Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Gympie Road, Ferry Street, Walker Street, John Street, Saltwater Creek Road, Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road & Boat Harbour Drive (State Route 57)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Gympie Road, Ferry Street, Walker Street, John Street, Saltwater Creek Road, Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road & Boat Harbour Drive (State Route 57) - Former Alignment

Statistics:

Length: 45 km
Northern Terminus: Elizabeth St (TD12) & Boat Harbour Dr, Urangan
Southern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (A1), Tinana
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Tinana, Maryborough, St Helens, Dundathu, Walligan, Dundowran, Urraween, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay & Urangan

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 163 1

General Information:

State route 57 is located about 3 hours north of Brisbane in the Maryborough area, and varies from suburban street, rural road and semi-arterial road conditions and passes by shopping areas, farms and homes. The route through Tinana and Maryborough was once the Bruce Highway.

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 12 for 4km, between Bruce Hwy (A1) at Tinana and Ann St at Maryborough

History:

30 October 1896: The Lamington Bridge over Mary River opened to traffic, the completed structure cost about £25,000 and was opened by Hon. David Hay Dalrymple, MLA, Minister for Public Works. It was designed by Alfred Barton Brady and is one of Australia's oldest concrete bridges. The bridge replaced a timber high set bridge constructed in 1874, upstream from the current bridge. During the disastrous floods of 1893, this bridge was partially demolished. 2
1970: Lamington Bridge was widened but the original handrails were retained and reused. 2
1990: Maryborough Bypass (Bruce Highway) opens to traffic. 3
April 2008: Work starts on widening along a 1km section of Boat Harbour Drive between Hunter Street and McNally Street at Pialba. 4
September 2008: Work commences on the upgrade of Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road between Dundowran Road at Walligan and Pialba–Burrum Heads Road at Dundowran. The project included widening and strengthening 6.9-kilometres of road, and also involved improving bus stop areas, private property accesses and signage, and the installation of new overhead street lighting. 5
January 2009: A project completed in to duplicate Boat Harbour Drive to four lanes from Hunter Street to McNally Street at Pialba. 6
2010: Work begins on 3.6 km upgrade of Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road between Torbanlea– Pialba Road and Dundowran Road at Walligan. Work included widening of the road and realignment and installation of a roundabout connecting the Booral Road and Torbanlea–Pialba Road intersections. 7
August 2011: Completion of upgrade along Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd between Torbanlea– Pialba Road and Dundowran Road at Walligan. 6

This page concentrates on the former alignments along State Route 57

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Torbanlea-Pialba Rd at Walligan, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Booral Rd (TD12) at Walligan, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Pialba: Boat Harbour Dr at Pialba, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands

1 Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Wide Bay/Burnett Region: back
2 Queensland Government, Environment & Resource Management, Queensland Heritage Register, Lamington Bridge
3 Transport and Main Roads, Annual Report 1989/1990
4 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, $10m upgrade for Boat Harbour Drive gets started, 10 April 2008
5 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, First of two major upgrades to Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road complete, 2 July 2009
6 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Traffic flow improved with completion of Fraser Coast project, 19 August 2011
7 Transport & Main Roads, Media Releases, Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road (Between Dundowran Road and Torbanlea–Pialba Road), December 2010

Last updated: 28-Dec-2019 13:46

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