Length:

111 km

Termini:

Northern: Castlreagh Hwy (A55) and Carnarvon Hwy (A55), St George

Southern: QLD-NSW Border, Mungindi

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Mungindi, Thallon, Nindigully and St George

Current: 46

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

24A

General Information:

National Route 46 is a key route in Queensland's southwestern border region, connecting the town of St George to the NSW border and eventually Moree in NSW.

The route, which forms part of the shortest route between Sydney and Darwin, is rural highway standard, and services a handful of small towns and localities. The route also passes through one of only a handful of towns in Australia, dissected in two by a state border, Mungindi.

2010: Replacement of single-lane timber bridge over Barwon River at Mungindi.

NSW Border to St George

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Nindigully approaching Barwon Hwy (SR85), June 2012.

Image © Peter Renshaw

Intersection Directional Sign:

Poorly coverplated ID sign facing Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Nindigully, June 2012.

Image © Peter Renshaw

St George to NSW Border

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Carnarvon Hwy (A55) approaching Castlereagh Hwy (A55) and the NR46 section of Carnarvon Hwy, near St George, June 2012.

Image © Peter Renshaw

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Carnarvon Hwy (A55), Castlereagh Hwy (A55) and the NR46 section of Carnarvon Hwy, near St George, June 2012.

Image © Peter Renshaw

Services Sign:

Services sign between St George and Nindigully, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Nindigully approaching Barwon Hwy (SR85), June 2012. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from October 2005.

Image © Peter Renshaw

Barwon Highway:

Corner of Carnarvon Hwy (NR46) and Barwon Hwy (NR46) at Nindigully, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing Thallon-Daymar Rd in Thallon, June 2012.

Image © Peter Renshaw