Road Photos &
Information: Queensland
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Brisbane Road, Crescent Road, Cootharaba Road &
Tin Can Bay Road (State Route 15) |
Statistics:
- Length: 50 km
- Northern Terminus: Bayside Rd (unnumbered) and
Tin Can Bay (TD43) at Tin Can Bay
- Southern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (A1) at Monkland
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Monkland,
Gympie, Canina, Ross Creek, Goomboorian, Wallu and Tin Can Bay
Route Numbering:
- Current:
- Multiplexes:
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 143
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General Information:
State Route 15 is a rural route linking the tourist town
of Tin Can Bay with Gympie and the Bruce Highway. It is an undivided
single carriageway road that passes through forest areas, hobby farms,
residential, commercial and light industrial areas.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- Tourist Drive 40, for 3 km, between Bruce Hwy (A1) at Monkland and Red
Hill Rd (TD40) at Gympie
- Tourist Drive 43, for 5 km, between Rainbow Beach Rd and Bayside Rd at
Tin Can Bay
History:
- 8 May 1868: It was announced that the government would build a road
connecting Brisbane to Gympie. 2
- 2009: Work commenced on upgrades at the Bruce Highway and Monkland
Street intersection, Work included widening to incorporate two through
lanes and separate left and right turning lanes. Additional through and
turn lanes were also be added to the Bruce Highway part of the
intersection. 3
- 2010: Widening and sealing of sections of Tin Can Bay Rd and also
improvements to the corner of Tin Can Bay Rd and Rainbow Beach Rd. 4
- November 2011: Flood damage repairs to a 20 km section of Tin Can Bay
Road near Toolara State Forest. 5
- November 2015: Safety improvements works started on the Tin Can Bay
Road and Bayside Road intersection. Work included an upgrade the
existing left-turn slip lane on Tin Can Bay Road to improve road safety,
as well as upgrading existing signs at the intersection. 6
- 2018: Koala warning signs installed on Tin Can Bay Rd between Tinana
Ck and Tinana Rd at Goomboorian. 7
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Reassurance
Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) at Monkland, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Intersection
Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Crescent Rd (SR15), Red Hill Rd (TD40) and
Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) at Gympie, November 2018.The TD40 duplex
starts here.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Pengellys
Bridge:
Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) as it crosses Pengellys Bridge at
Monkland, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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End Tourist Drive 40:
End TD40 sign at Monkland near Langton Rd, approaching Bruce Hwy
(A1), November 2018.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional
Sign:
AD sign on Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) approaching Crescent Rd (SR15)
and Red Hill Rd (TD40) at Gympie, March 2006.The TD40 duplex ends at
this junction.
Image © Paul Rands
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Intersection
Directional Sign:
ID sign on Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) near the Bruce Hwy (A1)
intersection at Monkland, November 2018.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Intersection
Directional Sign:
ID sign on Station Rd at Gympie at the junction with Cootharaba Rd
(Tin Can Bay Rd) (SR15), November 2018.
Image © Rob Tilley
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1 Queensland
Government, Transport and Main Roads, Wide Bay / Burnett Region Map,
September 2011
2 Sunshine Coast Council, Heritage,
Media Releases, Backward Glance: Cobb and Co. - Part 1
3 Queensland Government, Ministerial
Media Statements, Minister pleased with Bruce Highway upgrade progress, 15
October 2008
4 Queensland Government, Transport and
Main Roads, Wide Bay/Burnett Road Facts 2010-11
5 Queensland Government, Ministerial
Media Statements, $26 million contract awarded for Wide Bay/Burnett
reconstruction works, 3 November 2011
6 Queensland Government, Ministerial
Media Statements, Safety works for Tin Can Bay and Bayside Road
intersection, 10 November 2015
7 Queensland Government, Ministerial
Media Statements, Koala-ty signs for Tin Can Bay Road, 26 April 2018
Last updated: 14 Oct 2019 12:37
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