Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Brisbane Road, Crescent Road, Cootharra Road and Tin Can Bay Road (State Route 15) (Wide Bay / Burnett Region)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 50 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Bayside Rd (unnumbered) and Tin Can Bay (TD43), Tin Can Bay
- Southern: Old Bruce Hwy (unnumbered, former A1), Gympie
- Miscellaneous:
- Declared Names: Tin Can Bay Rd
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Gympie, Greens Creek, Canina, Ross Creek, Goomboorian, Toolara Forest, Wallu
Route Numbering:
- Current: 15
- Multiplexed with: 40 43
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 143
General Information:
State Route 15 is a rural route linking the tourist town of Tin Can Bay with Gympie and the Bruce Highway. It is an undivided single carriageway road that passes through forest areas, rural areas, residential, commercial and light industrial areas. The Brisbane Road section of the route was once part of the main link between Brisbane and Gympie.
- Tourist Drive 40, for 3 km, Gympie.
- Tourist Drive 43, for 5 km, Tin Can Bay.
History:
- 8 May 1868: It was announced that the government would build a road connecting Brisbane to Gympie. 2
- 2009: Work commenced on upgrades at the Bruce Highway and Monkland Street intersection, Work included widening to incorporate two through lanes and separate left and right turning lanes. Additional through and turn lanes were also be added to the Bruce Highway part of the intersection. 3
- 2010: Widening and sealing of sections of Tin Can Bay Rd and also improvements to the corner of Tin Can Bay Rd and Rainbow Beach Rd. 4
- November 2011: Flood damage repairs to a 20 km section of Tin Can Bay Road near Toolara State Forest. 5
- November 2015: Safety improvements works started on the Tin Can Bay Road and Bayside Road intersection. Work included an upgrade the existing left-turn slip lane on Tin Can Bay Road to improve road safety, as well as upgrading existing signs at the intersection. 6
- 2018: Koala warning signs installed on Tin Can Bay Rd between Tinana Ck and Tinana Rd at Goomboorian. 7
Gympie to Tin Can Bay
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) at Monkland (Gympie), March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
Pengellys Bridge:
Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) as it crosses Pengellys Bridge at Monkland (Gympie), March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) approaching Crescent Rd (SR15) and Red Hill Rd (TD40) at Gympie, March 2006.The TD40 duplex ends at this junction.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on Station Rd at Gympie at the junction with Cootharaba Rd (Tin Can Bay Rd) (SR15), November 2018.
Image © Rob Tilley
Tin Can Bay to Gympie
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Crescent Rd (SR15), Red Hill Rd (TD40) and Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) at Gympie, November 2018.The TD40 duplex starts here.
Image © Rob Tilley
End Tourist Drive 40:
End TD40 sign at Monkland (Gympie) near Langton Rd, approaching Bruce Hwy (A1), November 2018.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) near the Bruce Hwy (A1) intersection at Monkland (Gympie), November 2018.
Image © Rob Tilley
2 Sunshine Coast Council, Heritage, Media Releases, Backward Glance: Cobb and Co. - Part 1.
3 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Minister pleased with Bruce Highway upgrade progress, 15 October 2008.
4 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Wide Bay/Burnett Road Facts 2010-11.
5 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, $26 million contract awarded for Wide Bay/Burnett reconstruction works, 3 November 2011.
6 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Safety works for Tin Can Bay and Bayside Road intersection, 10 November 2015.
7 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Koala-ty signs for Tin Can Bay Road, 26 April 2018.