Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Dawson Highway (State Route 60) (Fitzroy Region)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 335 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Hanson Rd (SR58), Glenlyon Rd (SR58) and Bramston St (unnumbered), Gladstone
- Western: Dawson Hwy (A7) and Carnarvon Hwy (A7), Rolleston
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Rolleston, Coorumbene, Arcadia Valley, Dromedary, Bauhinia, Rhydding, Oombabeer, Roundstone, Warnoah, Moura, Banana, Prospect, Biloela, Dakenba, Callide, Mount Murchison, Dumgree, Mount Alma, Wooderson, Calliope, Burua, Beecher, Kirkwood, Clinton, New Auckland, Kin Kora, West Gladstone and Gladstone
Route Numbering:
- Current: 60
- Multiplexed with: A3 A5
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 46A (Bileola to Gladstone)
- 46B (Banana to Biloela)
- 46C (Rolleston to Banana)
General Information:
The Dawson Highway (State Route 60) is a rural highway that connects Emerald with Gladstone.
The route passes though several small towns, rural areas and bushland. Some sections of the route are quite isolated.
- A3, for 1.5 km, Biloela.
- A5, for 500 m, Banana.
History:
- 2007: Widening works between Calliope and Banana. 2
- February 2007: Two solid concrete bridges have opened to traffic. The bridges across Zamia Creek and Clovernook Creek, east of Rolleston, replace old timber bridges. 3
- 23 January 2012: Calliope Range realignment open to traffic. 4
Rolleston to Gladstone
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Don Young Dr in the Gladstone suburb of Clinton, June 2010. Note the incorrect route number.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Dawson Hwy (SR60) approaching Chapman Dr and Harvey Rd at Clinton, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Chapman Drive & Harvey Road:
Corner of Dawson Hwy (SR60), Chapman Dr and Harvey Rd, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Chapman Drive & Harvey Road:
Corner of Dawson Hwy (SR60), Chapman Dr and Harvey Rd, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Clinton approaching Penda Av, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Clinton approaching Olsen Av, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout with Olsen Av in Clinton, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Dawson Hwy (SR60) approaching Philip St at West Gladstone, June 2010. The SR58 shield should be prefixed with 'to' as SR58 doesn't meet Dawson Hwy here.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Blain Dr and Herbertson St in West Gladstone, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the Blain Dr and Herbertson St roundabout at West Gladstone, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Hanson Rd (SR58), Glenlyon Rd (SR58) and Bramston St in Gladstone, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Hanson Road, Glenlyon Road and Bramston Street:
Dawson Hwy (SR60) at its eastern terminus, the junction with Hanson Rd (SR58), Glenlyon Rd (SR58) and Bramston St in Gladstone, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
Hanson Road, Glenlyon Road and Bramston Street:
Dawson Hwy (SR60) at its eastern terminus, the junction with Hanson Rd (SR58), Glenlyon Rd (SR58) and Bramston St in Gladstone, June 2010.
Image © Rob Tilley
2 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Halfway milestone for fast tracked Dawson Highway, 21 March 2007.
3 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, New bridges demonstrate progress on the Dawson Highway, 21 February 2007.
4 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, $70m Calliope Range Realignment opens to traffic, 23 January 2012.