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Inglewood-Texas Road & Stanthorpe-Texas Road (State Route 89)

Statistics:

• Length: 153 km
• Northern Terminus: Cunningham Hwy (NR42) and Princess St at Inglewood
• Southern Terminus: High Street (TD7) at Stanthorpe
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Inglewood, Limevale, Texas, Silver Spur, Glenlyon, Pikes Creek, Pikedale, Greenlands and Stanthorpe

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 231 (Inglewood to Texas) and 232 (Texas to Stanthorpe) 1

General Information:

State Route 89 is a rural route located in Queensland's granite belt, and acts as a connector for the small towns located between Cunningham and New England Highways.

The route passes through bushland, national parks and farming areas as well as a handful of small population towns. One of the towns on the route is Texas, which was named after a land claim in the 1850's which bore many similarities to one happening in Republic of Texas and Mexico in the United States at the same time. The original town was established on the river flats in 1875 but was relocated after the disastrous floods of 1890 and 1921.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Tourist Drive 8, for 65 km between Glenlyon and Texas

History:

• 2006: The final stretch of state-controlled road in the Main Roads Border district, a 4 km section of Stanthorpe-Texas Rd at Black Springs 73 km west of Stanthorpe, bitumen sealed. Work also included widening to 7 metres, new signage and line markings. 2
• 2009: Concrete bridge replaces a timber one over Oaky Creek on Inglewood-Texas Rd at Limevale. 3

Inglewood to Stanthorpe			Stanthorpe to Inglewood
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly southbound on Inglewood-Texas Road (SR89) at the junction with Broadway and Stanthorpe-Texas Road (High Street) (SR89) at Texas, January 2005. Image © Paul Rands			Texas Town Centre: Looking west along Stanthorpe-Texas Rd (High St) (SR89) in Texas, January 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	QLD Maintenance Location Sign: Used by maintenance road crews, this sign identifies a section of road in Queensland. Corner of Inglewood-Texas Road (SR89), Broadway and Stanthorpe-Texas Road (High Street) (SR89) at Texas, January 2005. Image © Paul Rands			Safety Ramp Sign: Unusual use of a safety ramp sign. It actually relates to a ramp for wheelchairs to cross the divided and elevated section of High Street in Texas, January 2005. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign assembly on Broadway approaching the junction with Inglewood-Texas Road (SR89) and Stanthorpe-Texas Road (High Street) (SR89) at Texas, January 2005. Image © Paul Rands

1 Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Darling Downs Region: front
2 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Sealing a milestone for Border roads, 6 April 2006
3 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, New road approaches improve safety at Oaky Creek Bridge, 19 October 2009

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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