Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road is a state-controlled district road (number 176) in the Bundaberg region of Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It runs from Bundaberg–Bargara Road (Quay Street) in Bundaberg Central to the Bruce Highway in Gin Gin, a distance of 48.4 kilometres (30.1 mi). It is signed as State Route 3.[1]
Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 48.4 km (30 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |  |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Bundaberg–Bargara Road, Bundaberg Central |
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| West end |  Bruce Highway, Gin Gin |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Bundaberg North, Oakwood, Sharon, South Kolan |
Route description
editBundaberg–Gin Gin Road starts at an intersection with Bundaberg–Bargara Road (Quay Street) in Bundaberg Central. It runs northwest with no route number as Burnett Bridge over the Burnett River. In Bundaberg North it crosses Perry Street at an offset intersection and continues north as Queen Street. It turns northwest as Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road, passing the northeastern end of the Isis Highway (Hinkler Avenue, State Route 3) where it becomes Mount Perry Road and assumes the State Route 3 shield before turning west.[1]
The road continues to the west until it passes the exit to Moore Park Road to the northwest. It then turns southwest, enters Oakwood, and turns northwest as Gin Gin Road. Passing the exit to Bundaberg–Miriam Vale Road (Rosedale Road) to the northwest it again turns west. Next it crosses Splitters Creek and enters Sharon before turning southwest. It crosses Sharon and enters South Kolan before reaching the exit to The Cedars Road (Hill End Road) to the south. Continuing generally southwest the road runs through Bullyard where it passes the exit to Bucca Road to the northeast. It then passes through Maroondan before running between McIlwraith and Gin Gin, then entering Gin Gin and ending at an intersection with the Bruce Highway.[1]
As a numbered State Route this road is part of the main route from Bundaberg to central and northern Queensland, although the Bundaberg–Miriam Vale Road provides a shorter route (by about 30 kilometres (19 mi)) to the north.
History
editEuropean settlement of the Burnett River region began in 1848 when Gregory Blaxland Jnr (son of the explorer Gregory Blaxland) together with William Forster brought their flocks of sheep up from their squatting leases on the Clarence River. The pastoral run they selected extended along the river valley all the way from what is now Gin Gin to the coast and they called it Tirroan. The modern town of Gin Gin is located close to where the original homestead was constructed.[4] In 1877, 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of land were resumed from the Gin Gin (formerly Tirroan) pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1877.[5]
In 1867, timber-getters and farmers, John and Gavin Steuart, established the Woondooma property which consisted of a few houses and a wharf on the northern banks of the Burnett River where Bundaberg North now stands. An official survey of the area was undertaken in 1869 by John Charlton Thompson, and the town of Bundaberg was gazetted across the river on the higher, southern banks.[6] Burnett Bridge, the first steel bridge across the river, was constructed in 1900.[7]
Until May 1940, when a low level bridge was constructed over the Burnett River at Wallaville, this road was part of the Bruce Highway.[8]
Intersecting state-controlled roads
editThis road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:
- Isis Highway
- Moore Park Road
- Bundaberg–Miriam Vale Road
- The Cedars Road
Moore Park Road
editMoore Park Road | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road, Bundaberg North to Murdochs Road, Moore Park Beach |
| Length | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) |
Moore Park Road is a state-controlled district road (number 1761), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road in Bundaberg North to Murdochs Road in Moore Park Beach, a distance of 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) This road has no intersections with other state-controlled roads.[9]
Bundaberg–Miriam Vale Road
editBundaberg–Miriam Vale Road | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road, Oakwood to Bruce Highway, Miriam Vale |
| Length | 111 km (69 mi) |
Bundaberg–Miriam Vale Road is a state-controlled district road (number 179), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road in Oakwood to the Bruce Highway in Miriam Vale, a distance of 111 kilometres (69 mi). It consists of three locally named roads; Rosedale Road, Tableland Road, and Fingerboard Road. This road has no intersections with other state-controlled roads.[10] It is part of the shortest route from Bundaberg to Rockhampton.[11]
The Cedars Road
editThe Cedars Road | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road, South Kolan to Isis Highway, South Bingera |
| Length | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
The Cedars Road is a state-controlled district road (number 1703), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road in South Kolan to the Isis Highway in South Bingera, a distance of 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi), crossing the Burnett River by a low-level single-lane bridge.[12] This road has no major intersections.[13]
Major intersections
editAll distances are from Google Maps.[1] The entire road is within the Bundaberg local government area.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg Central | 0 | 0.0 | Bundaberg–Bargara Road (Quay Street) – southwest – Bundaberg West – northeast – Bundaberg East | Eastern end of Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road. Road runs northwest as Burnett Bridge with no route number. | |
| Bundaberg North | 0.6 | 0.37 | Perry Street – west/east – Bundaberg North | Road continues north as Queen Street. | |
| 1.3 | 0.81 | Queen Street – north – Bundaberg North | Road turns northwest as Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road. | ||
| 1.8 | 1.1 | Isis Highway (Hinkler Avenue) – south – Bundaberg West, Apple Tree Creek Fairymead Road – north – Fairymead | Road continues northwest, then west as Mount Perry Road (State Route 3) | ||
| 4.0 | 2.5 | Moore Park Road – northwest – Gooburrum, Moore Park Beach | Road continues west. | ||
| Oakwood | 5.9 | 3.7 | Bundaberg–Miriam Vale Road – northwest – Rosedale, Miriam Vale | Name changes to Gin Gin Road and continues west. | |
| South Kolan | 23.5 | 14.6 | The Cedars Road (Hill End Road) – south – South Bingera, Isis Highway | Road continues southwest. | |
| Bullyard | 36.5 | 22.7 | Bucca Road – northeast – Bucca | Road continues southwest. | |
| Gin Gin | 48.4 | 30.1 | Bruce Highway – southeast – Booyal – northwest – Miriam Vale | Western end of Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Bundaberg Central to Gin Gin" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Wide Bay / Burnett district map - Page 1" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "GIN GIN STATION". The Courier-mail. No. 128. Queensland, Australia. 24 January 1934. p. 17. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "History of Bundaberg". Bundaberg Regional Council. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Burnett Bridge (entry 600368)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Government names bridge in honour of Fischer". Scoop Independent News, Australia. 7 July 1999. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Bundaberg North to Moore Park Beach" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Oakwood to Miriam Vale" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Bundaberg to Rockhampton" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Cedars Crossing (Burnett River) South Kolan". flickr. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "South Kolan to South Bingera" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 August 2023.