Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Brisbane Valley Highway and D'Aguilar Highway (National Route 17)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 135 km
- Termini:
- Northern: New England Hwy (A3) and D'Aguilar Hwy (A3), Yarraman
- Southern: Warrego Hwy (M2 / A2), Blacksoil
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Blacksoil, Pine Mountain, Wanora, Fernvale, Wivenhoe Hill, Moombra, Esk, Ottaba, Toogoolawah, Harlin, Moore, Benarkin, Blackbutt and Yarraman
Route Numbering:
- Current: 17
- Multiplexed with: 85
- Forthcoming Alphanumeric: A17
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 42A (Blacksoil to Harlin)
- 40B (Harlin to Yarraman)
General Information:
National Route 17 is a highway located west of Brisbane and forms part of a link from the metropolitan area to the Burnett region of Queensland.
Originally a much longer route, it passes through several small towns, rural areas and bushland. The route is of rural highway standards.
- State Route 85, for 36 km, between Esk and Harlin.
- Brisbane Valley Tourist Drive, for 84 km, between Moore and Fernvale.
History:
- 2005: National Route 17 truncated at Yarraman and replaced by A3 with the implementation of the Strategic Tourism Route Numbering scheme. 2
- April 2009: Widening of a 1 km section of Brisbane Valley Hwy between Blacksoil and Fernbank at Fairney Brook. 3
- 2014: National Route 17 replaced by A17 on signs at around the Warrego Hwy (A2) interchange at Blacksoil.
Click or tap here for the former alignment between Yarraman and Rockhampton
Blacksoil to Yarraman
Black Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate at Fernvale, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Wivenhoe Pocket approaching Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Coominya, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Esk approaching Esk-Hampton Rd (SR85), July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Esk-Hampton Road:
Corner of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) and Esk-Hampton Rd (SR85) at Esk, July 2004. The SR85 duplex commences from this junction. Note the missing route number from sign.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Intersection Directional Sign:
Non-standard ID sign facing Esk-Hampton Rd (SR85) at Esk, November 2009. The SR85 duplex begins at this junction.
Image © Rob Tilley
Black Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate at Esk, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Esk, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Toogoolawah, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Harlin approaching D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85), July 2004. The SR85 duplex ends at this location and NR17 becomes D'Aguilar Hwy at this location.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Harlin, April 2011.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Harlin, July 2004. This sign has since been removed.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Linville Road:
ID sign at the junction with Linville Rd at Moore, April 2011.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on a windy section of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) at Benarkin approaching the entrance to Benarkin State Forest, April 2011.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on at Yarraman approaching New England Hwy (A3) and the A3 section of D'Aguilar Hwy, April 2011.
Image © Rob Tilley
New England Hwy & D'Aguilar Hwy:
ID sign at the northern terminus of National Route 17, in Yarraman, April 2011.
Image © Rob Tilley
Yarraman to Blacksoil
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Harlin, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Toogoolawah approaching Dingyarra St, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) at Harlin approaching Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17), April 2011. The SR85 duplex begins at his junction.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Esk-Kilcoy Rd approaching Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17 / SR85) at Esk, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at Esk facing Esk-Kilcoy Rd, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Esk, after the Esk-Kilcoy Rd junction, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Supplemental Directional Sign:
Sign for Brisbane Valley Tourist Drive at Esk, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Esk-Hampton Road:
Corner of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) and Esk-Hampton Rd (SR85) at Esk, November 2009. The SR85 duplex ends at this junction
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
RD sign as Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) leaves Esk, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Coominya Connection Rd & McLean Rd:
Corner of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17), McLean Rd and Coominya Connection Rd at Coominya, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
RD sign on Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) at Coominya, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Lake Wivenhoe:
Brisbane Vly Hwy (NR17) as it crosses Lake Wivenhoe via Wivenhoe Dam, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Lake Wivenhoe:
Brisbane Vly Hwy (NR17) as it crosses Lake Wivenhoe via Wivenhoe Dam, July 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Direction Sign:
AD sign approaching Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd at Wivenhoe Pocket, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Wivenhoe-Somerset Road:
Corner of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) and Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd at Wivenhoe Pocket, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Fernvale approaching Forest Hill-Fernvale Rd, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Forest Hill-Fernvale Road:
Corner of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) and Forest Hill-Fernvale Rd at Fernvale, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign as Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) at Fernvale, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
End Limited Access Road Sign:
Sign in the Fernvale town centre indicating the end of access construction restrictions to Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17), November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Pine Mountain Rd and Leschkes Rd at Wanora, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Wanora, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Fingerboard Assembly:
Typical Queensland fingerboards at the Glamorganvale Rd junction in Wanora, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Wanora, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Ironbark approaching Warrego Hwy (A2), November 2013, approaching the southern terminus of NR17.
Image © Michael Greenslade
2 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads).
3 QLD Government, Minister for Main Roads, The Honourable Craig Wallace, Safety improved on Brisbane Valley Highway near Fairney Brook, 20 October 2009.