Statistics:
- Length:
- 1028 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Old Bruce Hwy (unnumbered, former A1), Bells Bridge
- Western: Bulloo Developmental Rd (Gilmore St) (unnumbered) and Dowling St (unnumbered), Thargomindah
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Thargomindah, Eulo, Cunnamulla, Bollon, Boolba, St George, Alton, Flinton, Westmar, Southwood, Moonie, Marmadua, Kumbarilla, Ducklo, Nandi, Dalby, Bell, Cooranga, Kumbia, Inverlaw, Taabinga, Kingaroy, Crawford, Memerambi, Wooroolin, Tingoora, Wondai, Ficks Crossing, Murgon, Moondooner, Manyung, Goomeri, Kinbombi, Cinnabar, Kilkivan, Oakview, Woolooga, Lower Wonga and Bells Bridge
Route Numbering:
- Current: 49
- Multiplexed with: A2 A3 A55 A71
- Road Authority Internal Classification:
- 35A (St George to Dalby) 1 2
- 36A (Bollon to St George) 1
- 36B (Cunnamulla to Bollon) 1
- 44A (Goomeri to Bells Bridge) 2 3
- 45A (Dalby to Kingaroy) 2 3
- 45B (Kingaroy to Goomeri) 2 3
- 94A (Thargomindah to Cunnamulla) 1
General Information:
State Route 49 is a rural highway that links the Burnett and Darling Downs regions of Queensland with south western outback Queensland. The route passes through rural, residential and commercial zones.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- A2, for 500 m, Dalby.
- A3, for 2 km, Goomeri.
- A55, for 9 km, St George.
- A71, for 4 km, Cunnamulla.
- Great Bunya Tourist Drive, for 43 km, between Bell and Kumbia, and also for 125 km, between Kingaroy and Bells Bridge.
History:
- 18 December 1968: Moonie Hwy seal completed and opened to traffic.
- November 2007: Widening works begins on 4 km section of Bunya Highway west of Dalby. 4
- December 2008: Safety upgrades at Moonjarre Crossing, about 32 kilometres west of Cunnamulla, completed. The work involved the installation of new culverts, the re-alignment of an existing curve and road widening. 5
- August 2009: Widening of Wide Bay Highway for 3.6 km, east of Goomeri. 6
- Septemeber 2011: Installation of traffic signals at the junction of Bunya Highway (Youngman Street) and Avoca Street in Kingaroy. 7
1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, South West Region, November 2022.
2 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps,Darling Downs Region, November 2022.
3 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Wide Bay/Burnett Region, November 2022.
4 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Wider and safer section for the Bunya Highway, 12 November 2007.
5 QLD Government, Media Statements, Safety upgrade to Moonjarre Crossing, 15 Jan 2009.
6 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Safety works commencing on Wide Bay Highway, 28 August 2009.
7 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, New traffic signals to provide safer roads in Kingaroy, 8 September 2011.