Mundubbera–Durong Road
Mundubbera–Durong Road is a continuous road route in the North Burnett and South Burnett local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is signed as State Route 75. It is a state-controlled regional road. It has been designated as a road of strategic importance by the Federal Government.
Route description
The road starts at an intersection with the Burnett Highway in the locality of in the North Burnett region. It runs south through the town, where it is known as Strathdee Street, then crosses the Burnett River and enters the locality of. It runs generally south-west through Boynewood, passing the exit to Boondooma Road to the south-east, then crossing the Boyne River on the John Peterson Bridge and entering. Continuing generally south, the road passes through Derri Derra and the north-west corner of before transiting the south-eastern corner of. Next it crosses the regional and locality boundary, entering in the South Burnett region. It turns south-east to Boondooma village, passing the exit to Manar Road to the north-east, and then south towards, passing the exit to Proston-Boondooma Road to the east. Continuing south through Durong it ends at an intersection with the Chinchilla–Wondai Road.The road is fully sealed to a major road standard.
A project to replace a single lane timber bridge with a new two lane concrete structure was under construction in January 2022. The bridge was opened in June 2023.
This road is part of the shortest route from the Warrego Highway at to the Bruce Highway at, and also from Dalby to.
History
Mundubbera pastoral run was established in 1848. A town reserve was established in 1861, but closer settlement did not occur until the early 1900s, spurred by the imminent arrival of the railway.Beeron pastoral run was established by 1856.
Brovinia pastoral run was established about 1850.
Boondooma pastoral run was established in 1846. A large part of Boondooma was resumed for closer settlement in 1885.
Burrandowan pastoral run was established in 1843. It occupied at least part of what is now the locality of Durong. Parts of Burrandowan were resumed in the 1890s to encourage closer settlement. Further resumptions were made in 1917 to provide land for the Soldier Settlement Scheme.
Intersecting state-controlled road
Proston–Boondooma Road intersects with Mundubbera–Durong Road.Proston–Boondooma Road
Proston-Boondooma Road is a state controlled district road. It runs from the intersection of Okeden Road and Wondai–Proston Road in to Mundubbera–Durong Road in, a distance of, via and. It has no major intersections.Associated state-controlled roads
The following state-controlled roads are associated with the intersecting road described above:- Intersecting with Proston–Boondooma Road:
- * Okeden Road
- Continuation of Proston–Boondooma Road:
- * Wondai–Proston Road
- Intersecting with Wondai-Proston Road:
- * Byee Road
- Intersecting with Byee Road:
- * Murgon–Gayndah Road
Okeden Road