Length:

6 km

Termini:

Eastern: Sunshine Mwy (SR70) and Sippy Downs Rd, Sippy Downs

Western: Bruce Hwy (M1), Chevallum

Miscellaneous:

Route taken: Chevallum Rd, Mons Rd, Owen Creek Rd and Tanawha Tourist Dr (Old Bruce Hwy)

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Chevallum, Forest Glen, Tanawha and Sippy Downs

Current: 25

Former: 8 1 1

General Information:

Tourist Drive 25 is a former alignment of the Bruce Highway. Dotted along the route are several tourist attractions including Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens.

The route is mostly undivided and services residential, semi-rural, commercial and light industrial zones, .

1989: Construction of Tanawha Deviation, upgrading the Bruce Highway to four lanes and taking a more direct route towards Nambour. ¹

Chevallum to Sippy Downs

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Mons Rd, Forest Glen approaching Mons Rd (TD25), Chevallum Rd (TD25) and Bruce Hwy (M1), July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the corner of Mons Rd (unnumbered), Mons Rd (TD25), Chevallum Rd (TD25) and Bruce Hwy (M1), Forest Glen, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sippy Downs to Chevallum

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the corner of Mons Rd (unnumbered), Mons Rd (TD25), Chevallum Rd (TD25) and Bruce Hwy (M1), Forest Glen, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Bruce Highway Interchange:

AD style sign at the corner of Chevallum Rd (TD25) and Bruce Hwy (M1) off ramp, Chevallum, October 2024.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Chevallum Rd (TD25), Chevallum, approaching the roundabout with Bruce Hwy (M1) and Leafy Ln, October 2024.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Chevallum Rd (TD25), Bruce Hwy (M1) and Leafy Ln, Chevallum, October 2024.

Image © Rob Tilley