Cooroy–Gympie Road is a continuous 29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi) road route in the Noosa and Gympie regions of Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (number 914).[2][3][4] Known as Old Bruce Highway, It runs from Cooroy Connection Road on the Black Mountain / Pomona midpoint to the Bruce Highway in Kybong. This road provides access to several localities bypassed by the current alignment of the highway.[1]
Cooroy–Gympie Road Old Bruce Highway | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 29.1 km (18 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) | No shield |
| Major junctions | |
| Southeast end | Cooroy Connection Road, and  Bruce Highway, Black Mountain |
| Northwest end | Bruce Highway, Kybong |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Federal, Coles Creek, Traveston |
Route description
editStarting at an intersection with Cooroy Connection Road and the Bruce Highway on the Black Mountain / Pomona midpoint, the road initially runs west on the northern side of the highway, between Black Mountain and Pomona, as Old Bruce Highway. In this segment it passes the exit to Black Mountain Range Road to the south via a bridge over the highway, and the exit to Pioneer Road, one of the access roads to the town of Pomona, to the northeast. It then runs between Pomona and Federal, passing the exit to Pomona Connection Road to the northeast.[1]
Continuing generally west and then northwest through Federal the road travels under the Bruce Highway where a northbound exit from the highway joins it. In this segment it passes the exits to several local roads. It next runs through the northeast corner of Tuchekoi where it passes the exit to Kenilworth–Skyring Creek Road to the southwest. After running northwest through Coles Creek the road enters the southwest corner of Cooran and passes the exit to Coles Creek Road to the northeast, and the exits to several local roads, before reaching an intersection on the Traveston boundary. Here it intersects with Mary Valley Link Road and has access to the Bruce Highway and Traveston Road.[1]
From Traveston the road continues generally north through Kybong, passing the exit to Traveston Crossing Road to the southwest. It passes exits to more local roads and Gympie Airport before rejoining the Bruce Highway at a multi-lane intersection.[1]
History
editThe northern section of this road was part of the Bruce Highway until November 2017 when Section C of the Cooroy to Curra upgrade (Traveston to Woondum) was opened to traffic.[5] The southern section was replaced by a new highway alignment in late 2012.[6][7]
This road is notable for its high accident rate when it was a highway. An article titled "The old Bruce Highway is a ghost highway drive" in the "Gympie Times" of 1 January 2014 states:
Driving along the old Bruce Highway between Federal and Traveston Crossing is an odd and almost spooky experience. A lot of people have died here, and many thousands more have been seriously injured or permanently maimed.
When this road was still part of the Bruce Highway a report into multiple accidents in the locality of Federal was prepared, containing 69 recommendations to address the perceived causes of these accidents. By March 2010 all but 7 of these recommendations had been completed.[8]
Major intersections
editAll distances are from Google Maps.[1] The road is within the Noosa and Gympie local government areas.
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa | Black Mountain, Pomona midpoint | 0 | 0.0 | Bruce Highway – west – Federal, Gympie – southeast – Cooroy, Eumundi Cooroy Connection Road – east – Cooroy | Southeast end of Cooroy–Gympie Road (Old Bruce Highway) |
| 1.4 | 0.87 | Black Mountain Range Road – south – Black Mountain | Road continues west | ||
| 1.9 | 1.2 | Pioneer Road – northeast – Pomona | Road continues west | ||
| Pomona, Federal midpoint | 3.4 | 2.1 | Pomona Connection Road – northeast – Pomona | Road continues west | |
| Federal | 7.8 | 4.8 | Bruce Highway – northwest – Tuchekoi, Gympie – east – Cooroy | Entry from Bruce Highway northbound only. Road turns northwest. | |
| Gympie | Tuchekoi | 12.4 | 7.7 | Kenilworth–Skyring Creek Road – southwest – Belli Park | Road continues northwest |
| Cooran | 13.2 | 8.2 | Coles Creek Road – northeast – Cooran | Road continues northwest | |
| Coles Creek, Traveston midpoint | 17.2 | 10.7 | Mary Valley Link Road – southwest – Amamoor northeast – Bruce Highway interchange, Traveston Road – Traveston | Road continues north | |
| Kybong | 19.9 | 12.4 | Traveston Crossing Road – southwest – Amamoor | Road continues northwest | |
| 29.1 | 18.1 | Bruce Highway (A1) – northwest – Gympie – southeast (M1) – Federal, Cooroy | Northwest end of Cooroy–Gympie Road. No entry to Bruce Highway southbound. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Black Mountain to Kybong" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Wide Bay / Burnett district map - Page 1" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "North Coast district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Compliance Report - Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra Section C (Traveston to Woondum) Page 8" (PDF). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. January 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) Upgrade: Section B (Federal to Traveston)". Queensland Government. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Bruce Highway: Cooroy to Curra Section B: Sankeys Road to Traveston Road" (PDF). ABIGROUP. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Recommendations of Federal Crash Site Report" (PDF). Queensland Transport and Main Roads. March 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2023.