Dawson Highway
| Dawson Highway Queensland | |
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| Dawson Highway (green on black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 403 km (250 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number |
 National Route 55 (Springsure - Rolleston) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |
 Gregory Highway (A7), Springsure |
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| East end | Bramston Street, Gladstone |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Rolleston, Moura, Banana, Biloela, Calliope |
| Highway system | |
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Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland | |
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia.[1] It runs for 403 km between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates.[2] From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west for another 247km as Dawson Developmental Road to Tambo on the Landsborough Highway. North of Springsure, A7 becomes the Gregory Highway.
Many of the towns along the Dawson Highway are coal-mining establishments.
List of towns along the Dawson Highway
- Gladstone
- Gladstone Central
- West Gladstone
- New Auckland
- Clinton
- Calliope
- Biloela
- Banana
- Moura
- Rolleston
- Springsure
See also
Australian Roads portal
References
- ↑ Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
- ↑ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
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