Dawson Highway | |
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Dawson Highway (green on black) | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 405 km (252 mi) |
Route number(s) |
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Former route number | National Route 55 (Rolleston – Springsure) |
Major junctions | |
East end | Glenlyon Street (State Route 58), Gladstone |
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West end | Gregory Highway (State Highway A7), Springsure |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Calliope, Biloela, Banana, Bauhinia, Moura, Rolleston |
Highway system | |
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The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia.[1] It runs for 405 kilometres (252 mi) between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates.[2] From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west for another 247 kilometres (153 mi) as Dawson Developmental Road to Tambo on the Landsborough Highway. North of Springsure, A7 becomes the Gregory Highway.
Many of the towns along the Dawson Highway are coal-mining establishments.