Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Capricorn Coast Tourist Drive (Tourist Drive 10)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 95 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Bruce Hwy (A1), Parkhurst
- Southern: Toft St (unnumbered), Queen Elizabeth Dr (unnumbered) and Bridge St (unnumbered), Berserker
- Miscellaneous:
- Route taken: Rockhampton-Yeppoon Rd, Yeppoon-Emu Park Rd and Rockhampton-Emu Park Rd
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Parkhurst, Norman Gardens, Limestone Creek, Ironpot, Mulara, Bondoola, Hidden Valley, Yeppoon, Cooee Bay, Taranganba, Lammermoor, Rosslyn, Mulambin, Kinka Beach, Emu Park, Tungamull, Nerimbera, Lakes Creek, Koongal, The Common and Berserker
Route Numbering:
- Current: 10
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 194 (Emu Park to Berserker)
- 196 (Parkhurst to Yeppoon)
- 197 (Yeppoon to Emu Park)
General Information:
Tourist Drive 10, Capricorn Coast Tourist Drive, is a road linking Rockhampton with several towns popular with tourists, to the northeast of the city. A mix of divided and undivided road, the route services residential, commercial and rural properties.
History:
- May 2009: Commencement of widening of the Coorooman Creek Bridge. Work also commenced on widening and resurfacing a 3.7 km section of Emu Park Road between Keppel Sands Road and Coowonga Road intersections. 2
- July 2009: Work started on widening 6.7 km of the existing road, visibility improvements, and overlay works along Emu Park Road between Coowonga and Tanby Road. Also included was the installation of one overtaking lane at Palm Creek, and five intersection upgrades between Tungamull Creek and Tanby Road. 3
- 2010: Widening and rehabilitation of Emu Park Road between Tungamull and Tanby Road. The work included a bus pull over area and the widening of Coorooman Creek Bridge. 4
- February 2017: Completion of strengthening and widening of pavement including minor intersection upgrades between Goodsall Street and Thozet Road. Work also included Moores Creek Road / Musgrave Street intersection upgrade and Queen Elizabeth Drive / Lakes Creek Road intersection upgrade. 5
- June 2017: Completion of Emu Park Road / St Christopher's Chapel Road intersection upgrade. 5
- 27 July 2018: Scenic Hwy at Statue Bay reopens to traffic after major rehabilitation works to cliff faces, embankments and road, after damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Marcia. 6
- November 2020: Replacement of Frenchmans Creek Bridge. 5
- August 2021: Work commences on pavement rehabilitation works on a 3.7 km section of Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road near Mt Baga National Park entrance. 7
Parkhurst to Berserker
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Parkhurst, December 2002.
Image © Michael Greenslade
1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Fitzroy Road Region map, November 2022.
2 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Rockhampton, June 2009.
3 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Rockhampton, August 2009.
4 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Rockhampton, December 2010.
5 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Rockhampton-Emu Park Road–Type 1 Road Train Access to Rockhampton Abattoirs.
6 QLD Government, Queensland Reconstruction Authority, News and Case Studies, Livingstone builds back better.
7 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road, strengthen pavement.
2 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Rockhampton, June 2009.
3 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Rockhampton, August 2009.
4 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Rockhampton, December 2010.
5 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Rockhampton-Emu Park Road–Type 1 Road Train Access to Rockhampton Abattoirs.
6 QLD Government, Queensland Reconstruction Authority, News and Case Studies, Livingstone builds back better.
7 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road, strengthen pavement.