Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Brisbane Valley Highway & D'Aguilar Highway (National Route 17)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Brisbane Valley Highway & D'Aguilar Highway (National Route 17)

Statistics:

Length: 134 km
Northern Terminus: Warrego Hwy (M2 / A2) at Blacksoil
Southern Terminus: New England Hwy (A3) and D'Aguilar Hwy (A3) at Yarraman
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Yarraman, Blackbutt, Benarkin, Moore, Harlin, Toogoolawah, Ottaba, Esk, Moombra, Wivenhoe Hill, Fernvale, Wanora, Pine Mountain and Blacksoil

Route Numbering:

Current:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 40B (Harlin to Yarraman) & 42A (Blacksoil to Harlin) 1

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.

Multiplexes along the route include:

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 with the implementation of the Strategic Tourism Route Numbering scheme. 2
April 2009: Widening of a 1km 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.

Yarraman to Blacksoil		Blacksoil to Yarraman
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	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Harlin, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Black Kilometre Plate: Black kilometre plate at Fernvale, 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 at Wivenhoe Pocket approaching Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd, 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		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Coominya, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Esk-Kilcoy Rd approaching Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17 / SR85) at Esk, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Esk approaching Esk-Hampton Rd (SR85), July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Esk facing Esk-Kilcoy Rd, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		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
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Esk, after the Esk-Kilcoy Rd junction, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		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
	Supplemental Directional Sign: Sign for Brisbane Valley Tourist Drive at Esk, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Black Kilometre Plate: Black kilometre plate at Esk, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	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		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Esk, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Distance Sign: RD sign as Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) leaves Esk, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Black Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Toogoolawah, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Coominya Connection Rd & McLean Rd: Corner of Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17), McLean Rd and Coominya Connection Rd at Coominya, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		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: RD sign on Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) at Coominya, November 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Harlin, April 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Lake Wivenhoe: Brisbane Vly Hwy (NR17) as it crosses Lake Wivenhoe via Wivenhoe Dam, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Harlin, July 2004. This sign has since been removed. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Lake Wivenhoe: Brisbane Vly Hwy (NR17) as it crosses Lake Wivenhoe via Wivenhoe Dam, July 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Linville Road: ID sign at the junction with Linville Rd at Moore, April 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Direction Sign: AD sign approaching Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd at Wivenhoe Pocket, November 2009. 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
	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 on at Yarraman approaching New England Hwy (A3) and the A3 section of D'Aguilar Hwy, April 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Fernvale approaching Forest Hill-Fernvale Rd, November 2009. 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
	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 Blacksoil approaching Warrego Hwy (M/A2), November 2009. This is the southern terminus of NR17. Image © Rob Tilley
Click here for the continuation of D'Aguilar Highway as A3

1 Transport & Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Wide Bay/Burnett Region: front
2 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)
3 Queensland Government, Minister for Main Roads, The Honourable Craig Wallace, Safety improved on Brisbane Valley Highway near Fairney Brook, 20 October 2009

Last Updated: 21-Oct-2021 15:05

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