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Kenilworth Tourist Drive (Tourist Drive 22)

Statistics:

• Length: 70 km
• Northern Terminus: West Eumundi Road, Memorial Drive and Bruce Highway (M1) at Eerwah Vale
• Southern Terminus: Blackall Range Tourist Drive (TD23) (Myrtle Street & Maple Street) at Maleny
• Roads that Form The Route: Eumundi-Kenilworth Road, Elizabeth Street, Maleny-Kenilworth Road, Macadamia Drive and Beech Street
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Eerwah Vale, Belli Park, Gheerula, Kenilworth, Cambroon, Conondale, Elaman Creek, Witta and Maleny

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 484 (Eerwah Vale to Kenilworth) and 495 (Kenilworth to Maleny)1

General Information:

Tourist Drive 22 is a rural route in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

The route links several small towns, that rely on tourism as a major part of survival. The route passes though residential, commercial, rural and bushland areas, and is quite picturesque in parts.

History:

• 2007: Works commence to widen Eumundi-Kenilworth Road.2
• June 2009: Upgrade of Maleny-Kenilworth Road between Lawrence Place and just east of Kings Lane, which included widening and reconstructing an 800m section of pavement to provide a 10m seal, plus realignment of the Reesville Road intersection with Maleny-Kenilworth Road to improve safety.3
• July 2009: Upgrade of Belli Creek Crossing, which involved replacing a timber bridge, and widening of the bridge approaches as well as improvements at Buckby Road, Browns Road and Lockes Lane intersections.4

Eerwah Vale to Maleny			Maleny to Eerwah Vale
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Eerwah Vale at the interchange with Bruce Hwy (M1), June 2010. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd (TD22) approaching Obi Obi Rd at Kenilworth, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Eerwah Vale on Memorial Dr approaching Kenilworth Tourist Drive (Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd) (TD22) and Bruce Hwy (M1), November 2018. Click here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from May 2012. Image © Rob Tilley			Obi Obi Road: Corner of Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd (TD22) and Obi Obi Rd at Kenilworth, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Eerwah Vale at the interchange with Memorial Dr and Bruce Hwy (M1), November 2018. Click here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from June 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance Directional sign at Eerwah Vale, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Reassurance Sign: Sign indicating the length and route number of Kenilworth Tourist Drive, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance Directional sign at Eerwah Vale, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: TD22 trailblazer at Belli Park,November 2018. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: Detour Route trailblazer at Belli Park, November 2018. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Belli Park approaching Skyring Creek Road, November 2018. Image © Rob Tilley
	Skyring Creek Road: Kenilworth Tourist Drive (TD22) at the junction with Skyring Creek Road at Belli Park, November 2018. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance Directional sign at Belli Park, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd (TD22) approaching Obi Obi Rd at Kenilworth, May 2012. Image © Rob Tilley
	Obi Obi Road: Corner of Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd (TD22) and Obi Obi Rd at Kenilworth, November 2018. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd (TD22) approaching Elizabeth St (TD22) and Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd (SR51) at Kenilworth, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Elizabeth Street & Kenilworth-Brooloo Road: Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd (TD22) at the junction with Elizabeth St (TD22) and Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd (SR51) at Kenilworth, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, North Coast Region: front
2 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, More money for Eumundi-Kenilworth Road, 6 July 2007.
3 Transport and Main Roads, Publications, Maleny-Kenilworth Road Construction Update, July 2009.
4 Transport and Main Roads, Publications, Main Roads Local Links, In and Around The North Coast, September 2009.

Last updated: 03 Nov 2019 16:00

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