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Statistics:

• Length: 611 km
• Northern Terminus: Capricorn Hwy (A4) at Westwood
• Southern Terminus: Cunningham Hwy (NR42) and Leichhardt Hwy (NH39) at Goondiwindi
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Goondiwindi, Moonie, The Gums, Condamine, Miles, Wandoan, Taroom, Banana, Dululu and Westwood

Route Numbering:

• Current: A5

• Former:
• Multiplexes: A2
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 26A (Westwood to Taroom) 1, 26B (Taroom to Miles) and 26C (Miles to Goondiwindi) 2

General Information:

A5 heads north from just outside Goondiwindi through the remote western Darling Downs and cattle grazing regions past the intersection town of Moonie up to Miles where it meets the Warrego Highway. Heading north from Miles, the same remote cattle country is prominent as the highway bypasses Wandoan to reach the pleasant town of Taroom. Once past the Isla Gorge, the highway enters the Callide Valley, bypassing Theodore before reaching the junction town of Banana. It then services the small communities of Wowan and Dululu (where it touches the Burnett Hwy) to conclude near Westwood on the Capricorn Hwy. 3

Multiplexes along the route include:

• State Route 60, for 600 m, at Banana
• A2, for 700 m, at Miles
• NH39, for 20 km at Goondiwindi

History:

• 2000: NR39 extended to the Capricorn Hwy. 3
• 2005: National Route replaced by A5 with the implementation of the Strategic Tourism Route Numbering scheme. 4

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Billa Billa approaching Mt Carmel Rd, January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Billa Billa, January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Moonie approaching Moonie Hwy (SR49), January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Queensland Government, Transport & Main Roads, Fitzroy Road Region Map
2 Queensland Government, Transport & Main Roads, Darling Downs Road Region Map
3 Michael Greenslade
4 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)

Last updated: 02-Jan-2020 19:21

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