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Gore Highway (NH85) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 201 km
• Western Terminus: Leichhardt Hwy (A5) (former NR39) and Gore Hwy (NH39 / A5) at Goondiwindi
• Eastern Terminus: Warrego Hwy (A2) and Anzac Av at Newtown in Toowoomba's western suburbs
• Miscellaneous: Continues as National Highway 39 through Goondiwindi to the NSW / QLD border
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Newtown (Toowoomba), Harristown, Drayton, Westbrook, Athol, Southbrook, Pittsworth, Yarranlea, Pampas, Millmerran, Captains Mountain, Millmerran Downs, Cypress Gardens, Forest Ridge, The Pines, Wattle Ridge, Bull Creek, Wyaga and Goondiwindi

Route Numbering:

• Current: A39

• Former:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 28A (Toowoomba to Millmerran) & 28B (Millmerran to Goondiwindi) 1

General Information:

The Gore Highway is a major highway route linking the Darling Downs farming area, and the city of Toowoomba with Goondiwindi and New South Wales.

Consisting of mostly rural highway standard, the route passes through mostly farming, residential and commercial zones.

The Gore Highway is named after two brothers, George & Ralph Gore. They established Yandilla station between Pittsworth and Millmerran, which the highway passes through. 2

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Tourist Drive 1, for 1.3 km between Harristown and Drayton
• State Route 82, for 15 km between Millmerran and Pampas

History:

• Feburary 1993: Main route for Goondiwindi to Brisbane traffic moved from Cunningham Hwy to Gore Hwy, providing a more superior alignment. The Gore Hwy was renumbered from State Route 85 to National Highway 85
• 2005: National Highway 85 replaced by A39.

Goondiwindi to Toowoomba			Toowoomba to Goondiwindi
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Leichhardt Hwy (A5) at Goondiwindi, October 2005. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley from April 2005 of this sign prior to the A5 coverplate. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Helen St in Pittsworth, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Leichhardt Hwy junction showing former NR39 route number, Goondiwindi, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gore Hwy (NH85) at Milmerran approaching Campbell St (SR82), January 2004. Images © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: RD sign as Gore Hwy leaves Goodiwindi, January 2004. Click here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Leichhardt Hwy (NR39 / NH39 / SR85), January 2003. NH85 ends at this intersection. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Campbell St (SR82) in Millmerran, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the unnumbered section of Campbell St in Millmerran, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign as Gore Hwy leaves Millmerran town centre, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Yandilla approaching Millmerran-Leyburn Rd, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Pampas-Horrane Rd (SR82) in Pampas, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: NH85 trailblazer at Pampas, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Pittsworth approaching Gap Rd, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign near Dallman Rd in Pittsworth, April 2005. Note the black fingerboard in the distance. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with incorect font on the name patch approaching Oakey-Pittsworth Rd and Pittworth-Felton Rd in Pittsworth, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Lochaber Rd in Pittsworth, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign Lochaber Rd approaching Gore Hwy (NH85) in Pittsworth, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Darling Downs Region: back
2 Michael Greenslade, Australian Towns, Cities & Highways, Gore Highway

Last updated: 25-Oct-2021 0:18

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