D'Aguilar Highway

The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with the Bunya Highway in Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, and Nanango. The highway is approximately 164 km (102 mi) in length. The D'Aguilar Highway's highest elevation along its length is 527 m just north of Yarraman, and the lowest point is at 26.8 m just west of Caboolture.^[1]

D'Aguilar Highway Queensland
D'Aguilar Highway (green on black)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	164 km (102 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 96 (Kingaroy – Nanango) A3 (Nanango – Yarraman) State Route A17 (Yarraman – Harlin) State Route 85 (Harlin – Caboolture)
Former route number	National Route 17 (Nanango – Yarraman)
Major junctions
West end	Bunya Highway (State Route 49), Kingaroy
	Burnett Highway (State Highway A3) New England Highway (State Highway A3) Brisbane Valley Highway (State Route A17 / State Route 85) Kilcoy–Beerwah Road (State Route 6) Mount Mee Road (State Route 58) Beerburrum Road (State Route 60)
East end	Bruce Highway (State Highway M1), Caboolture
Location(s)
Major settlements	Nanango, Yarraman, Kilcoy, Woodford
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland

State-controlled road

D'Aguilar Highway is a state-controlled regional road, much of which is also rated as "state-strategic". It is defined in three sections, as follows:

• Number 40A, Caboolture to Kilcoy, regional.
• Number 40B, Kilcoy to Yarraman, regional and state-strategic.
• Number 40C, Yarraman to Kingaroy, regional and state-strategic.^[2][3][4]

State Route 85

The section of this highway between Caboolture and Harlin is part of State Route 85, which extends for over 570 km (354 mi) from Bribie Island to Nindigully, duplexing with the Brisbane Valley Highway (State Route A17) from Harlin to Esk, the New England Highway (State Route A3) from Hampton to Toowoomba, the Gore Highway (National Route A39) from Toowoomba to the Leichhardt Highway, and the southern 19 km (12 mi) section of the Leichhardt Highway (National Route A39/State Route A5) to Goondiwindi.

History

As of 13 December 2007, the D'Aguliar Highway bypasses Caboolture to the north.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2009, the Department of Transport and Main Roads published details of the preferred design for a bypass of the Kilcoy township.^[5] The proposed route follows an abandoned rail corridor, and would have minimal impact on existing infrastructure.^[6] In 2021, significant changes were made to the two main intersections in Kilcoy to improve traffic flow.^[7] This seems to have been done as an alternative to the proposed bypass.^{[citation needed]}

A project to provide wide centre lines near Wamuran, at a cost of $12 million, was completed in September 2022.^[8]

A project to provide safety improvements between Sandy Creek and Kilcoy, at a cost of $19 million, was completed in mid 2023.^[9]

Major Intersections

Intersections are listed from west to east.

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
South Burnett	Kingaroy	0	0.0	Bunya Highway (State Route 49) north – Wondai and Murgon / south – Bell and Dalby	Western end of D'Aguilar Highway. Continues to Nanango as State Route 96
	Nanango	24.8	15.4	Burnett Highway (State Route A3) – Goomeri	D'Aguilar Highway continues to Yarraman as State Route A3
Toowoomba	Yarraman	45.7	28.4	New England Highway (State Route A3) – Cooyar	D'Aguilar Highway continues to Harlin as State Route A17
South Burnett	Blackbutt	59.9	37.2	Blackbutt–Crows Nest Road – Crows Nest
Somerset	Moore	81.8	50.8	Linville Road – Linville
	Harlin	90.9	56.5	Brisbane Valley Highway (State Route A17 / State Route 85) – Toogoolawah	D'Aguilar Highway continues to Caboolture as State Route 85
Brisbane River		91.3	56.7	Bridge (no known official name)
Somerset	Kilcoy	114.4	71.1	Kilcoy–Murgon Road – Jimna
Moreton Bay	Woodford	135.0	83.9	Kilcoy–Beerwah Road (State Route 6) – Beerwah
Stanley River		135.8	84.4	Bridge (no known official name)
Moreton Bay	D'Aguilar	142.7	88.7	Mount Mee Road (State Route 58) – Mount Mee
	Caboolture	161.6	100.4	Old Gympie Road north – Elimbah / Beerburrum Road (State Route 60) south – Caboolture CBD
		164.4	102.2	Bruce Highway (National Route M1) north – Sippy Downs / south – Burpengary	Eastern end of D'Aguilar Highway. Northern entry to Bruce Highway is approximately 1 km long. Southern entry to Bruce Highway is approximately 2 km long
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition

Intersecting state-controlled roads

The following state-controlled roads, from east to west, intersect with the D'Aguilar Highway:

