Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Leichhardt Highway & Cunningham Highway (National Highway 39)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Leichhardt Highway & Cunningham Highway (National Highway 39)

Statistics:

Length: 22 km
Northern Terminus: Leichhardt Hwy (A5) and Gore Hwy (A39) at Goondiwindi
Southern Terminus: NSW border / Newell Hwy (A39) at Goondiwindi
Miscellaneous: Continues as A39 (Newell Highway) in New South Wales, and also continues as A39 from the Leichhardt Highway (A5) junction 14 km north of Goondiwindi town centre
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Goondiwindi

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:

Multiplexes: A5
Road Authority Internal Classification: 17D (Cunningham Hwy) & 26C (Leichhardt Hwy) 1
Forthcoming Alphanumeric: A39

General Information:

National Highway 39 is a short but major highway in Southern Queensland, linking with 4 other route numbers, all of which belong to highways.

The route is signposted as NH39, allegedly to provide continuity with NH39 in New South Wales.

Multiplexes along the route include:

A5, Leichhardt Hwy, for 14 km at Goondiwindi

History:

Feburary 1993: Main route for Goondiwindi to Brisbane traffic moved from Cunningham Hwy to Gore Hwy, providing a more superior alignment. The Gore Hwy was renumbered from State Route 85 to National Highway 85
2005: National Route 39 through Goondiwindi and National Highway 85 replaced by A39.

Click here for the photos of the former NH39 alignment through the Goondiwindi town centre.

NSW Border to Leichhardt Highway (A5) Junction		Leichhardt Highway (A5) Junction to NSW Border
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	Queensland Border: The NSW-QLD border at Goondiwindi, where the Newell Hwy becomes Cunningham Hwy, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Leichhardt Hwy (NH39 / A5) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign for Leichhardt Hwy, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley		Road Conditions Sign: Road conditions sign on the outskirts of the Goondiwindi town centre, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Tourist Welcome Sign: Tourism based advance directional sign for the tourist information bay at Goondiwindi, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley		Entering Goondiwindi: Leichhardt Hwy (NH39 / A5) as it enters the Goondiwindi town centre, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Marshall St (former NH39) and Kildonan Rd (TD3) at Goondiwindi, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley		Road Train Prohibition Sign: Sign prohibiting road trains in the Goondiwindi town centre, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Marshall St (former NH39 and ALT-NH39) at Goondiwindi, January 2004. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. NH39 turns left and the A5 duplex ends at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Cunningham Hwy (NH39) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at the junction with Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. NH39 turns left and the A5 duplex ends at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance directional Sign: AD sign approaching Leichhardt Hwy (Boundary Rd) (NH39) and Cunningham Hwy (NR42) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2004. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Cunningham Hwy (NH39) at Goondiwindi, October 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign sign at the junction with Leichhardt Hwy (Boundary Rd) (NH39) and Cunningham Hwy (NR42) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Marshall St at Goondiwindi approaching Cunningham Hwy (NH39) and Kildonan Rd (TD3), May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign sign at the junction with Leichhardt Hwy (Boundary Rd) (NH39) and Cunningham Hwy (NR42) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Leichhardt Hwy (NH39) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. The SR85 shield for the right-hand turn should be coverplated with A5. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. NH39 turns right here and picks up the A5 duplex. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: RD sign with erroneous SR85 shield on Leichhardt Hwy (NH39 / A5) at Goondiwindi, May 2011. Click here for a photo from April 2005 of the sign this one replaced. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: RD sign without route numbers on Leichhardt Hwy (NH39 / A5) at Goondiwindi, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Rest Area Distance Sign: RD sign for rest areas on Leichhardt Hwy (NH39 / A5) at Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for A39 between Goondiwindi and Toowoomba Click here for Newell Highway (A39) in New South Wales

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