Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Barwon Highway (State Route 85) (Darling Downs)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 155 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Leichhardt Hwy (A39), Goondiwindi
- Western: Carnarvon Hwy (NR46), Thallon
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Thallon, Weengallon, Talwood, Bungunya, Toobeah and Goondiwindi
Route Numbering:
- Current: 85
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 31A (Talwood to Goondwindi)
- 31B (Thallon to Talwood)
General Information:
State Route 85 is a rural route linking the central southwest border towns of Queensland with Goondiwindi.
Named after the Barwon River, which parallels the route, SR85 passes through mainly rural farmland and a handful of small towns.
State Route 85 once extended beyond Goondiwindi via Toowoomba to Caboolture, but the route was truncated by the implementation of National Highway 85 between Goondiwindi and Toowoomba.
History:
- 2009: Widening of the route between Goondiwindi and Talwood. Other work included fatigue signage, delineation works and shoulder widening. 2
Click or tap here for the former alignment between Thallon and Goondiwindi
Thallon to Goondiwindi
Services sign:
Services sign, eastbound near Weengallon, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Services sign:
Services sign, eastbound at Weengallon, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Kilometre Plate:
Kilometre plate near Talwood, showing distance to Goondiwindi, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Talwood:
Barwon Hwy (SR85) as it enters the town of Talwood, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching North Talwood Rd & Walwood-Mungindi Rd at Talwood, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Services sign:
Services sign, eastbound at Bungunya, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Main Street:
Corner of Barwon Hwy (SR85) and Main St at Bungunya, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Bungunya approaching Meandarra-Talwood Rd (SR74), October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Meandarra-Talwood Road:
Corner of Barwon Hwy (SR85) and Meandarra-Talwood Rd (SR74) at Bungunya, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign as Barwon Hwy (SR85) leaves Bungunya, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Toobeah:
Barwon Hwy (SR85) as it enters the town of Toobeah, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Toobeah:
Barwon Hwy (SR85) as it passes through the town of Toobeah, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Level Crossing:
Railway level crossing in Toobeah, as the Barwon Hwy (SR85) crosses the southwestern freight line, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Tourist Radio Sign:
Aging services sign for tourist radio as Barwon Hwy reaches the outskirts of Goondiwindi, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Services sign indicating Goondiwindi has a full RACQ roadside service provider in town, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Prohibition Sign:
Regulatory sign prohibiting road trains and B-double trucks within the Goondiwindi CBD, October 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Lagoon St and Russell St, SR85 turns left at this junction and the NH39 routing has since been removed, October 2005. Since this photo was taken, this sign has been replaced.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Lagoon St and Russell St, SR85 turns left at this junction and the NH39 routing has since been removed, October 2005. Since this photo was taken, this sign has been replaced.
Image © Paul Rands
Goondiwindi to Thallon
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on Lagoon St, Goondiwindi, approaching Brennans Rd and Barwon Hwy (SR85), January 2004. Note the remnant NH39 shield.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Lagoon Street & Brennans Road:
ID sign at the corner of Barwon Hwy (SR85), Lagoon St and Brennans Rd at Goondiwindi, January 2003. NR38 is an error.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Goondiwindi approaching Lagoon St (former NH39) and Brennans Rd, May 2011. SR85 turns right at this junction.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Signs:
ID signs at the junction with Lagoon St and Brennans Rd in Goondiwindi, May 2011.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Barwon Hwy (SR85) at Goondiwindi, January 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Barwon Hwy (SR85) approaching Carnarvon Hwy (NR46) at Thallon, June 2012.
Image © Peter Renshaw
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign with badly coverplated route number at the junction with Carnarvon Hwy (NR46) at Thallon, June 2012. The is the western terminus of SR85.
Image © Peter Renshaw
2 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Barwon Highway upgrade to help keep local jobs, 19 February 2009.