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

Childers to Ban Ban Springs

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Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Childers, June 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the slip lane to Alice St at Biggenden, June 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Trailblazer:

SR52 trailblazer at Biggenden, June 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Biggenden, June 2019.

Image © Dean Sherry

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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.