Leichhardt Highway

The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a 2.0-kilometre (1.2 mi) section of the Cunningham Highway.

It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood.

The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network.

History

It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th century that roughly parallels today's highway.

Upgrade

A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022.

List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway

Travelling from south to north:

• Goondiwindi
• Moonie
• Condamine
• Miles
• Guluguba
• Wandoan
• Taroom
• Theodore
• Banana
• Dululu
• Westwood

Major intersections

Gallery

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Queensland
• List of highways numbered 85

References

1. Leichhardt
2. Barwon Highway
3. Cunningham Highway
4. Ludwig Leichhardt
5. List of highways in Queensland
6. Miles Airport
7. Surat Developmental Road
8. Leichhardt, New South Wales
9. Warrego Highway
10. Miles, Queensland
11. Warrego Highway state-controlled roads
12. Capricorn Highway
13. Burnett Highway
14. Moonie Highway
15. Taroom
16. Outback Highway
17. Dawson Highway
18. D'Aguilar Highway
19. Cunningham Highway state-controlled roads
20. Newell Highway