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Leichhardt Highway (National Route 39) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 592 km
• Northern Terminus: Capricorn Hwy (NH66) at Westwood
• Southern Terminus: Leichhardt Hwy (NH39) & Gore Hwy (NH85) at Goondiwindi
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Goondiwindi, Moonie, The Gums, Condamine, Miles, Wandoan, Taroom, Banana, Dululu and Westwood

Route Numbering:

• Current: A5

• Former:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 26A (Westwood to Taroom) 1, 26B (Taroom to Miles) and 26C (Miles to Goondiwindi) 2

General Information:

National Route 39 headed north from just outside Goondiwindi through the remote western Darling Downs and cattle grazing regions past the intersection town of Moonie up to Miles where it met the Warrego Highway. Heading north from Miles, the same remote cattle country is prominent as the highway bypasses Wandoan to reach the pleasant town of Taroom. Once past the Isla Gorge, the highway enters the Callide Valley, bypassing Theodore before reaching the junction town of Banana. Originally the Leichhardt Highway terminated at Banana with NR39 following the Dawson Highway eastward towards Gladstone. However, with the extension of the Leichhardt Hwy north in 2000 to the small communities of Wowan and Dululu (where it touches the Burnett Hwy) to conclude near Westwood on the Capricorn Hwy. 3

Multiplexes along the route include:

• State Route 60, for 600 m, at Banana
• National Highway 54, for 700 m, at Miles

History:

• 2000: NR39 extended to the Capricorn Hwy. 3
• 2005: National Route replaced by A5 with the implementation of the Strategic Tourism Route Numbering scheme. 4

Goondiwindi to Westwood			Westwood to Goondiwindi
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	reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Goondiwindi, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Dululu, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Moonie, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Miles approaching Jackson-Wandoan Rd and Zupps Rd, April 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Miles, April 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Miles approaching Warrego Hwy (NH-A2), April 2004. NR39 turned left here, and the NH-A2 started here as well. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Black reassurance Directional Sign: Black distance sign without route number at Wandoan April 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Miles, April 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Trailblazer & Kilometre Plate: Trailblazer and kilometre plate at Wandoan, with reassurance directional sign in the distance, April 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Moonie Hwy (SR49) at Moonie, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Queensland Government, Transport & Main Roads, Fitzroy Road Region Map
2 Queensland Government, Transport & Main Roads, Darling Downs Road Region Map
3 Michael Greenslade
4 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)

Last updated: 25-Oct-2021 0:30

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