Toowoomba Bypass | |
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Toowoomba Bypass during construction, looking east from Cranley. | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 41.3 km (26 mi) |
Opened | 8 September 2019 |
Route number(s) |
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Ring road around | Toowoomba |
Major junctions | |
Northeast end | Warrego Highway (National Highway A2), Helidon Spa |
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Southwest end | Gore Highway (National Highway A39 / State Route 85), Athol |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Postmans Ridge, Withcott, Mount Kynoch, Cranley, Charlton, Wellcamp, Athol |
Highway system | |
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The Toowoomba Bypass, known as Toowoomba Second Range Crossing during planning and construction, is a 41.3 km (25.7 mi) grade separated, dual carriageway bypass and partial ring road constructed to the north and west of Toowoomba, Queensland.[1] Construction commenced in April 2016. It opened to traffic on 8 September 2019.
The Toowoomba Bypass is a toll road. It is the only toll road in Australia that is not located in Greater Sydney, Greater Melbourne, or Greater Brisbane, and the only one that does not pass through a capital city, and one of only 10 located outside New South Wales.
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