Kilcoy–Beerwah Road is a continuous 30.4-kilometre (18.9 mi) road route in the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 6.[1] It is a state-controlled regional road (number 492).[2][3] It is part of a route that carries tourist traffic from the New England Highway to the Bruce Highway.[4]
Kilcoy–Beerwah Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 30.4 km (19 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |
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| Major junctions | |
| West end |  D'Aguilar Highway, Woodford |
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| East end | Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) Beerwah |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Stanmore, Cedarton, Peachester |
Route description
editKilcoy–Beerwah Road commences as State Route 6 at an intersection with the D'Aguilar Highway in Woodford. It runs north-east and north through Stanmore and Cedarton, passing the exit to Commissioners Flat Road to the south-east. It then climbs the western slope of the Conondale Range and passes the exit to Maleny–Stanley River Road to the north-west. Next it turns east as it enters Peachester, where the name changes to Peachester Road. It continues east through Peachester, crossing the Stanley River, passing the exit to Bald Knob Road to the north and another exit to Commissioners Flat Road to the south-west.[1]
The road then turns south-east, descending the range as it enters Beerwah, and crosses Old Gympie Road before entering the village. As it enters the village it turns south on a bypass of the Beerwah CBD, leaving Peachester Road which continues east, and resuming its official name. It then turns south-east, crossing Roberts Road at a roundabout, and ends at a four-way intersection with Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way). State Route 6 turns north towards Landsborough, and Roys Road runs east to the Bruce Highway.[1]
Land use along the road is mainly rural.[1]
Road condition
editThe road is fully sealed, and most of it is two-lane road. 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) of the road is steeper than 10%, and a further 3.1-kilometre (1.9 mi) is between 5 and 10%. The highest elevation along the road is 299-metre (981 ft) and the lowest is 28.8-metre (94 ft).[5]
Upgrade project
editA project to upgrade the intersection with Old Gympie Road, at a cost of $5.5 million, was completed in August 2021.[6]
History
editIn 1841 the Archer brothers established Durundur Station along the Stanley River, near where Woodford now stands.[7] In 1877, 10,800 acres (4,400 ha) were resumed from the Durundur pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[8]
Stanmore pastoral run was established before 1885.[9] In 1912 part of the Stanmore property was subdivided and sold.[10]
Cedarton was originally called Pointon's Pocket, after an early settler. He was a bullocky who harvested large quantities of cedar from the western slopes of the range. By 1905 land in the area was available for selection. Prior to 1909, when the railway reached Woodford,[11] timber was taken by bullock dray to either Woodford or Caboolture for milling. Bullocks were still used to take timber to Woodford for some time before they were replaced by motor trucks.[12]
The town of Peachester was surveyed in 1888.[13] Early industries included dairying and timber felling.[14]
European settlement at Beerwah began in 1877, with timber cutting and land clearing, followed by fruit growing and other forms of agriculture.[15]
Major intersections
editAll distances are from Google Maps.[1] The road is within the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas.
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton Bay | Woodford | 0 | 0.0 | D'Aguilar Highway – north–west – Kilcoy – south–east – Caboolture | Western end of Kilcoy–Beerwah Road (State Route 6). |
| Cedarton | 10.6 | 6.6 | Commissioners Flat Road – south–east – Commissioners Flat | Road continues north. | |
| Sunshine Coast | Cedarton / Peachester midpoint | 13.5 | 8.4 | Maleny–Stanley River Road – north–west – Maleny | Road turns east and name changes to Peachester Road. |
| Peachester | 20.3 | 12.6 | Bald Knob Road – north – Bald Knob | Road continues south–east. | |
| 20.9 | 13.0 | Commissioners Flat Road – south–west – Commissioners Flat | Road continues south–east, then east. | ||
| Beerwah | 27.6 | 17.1 | Old Gympie Road – north – Landsborough – south–west – Glass House Mountains | Road continues south–east. | |
| 29.2 | 18.1 | Peachester Road – east – Beerwah CBD | Road turns south and name changes back to Kilcoy–Beerwah Road. | ||
| 29.8 | 18.5 | Roberts Road – north–east – Beerwah CBD south–west – Beerwah | Road continues south–east. | ||
| 30.4 | 18.9 |  Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) – north – Landsborough (No shield) Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) – south – Glass House Mountains. | Eastern end of Kilcoy–Beerwah Road. Road continues east as Roys Road. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Woodford to Beerwah" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ North Coast region map (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "North Coast district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "New England Highway, Yarraman to Bruce Highway, Glenview" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Kilcoy - Beerwah Road". Bonzle.com. 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Kilcoy-Beerwah Road, Peachester Road and Old Gympie Road (Beerwah), signalised intersection". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Archer Family Correspondence 1825–1855, Box: 11261. Heritage Collections State Library of Queensland.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "THROUGH THE MORETON DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XL, no. 8, 709. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1885. p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mason Estate,Stanmore". Queensland Government. 1912. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 38. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- ^ "John Ferris oral history". Sunshine Coast Council. 22 May 1987. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Peachester – town in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 26220)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Peachester: Queensland Places". Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Beerwah". Hinterland Tourism. 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