• Beerburrum Road
• Caboolture Connection Road
• Brisbane–Woodford Road
• Kilcoy–Beerwah Road
• Kilcoy–Murgon Road
• Esk–Kilcoy Road
• Brisbane Valley Highway
• New England Highway
• Nanango–Tarong Road
• Burnett Highway
• Kingaroy–Cooyar Road
• Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road

Caboolture Connection Road

Caboolture Connection Road
Location	D'Aguilar Highway to Bruce Highway
Length	8.2 km (5.1 mi)

The Caboolture Connection Road (CCR) is a 8.2 km (5.1 mi) former section of the D'Aguilar Highway that runs south-east from the highway at Moodlu to the Bruce Highway in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia.^[10] It is a state-controlled regional road (number 9905) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).^[2][3]

CCR Route description

The road commences at an intersection with the D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) in the locality of Moodlu. It starts as Williams Road and crosses the highway on an overbridge. It then runs south-east as King Street, passing the exit to Bellmere Road to the south-west, and continuing through Caboolture to an intersection with Burpengary–Caboolture Road and Beerburrum Road. It continues east as Lower King Street, crossing the railway line and reaching a bridge over the Bruce Highway, where it ends.^[10]

The physical road continues east as Caboolture–Bribie Island Road (State Route 85).

CCR History

With the opening of a new section of road in 2007^[11] to enable the D'Aguilar Highway to bypass the Caboolture CBD,^[12] the bypassed section was renamed Caboolture Connection Road.^[3]

CCR Upgrade project

A project to upgrade signals and improve intersections on this road, at a cost of $7.5 million, was in construction in July 2022, with most sub-projects already completed.^[13]

CCR Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps.^[10] The entire road is within the Moreton Bay local government area.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Moodlu	0	0.0	D'Aguilar Highway – north–west – Wamuran – south–east – Bruce Highway, Caboolture	North–western end of Caboolture Connection Road. Eastbound traffic exits left from the highway and crosses it by an overbridge on Williams Road. Westbound traffic exits left from the highway onto King Street.
	0.4	0.25	Williams Road – King Street intersection	T junction. Road continues south-east as King Street.
Caboolture	3.9	2.4	Bellmere Road – south–west – Bellmere	Road continues south–east.
	5.7	3.5	Burpengary–Caboolture Road (Morayfield Road) (State Route 60) – south – Morayfield Beerburrum Road (State Route 60) – north – Beerburrum	Road continues east as Lower King Street.
	8.2	5.1	Bruce Highway – north – Elimbah – south – Morayfield.	Eastern end of Caboolture Connection Road. Road continues east as Caboolture–Bribie Island Road (State Route 85)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

v t e Caboolture Connection Road
Loweke Street D'Aguilar Highway Quarry Road Williams Road Local Road Connections Devantier Road Greenfield Drive Connor Drive Lesley Avenue Local Road Connections Connor Drive Gardenia Street Lesley Avenue Banksia Street Valley Drive Merino Street Webster Drive Smiths Road Hillcrest Avenue Bellmere Road Local Road Connections Nogona Street View Street Torrens Road Wararba Crescent Maple Lane Willow Lane Watt Street The Esplanade Arthur Street Newman Street Riverview Street Russel Street George Street Caboolture Square Morayfield Road/Beerburrum Road Local Road Connections Matthew Terrace North Coast rail line Edward Street Alfred Street Charles Street William Street Local Road Connections McPherson Street Dux Street Mewett Street Burnett Road to D'Aguilar Highway Bruce Highway Bribie Island Road

Esk–Kilcoy Road

Esk–Kilcoy Road
Location	Brisbane Valley Highway, Esk to D'Aguilar Highway, Woolmar
Length	46.8 km (29.1 mi)

Esk–Kilcoy Road is a state-controlled district road (number 405) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).^[2][3] It runs from the Brisbane Valley Highway in Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway in Woolmar, a distance of 46.8 kilometres (29.1 mi). It intersects with Wivenhoe–Somerset Road in Somerset.^[14]

Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road

Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road
Location	D'Aguilar Highway, Kingaroy to Burnett Highway, Sandy Ridges
Length	22.3 km (13.9 mi)

Kingaroy–Barkers Creek Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4202)) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).^[2][4] It runs from the D'Aguilar Highway in Kingaroy to the Burnett Highway in Sandy Ridges, a distance of 22.3 kilometres (13.9 mi). It has no intersections with other state-controlled roads.^[15]

Gallery

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  Highway at D'Aguilar, 2015

See also

• Australian Roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Queensland
• Bridges over the Brisbane River
• List of highways numbered 85