Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Flinders Highway (A6)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Flinders Highway (A6)

Statistics:

Length: 761 km
Eastern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (University Rd) (A1) and Bowen Rd at Cluden (Townsville)
Western Terminus: Landsborough Hwy (A2) 10km east of Cloncurry
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Nelia, Maxwellton, Richmond, Hughenden, Prarie, Torrens Creek, Pentland, Homestead, Balfes Creek, Charters Towers, Sellheim, Mingela, Woodstock and Townsville

Route Numbering:

Current: A6

Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D and 14E 1

General Information:

A6 is a rural highway route that crosses the Great Dividing Range between Torrens Creek and Pentland.

The Flinders Highway is a major traffic route in north and north-west Queensland, carrying significant volumes of heavy transport and passenger vehicles between Townsville and Cloncurry. It is also the major freight route connecting the sea ports of Darwin and Townsville. North West Region often receives a large amount of rainfall between January and March each year, resulting in flooding of the road network. 2

Multiplexes along the route include:

State Route 62, Kennedy Developmental Road, for 100m at Hughenden

History:

May 2008: Commencement of widening works to a seven-kilometre-section of the highway between Hughenden and Prairie. 3
August 2009: Work begins on another 5 km of widening between Hughenden and Prairie. 3
April 2010: Flood mitigation and widening works begin between Julia Creek and Cloncurry. 4
December 2010: Completion of widening works to the road and and upgrade of the culverts at Holy Joe and Box Creek on the Flinders Highway between Julia Creek and Cloncurry. 2

Cloncurry to Townsville		Townsville to Cloncurry
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Flinders Hwy (A6) approaching Kennedy Developmental Rd (Hann Hwy) (SR62) at Hughenden, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Stuart, March 2012. Image © Terry Siva
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Kennedy Developmental Rd (SR62) at Hughenden, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Black Jack, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
	Flood Indicator: Flood indicator beside Flinders Hwy (A6) at Breddan at the crossing of the Burdekin River, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle		Fingerboards: Large number of fingerboards at the junction with Murdoch St in Prarie, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Stuart Dr at Stuart approaching the u-turn bay north of Lowe St, March 2012. Image © Terry Siva		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Torrens Creek-Aramac Rd in Torrens Ck, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
			Fingerboards: Large number of fingerboards at the junction with Torrens Creek-Aramac Rd in Torrens Ck, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Flinders Hwy (A6) approaching Kennedy Developmental Rd (SR62) (Mowbray St) at Hughenden, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
			Mowbray Street: Sign assembly at the junction of Flinders Hwy (A6) and Mowbray St (Kennedy Developmental Rd (SR62)) in Hughenden, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
			Mowbray Street: Sign assembly at the junction of Flinders Hwy (A6) and Mowbray St (Kennedy Developmental Rd (SR62)) in Hughenden, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction of Flinders Hwy (A6) and Kennedy Developmental Rd (Hann Hwy) (SR62) at Hughenden, March 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Flinders Hwy (A6) approaching Wills Developmental Rd (SR84) at Julia Creek, August 2015. Image © Richard Wardle

1 The State Road Network Map, 30 June 2008
2 Transport & Main Roads, Projects, Upgrade and works at Holy Joe and Box Creek Flinders Highway, 7 December 2010
3 Ministerial Media Statements, Works progressing well on Flinders Highway upgrade, 31 August 2009
4 Ministerial Media Statements, Flinders Highway flood work, 14 April 2010.

Last updated: 05-Feb-2019 23:05

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