dohlmann Road and Helens Street Pittsworth
Looking southwest as you head through Pittsworth.
April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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AD Sign
Heading northwest as you approach the Toowoomba Road (old Gore Hwy) junction at Pittsworth, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Unusual
Signage at Southbrook
Different sign in use near Southbrook, October
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Gore
Highway Southbrook
NH-A39 as it passes through Southbrook, October
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Heading northeast at Drayton as you approach Drayton Connection Road, April 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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