Statistics:
- Length:
- 84 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Bruce Hwy (A1), Childers
- Southern: Burnett Hwy (A3) and Ban Ban Rd (unnumbered), Ban Ban Springs
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Ban Ban Springs, Ban Ban, Stockhaven, Dundarrah, Coalstoun Lakes, Biggenden, Woowoonga, Dallarnil, Eureka, Kullogum and Childers
Route Numbering:
- Current: 52
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 19B (Biggenden to Childers)
- 19C (Ban Ban Springs to Biggenden)
General Information:
State Route 52 is a rural route in the Burnett region of Queensland. Servicing a handful of small towns, the route acts as a key freight link between the Burnett Hwy and Bruce Hwy as well as the coast.
History:
- September 2008: Resurfacing of a 5.1-kilometre section of the highway between Quarry Hill and Ban Ban Springs. The upgrade project also improved existing line marking, drainage, signage and guide posts. 2
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Childers, June 2019.
Image © Dean Sherry
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the slip lane to Alice St at Biggenden, June 2019.
Image © Dean Sherry
Trailblazer:
SR52 trailblazer at Biggenden, June 2019.
Image © Dean Sherry
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Biggenden, June 2019.
Image © Dean Sherry
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Biggenden approaching Biggenden Mines Rd, June 2019.
Image © Dean Sherry
1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Wide Bay / Burnett District, August 2016.
2 QLD Government, Media Statements, Safety improvements start along Isis Highway, 22 September 2008.