Road Photos & Information: Queensland
A7   Carnarvon Highway, Dawson Highway & Gregory Highway (A7)

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A7 is a north-south highway that links several towns in the central highlands region of Queensland and forms part of the inland route connecting Townsville & Mackay with New South Wales.

The route passes through rich grain, cattle farming regions and nearby to several large coal mines, and services commercial and residential areas of the towns it intersects.

The Gregory Highway was named after explorer / surveyor Augustus Gregory whose journeys covered inland Queensland, Northern Territory and South Australia. The highway's position approximates a section of Gregory's 1855 exploration from Brisbane to Darwin.

The Carnarvon Highway is named after the Carnarvon National Park, of which the route passes through between Injune and Rolleston.

The Dawson Highway was named after the Dawson River which crosses the highway between Moura and Rolleston. The river was named by Ludwig Leichhardt.

Multiplexes along the route include:

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Carnarvon Highway: Dawson Highway: Gregory Highway:

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on McDowell St at Roma, approaching Carnarvon Hwy (A7), September 2018.

Image © Richard Wardle

Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Carnarvon Hwy (A7) approaching Warrego Hwy (A2 / A55) at Roma, September 2018.

Image © Richard Wardle

1 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Classified Road Network Map, Southwest Low Region, September 2011
2 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Classified Road Network Map, Fitzroy Region, September 2011
3 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Classified Road Network Map, Northern Region, September 2011
4 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Roads, Local Links, In And Around The South West, March 2009
5 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, Increased flood immunity on the Carnarvon Highway, 27 May 2009
6 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, New name for bridge over Carnarvon Creek revealed, 6 August 2009
7 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, Carnarvon Highway upgrade to improve safety for road users, 6 November 2009
8 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Roads, Local Links, In And Around Fitzroy, December 2010
9 Maranoa Regional Council, Road works on Carnarvon Highway at Roma Airport
10 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, New bridges demonstrate progress on the Dawson Highway, 21 February 2007
11 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, Reseal program to benefit Central Highlands motorists, 01 November 2009
12 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, Gregory Highway upgrades on track, 01 February 2017

Last updated: 21:17:54 28/2/2019

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