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Leichhardt Highway & Cunningham Highway (National Highway 39) - Former Alignment

Statistics:

• Length: 6 km
• Northern Terminus: Leichhardt Hwy (NH39 / A5) at Goondiwindi
• Southern Terminus: Cunningham Hwy (NH39) & Kildonan Rd (TD3) at Goondiwindi
• Miscellaneous: Former alignment roads include: West St (Barwon Hwy), Lagoon St, Russell St, Albert St, Marshall St and McLean St
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Goondiwindi

Route Numbering:

• Current:   (Along West St only)
• Former: 
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 31A (West St), 360 (Marshall St between Cunningham Hwy and McLean St), 362 (from McLean St to Barwon Hwy) 1

General Information:

National Highway 39 is a short but major highway in Southern Queensland, linking with 4 other route numbers, all of which belong to highways.

The route is signposted as NH39, allegedly to provide continuity with NH39 in New South Wales.

The route once passed directly through the Goondiwindi CBD, replaced by ALT-SR39 when the route was shifted to the current Leichhardt Hwy (Boundary Rd) alignment, which bypasses the CBD to the north of the town.

The former route also includes the Border Bridge over the Macintyre River, which was the original main road from NSW into Goondiwindi. Alongside the bridge is Customs House, which was built to service the customs checkpoint on the Goondiwindi side of the bridge, Customs House was used to collect the tax paid on goods crossing between Queensland and New South Wales. 2

History:

• 1914: Construction of the Border Bridge over Macintyre River. 3
• 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 Route 39 through Goondiwindi and National Highway 85 replaced by A39.

NSW Border to Leichhardt Highway (NH39 / A5) Junction			Leichhardt Highway (NH39 / A5) Junction to NSW Border
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	Intersection Directional Sign: Old ID sign at the roundabout with Cunningham Hwy (NH39), Marshall St and Kildonan Rd (TD3) at Goondiwindi, April 2005. This sign has since been replaced. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign on Barwon Hwy (SR85) approaching Lagoon St and Brennans Rd, Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: AD style ID at the junction with Mclean St in Goondiwindi, April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Black Advance Directional Sign: Black advance directional sign on Russell St approaching Albert St, Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign on McLean St approaching Old Cunningham Hwy (Sandhurst St), Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign on Russell St approaching Albert St, Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black ID sign on the roundabout with Russell St and Albert St in Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands			Trailblazer: NR42 trailblazer on Marshall St at the junction with McLean St, Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign on Lagoon St at Goondiwindi approaching Barwon Hwy (West St) (SR85), April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black intersection directional sign at the corner of Marshall and McLean St, Goondiwindi, October 2005. Sign has been crudely modified to keep traffic off the historic Border Bridge. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign on Lagoon St at Goondiwindi approaching Barwon Hwy (West St) (SR85), April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: AD style ID at the junction with Mclean St in Goondiwindi, October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: AD style ID sign sign at the junction with Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, April 2005. Note the incorrect NR38 shield. Image © Rob Tilley			Border Bridge: Border Bridge over Macintyre River, Goondiwindi, October 2005. Note the hand painted load limit sign. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Barwon Hwy (West St) (SR85) at Goondiwindi approaching Leichhardt Hwy (Boundary Rd) (NH39), April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Leichhardt Hwy (NH39) at Goondiwindi, April 2005. This sign has since been removed. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Darling Downs Region: front and Darling Downs Region: back
2 Goondiwindi Regional Council, Visitors, Attractions, Customs House Museum
3 Goondiwindi Regional Council, Visitors, Attractions, Border Bridge

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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