Road Photos & Information: Queensland: New England Highway & Cunningham Highway (National Highway 15)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

New England Highway & Cunningham Highway (National Highway 15) - NSW Border to Stanthorpe

Statistics:

Length: 220 km (NSW Border to Stanthorpe: 37 km)
Northern Terminus: Cunningham Hwy (M15), Redbank Plains Rd (SR60), Mary St (SR61) interchange at Blackstone.
Southern Terminus: NSW / QLD Border at Wallangarra.
Miscellaneous: Continues as New England Highway (A15) in NSW and as Cunningham Hwy (M15) from Blackstone.
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Wallangarra, Wyberba, Lyra, Ballandean, Fletcher, Glen Aplin, Severnlea, and Stanthorpe.

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 17B (Blackstone to Warwick) & 22C (Warwick to Wallangarra) 1
Forthcoming Alphanumeric: A15

General Information:

The New England and Cunningham Highways link South East Queensland to southern freight markets including Sydney, and is a major freight route to and from regional communities in north-west New South Wales and southwest Queensland. The National Highway 15 segments of the Cunningham Highway and New England Highway form part of the National Highway system for which the Commonwealth Government has full funding responsibility. 2

The route features a mix of rural highway standards (southwest of Ipswich to NSW border) and freeway standards (through the eastern suburbs of Ipswich).

History:

March 2008: Safety improvements at the 8 Mile Intersection - the corner of New England Hwy and Cunningham Hwy at Glengallan, 12 km east of Warwick. 2

Click here for photos of the former alignment through Stanthorpe.

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	Welcome Sign at Wallangarra: Northbound at the QLD-NSW border. A special area has been set aside for tourists to commemorate the rail history of the town and also Queensland's attractions. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Blanket Speed Limit Reminder: Sign indicating standard speed limits in Queensland, northbound at Wallagarra, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Speed Camera and Red Light Camera Sign: Sign indicating the use of Red Light and Speed Cameras throughout Queensland. Northbound at Wallangarra, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: First RD on the Queensland side of the border, Northbound at Wallangarra, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Rest Area Signage: Sign for the upcoming rest area, March 2006 at Wallangarra. Image © Paul Rands
	Crash Zone Sign: Northbound sign warning of the risk of car crashes, March 2006 at Wallangarra. Image © Paul Rands
	Crash Zone Sign: Northbound sign warning of the risk of car crashes, March 2006 at Wallangarra. Image © Paul Rands
	Tourist Sign: Photographic tourist sign, just outside Wallagarra, March 2006, northbound. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Northbound AD sign for Pyramids Road as you head through Wyberba, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Ballandean: Sign announcing the winery town of Ballandean, northbound March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Kilometre Post: Old black kilometre post as you pass through the main part of Ballandean, March 2006, northbound. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: Northbound trailblazer at Balladean, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Northbound at Fletcher: Signage indicating rumble strips as you head northbound, plus the main north railway passing over the roadway, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Glen Aplin: Northbound as you head Glen Aplin, with the roadhouse on the right hand side. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Start Limited Access Road: Northbound sign at Stanthorpe indicating the beginning of a limited access road - the Stanthorpe Bypass, which opened in the 1980s. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Diagrammatic AD Sign: Old northbound sign indicating the route to Stanthorpe's town centre and also Texas. March 2006 at Stanthorpe, on the bypass. This sign has since been replaced. Image © Paul Rands
	Southern Junction: Corner of Wallangarra Rd and New England Hwy at Stanthorpe, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of National Highway 15 between Stanthorpe and Glengallan Click here for the continuation of A15 in New South Wales

1 Main Roads State Road Network of Queensland Map, 30 June 2008
2 Queensland Department of Main Roads

Last updated: 31-Jan-2019 14:16

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