Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Gympie Road, Ferry Street, Walker Street, John Street, Saltwater Creek Road, Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road & Boat Harbour Drive (State Route 57)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Gympie Road, Ferry Street, Walker Street, John Street, Saltwater Creek Road, Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road & Boat Harbour Drive (State Route 57)

Statistics:

Length: 45 km
Northern Terminus: Elizabeth St (TD12) & Boat Harbour Dr, Urangan
Southern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (A1), Tinana
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Tinana, Maryborough, St Helens, Dundathu, Walligan, Dundowran, Urraween, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay & Urangan

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 163 1

General Information:

State route 57 is located about 3 hours north of Brisbane in the Maryborough area, and varies from suburban street, rural road and semi-arterial road conditions and passes by shopping areas, farms and homes. The route through Tinana and Maryborough was once the Bruce Highway.

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 12 for 4km, between Bruce Hwy (A1) at Tinana and Ann St at Maryborough

History:

30 October 1896: The Lamington Bridge over Mary River opened to traffic, the completed structure cost about £25 000 and was opened by Hon. David Hay Dalrymple, MLA, Minister for Public Works. It was designed by Alfred Barton Brady and is one of Australia's oldest concrete bridges. The bridge replaced a timber high set bridge constructed in 1874, upstream from the current bridge. During the floods of 1893, this bridge was partially demolished. 2
1970: Lamington Bridge was widened but the original handrails were retained and reused. 2
1990: Maryborough Bypass (Bruce Highway) opens to traffic. 3
April 2008: Work starts on widening along a 1km section of Boat Harbour Drive between Hunter Street and McNally Street at Pialba. 4
September 2008: Work commences on the upgrade of Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road between Dundowran Road at Walligan and Pialba-Burrum Heads Road at Dundowran. The project included widening and strengthening 6.9-kilometres of road, and also involved improving bus stop areas, private property accesses and signage, and the installation of new overhead street lighting. 5
January 2009: A project completed in to duplicate Boat Harbour Drive to four lanes from Hunter Street to McNally Street at Pialba. 6
2010: Work begins on 3.6 km upgrade of Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road between Torbanlea-Pialba Road and Dundowran Road at Walligan. Work included widening of the road and realignment and installation of a roundabout connecting the Booral Road and Torbanlea-Pialba Road intersections. 7
August 2011: Completion of upgrade along Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd between Torbanlea-Pialba Road and Dundowran Road at Walligan. 6

Click here for photos of former alignments along State Route 57

Tinana to Urangan		Urangan to Tinana
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	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Gympie Rd (SR57) at Tinana, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) at Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Start Tourist Drive 12: Sign on Gympie Rd at Tinana showing the start of TD12, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign placed in the wrong spot, at the junction of Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) in Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Mary Bridge: Gympie Rd (SR57/TD12) as it becomes Ferry St at Lamington Bridge over Mary River, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) at Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: TD12 trailblazer along Ferry St in Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) at Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Ferry St (SR57/TD12) in Maryborough approaching Ann St (TD12), December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Ferry St (SR57) at Maryborough, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner Ferry St (SR57) and Ann St (TD12) in Maryborough, December 2009. The TD12 duplex ends at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley		End State Route 57: End SR57 trailblazer on Gympie Rd (SR57) at Tinana approaching the junction with Bruce Hwy (A1), December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Ferry St (SR57) approaching Alice St (SR86) in Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Bruce Highway: Gympie Rd (SR57) at the Bruce Hwy (A1) interchange, Tinana, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) at Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) at Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign placed in the wrong spot, at the junction of Ferry St (SR57) and Alice St (SR86) in Maryborough, December 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Ferry St (SR57) approaching the unnumbered sections of Walker St and Ferry St, plus the SR57 segment of Walker St, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Walker Street & Ferry Street: Corner of Walker St (SR57) and Ferry St (SR57) at Maryborough, March 2006. SR57 turns right at this junction. When the Bruce Hwy was routed through town, it turned left here. Image © Paul Rands
	Walker Street & John Street: Corner of Walker St and John St in Maryborough, March 2006. SR57 turns left at this junction. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Walker St approaching Ferry St in Maryborough. SR57 should have 'To' prefixed on it, and also be included in the bottom panel. January 2014. Image © Terry Siva
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Saltwater Creek Rd (SR57) approaching Pallas St at Maryborough, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Saltwater Creek: State Route 57 as it crosses Saltwater Creek via Campbells Bridge, March 2006. This is where Saltwater Creek Rd becomes Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign on Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd (SR57) at Walligan, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign on Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd (SR57) at Urraween, December 2002. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd (SR57) approaching Pialba-Burrum Heads Rd at Eli Waters, December 2002. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd (SR57) approaching Old Maryborough Rd (TD12) at Eli Waters, March 2006. SR57 becomes Boat Harbour Rd from this junction. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Boat Harbour Dr (SR57) at Pialba, near Picnic St roundabout, March 2006. Note the missing SR57 shield. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Boat Harbour Dr (SR57) approaching Main St at Pialba, March 2006. The Esplanade patch on the sign should be prefixed with 'To' and the CBD and marine terminal destinations should be blue patches. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directionl Sign: ID sign on the roundabout of Boat Harbour Dr (SR57) and Main St in Piabla, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Boat Harbour Dr (SR57) approaching Bideford St at Torquay, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Boat Harbour Dr approaching Elizabeth St (TD12) at Urangan, March 2006. The Esplanade patch should be prefixed with 'To'. Image © Paul Rands
	End State Route 57: End SR57 trailblazer at the roundabout with the unnumbered section of Boat Harbour Dr and Elizabeth St (TD12) at Urangan, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands

1 Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Wide Bay/Burnett Region: back
2 Queensland Government, Environment & Resource Management, Queensland Heritage Register, Lamington Bridge
3 Transport and Main Roads, Annual Report 1989/1990
4 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, $10m upgrade for Boat Harbour Drive gets started, 10 April 2008
5 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, First of two major upgrades to Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road complete, 2 July 2009
6 Queensland Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Traffic flow improved with completion of Fraser Coast project, 19 August 2011
7 Transport & Main Roads, Media Releases, Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road (Between Dundowran Road and Torbanlea–Pialba Road), December 2010

Last updated: 21-Oct-2021 16:46

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