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Burnett Highway & D'Aguilar Highway (National Route 17) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 563 km
• Northern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (NH1) at Gracemere
• Southern Terminus: D'Aguilar Hwy (NR17) & New England Highway (A3) at Yarraman
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Yarraman, Nanango, Goomeri, Gayndah, Mundubbera, Eidsvold, Monto, Biloela, Mount Morgan and Gracemere

Route Numbering:

• Current: A3

• Former:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 42A (Blacksoil to Toogoolawah) 1

General Information:

National Route 17 was a rural route linking Rockhampton with Ipswich, west of Brisbane. The route serviced rich agricultural districts and crosses the Great Dividing Range near Mt Morgan and Wivenhoe Dam near Esk.

National Route 17 has been only partially decommissioned, with a section still in service between Blacksoil and Yarraman.

The Brisbane Valley Highway gains its name from passing through the Brisbane Valley. The Brisbane Valley is named appropriately as it provides the greater catchment for the Brisbane River. The Burnett Hwy takes its name from the Burnett River of which it generally follows for a significant length. The highway also passes through the North and South Burnett regions, which are also named after the river. The name Burnett originates from surveyor James Burnett who established the survey department in Brisbane in 1844.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• State Route 49, for 1.5 km, at Goomeri
• State Route 60, for 1 km, at Biloela

History:

• 2005: National Route 17 truncated at Yarraman with the implementation of the Strategic Tourism Route Numbering scheme. 2

Yarraman to Gracemere			Gracemere to Yarraman
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching New England Hwy (SR61) at Yarraman, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade			Wide Bay Highway: Corner of Burnett Hwy (NR17) and Wide Bay Hwy (SR49) at Goomeri, December 2013. Note the missing SR49 shield. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Wide Bay Highway: Corner of Burnett Hwy (NR17) and Wide Bay Hwy (SR49) at Goomeri, December 2013. Note the missing SR49 shield. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Wide Bay Hwy (SR49) approaching Burnett Hwy (NR17) at Goomeri, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Goomeri, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Wide Bay Hwy (SR49) at Goomeri approaching Burnett Hwy (NR17), December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Dululu, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia			Entering Yarraman: D'Aguilar Hwy (NR17) as it enters the town of Yarraman, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign approaching New England Hwy (SR61) at Yarraman, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Ironbark approaching Warrego Hwy (A2), November 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the active NR17 section between Blacksoil and Yarraman

1 Transport & Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Wide Bay/Burnett Region: front
2 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)

Last updated: 25-Oct-2021 0:26

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