Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Moonie Highway

Moonie Highway

The Moonie Highway, links the Darling Downs with the south-western QLD river region, and essentially provides rural centre, St George with a direct route to Brisbane. The highway starts at the large Darling Downs town of Dalby and heads south-west across fairly remote beef and cattle farming districts to the Leichhardt Highway junction town of Moonie. Heading further south-west, the highway passes through the small town of Westmar before reaching St George.

State: Queensland
Name Origin: The Moonie Highway is named after the Moonie River, of which it parallels for a significant length. The highway also passes through the town of Moonie, of which is central to the highway's position.
Start: Warrego Highway (Dalby)
Principal Towns: Dalby, Moonie, St George
Finish: Carnarvon Highway (6km north of St George)
Length: 289km
Road Standard: Bitumen
Road Quality: Average. The highway passes through only mildly undulating terrain however the bitumen surface is disappointingly bumpy in many areas. Traffic levels are considerably low for its entire length. Road is narrow for most of its length.
Speed Limit (outside of built up areas): Essentially 110km/hr (very occasional patches of 100km/hr).

Photos from the Moonie Highway (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

Looking west along the Warrego Hwy approaching the Moonie Hwy junction, Dalby (2003).

Distance sign, heading south-west along the Moonie Hwy, Dalby (2006).

Looking north-east along the Moonie Hwy between Dalby and Moonie (2006).

Km post on the Moonie Highway, heading west between Dalby and St George (2003).

Heading south west along the Moonie Hwy as it approaches the Surat Developmental Rd junction (2006).

The Moonie Highway, heading south-west from the Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) junction (2003).

The Moonie Crossroads roadhouse at the Leichhardt and Moonie Highway junction (2003).

The Moonie Highway, looking east through Westmar and approaching the State Route 74 junction (2003).

Distance sign, heading east from the Moonie/Carnarvon Hwy junction. Interesting why Moonie itself was left off the sign considering its importance as a road junction. (2003).

Heading west along the Moonie Hwy approaching the Carnarvon Hwy junction (6km north of St George) (2003).

	Looking west along the Warrego Hwy approaching the Moonie Hwy junction, Dalby (2003).
	Distance sign, heading south-west along the Moonie Hwy, Dalby (2006).
	Looking north-east along the Moonie Hwy between Dalby and Moonie (2006).
	Km post on the Moonie Highway, heading west between Dalby and St George (2003).
	Heading south west along the Moonie Hwy as it approaches the Surat Developmental Rd junction (2006).
	The Moonie Highway, heading south-west from the Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) junction (2003).
	The Moonie Crossroads roadhouse at the Leichhardt and Moonie Highway junction (2003).
	The Moonie Highway, looking east through Westmar and approaching the State Route 74 junction (2003).
	Distance sign, heading east from the Moonie/Carnarvon Hwy junction. Interesting why Moonie itself was left off the sign considering its importance as a road junction. (2003).
	Heading west along the Moonie Hwy approaching the Carnarvon Hwy junction (6km north of St George) (2003).