Road Photos & Information: Queensland
A4   Capricorn Highway (A4)

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Capricorn Highway is an important route in the Queensland highway system, linking farming and mining interests of Central Queensland with the coast and Bruce Highway at Rockhampton.

Tracing the Tropic of Capricorn and crossing the Great Dividing Range, the route is rural highway standard, consisting mostly of 1 lane in each direction, and services residential, rural and industrial areas.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

Barcaldine to Rockhampton   Rockhampton to Barcaldine
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Barcaldine, approaching Barcaldine-Aramac Rd (SR19), November 2016.

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  Shakespeare Street:
Intersection directional signs and advance directional sign on Shakespeare St, Alpha, approaching Capricorn Hwy (A4) and Clermont-Alpha Rd (SR41), September 2018.

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Barcaldine-Aramac Road:
Corner of Capricorn Hwy (A4) (Oak St) and Barcaldine-Aramac Rd (SR19) at Barcaldine, November 2016.

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  Barcaldine-Aramac Road:
Corner of Capricorn Hwy (A4) (Oak St) and Barcaldine-Aramac Rd (SR19) at Barcaldine, November 2016.

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Capricorn Way:
Tourism based sign indicating A4 forms part of the Capricorn Way tourist route, Barcaldine, November 2016.

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  Advance DIrectional Sign:
AD sign on Capricorn Hwy (A4) approaching Landsborough Hwy (A2), November 2016. A4 ends at this junction.

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Old & Current Hazard Board:
Old faded hazard board and current version underneath, corner of Capricorn Hwy (A4), Jacaranda Rd and Lancewood Dr at Barcaldine, November 2016.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Barcaldine, November 2016.

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Road Conditions Sign:
Road conditions sign at Barcaldine, November 2016.

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1 Queensland Government, Transport and Main Roads, Road Classification Map, Fitzroy Region, September 2011
2 Queensland Government, Transport and Main Roads, Road Classification Map, Central West Region, September 2011
3 Queensland Government, Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, Heavy duty Capricorn Highway upgrade, 11 April 2007
4 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, In and around Fitzroy Region Local Links - April 2010
5 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, In and around Fitzroy Region Local Links - December 2010
6 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Operation Queenslander, Notification of Works, Road Reconstruction - Fitzroy, Capricorn Highway – Rockhampton to Emerald
7 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, In and around Fitzroy Region Local Links - April 2012
8 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Capricorn Highway-Rockhampton to Gracemere Duplication

Last updated: 07-Jul-2020 15:40

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