Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Mt Lindesay Highway

Mount Lindesay Highway

The Mount Lindesay Highway is a short highway that links Brisbane with Beaudesert and the Border Ranges National Park which lie along the QLD/NSW border. Starting in the southern Brisbane suburb of Moorooka, the highway follows Beaudesert Road through the Brisbane metropolitan area. Once the highway crosses the Logan Motorway, it passes through the rapidly growing regions of Browns Plains and Park Ridge where extensive roadworks have occurred to cater for the high quantities of traffic. South of Park Ridge, the highway reverts to single carriageway as it passes through dairy/cattle farming areas, bypassing the growing town of Jimboomba before reaching the important rural centre of Beaudesert. From Beaudesert, the highway continues south-west across, generally dry and flat cattle farming districts, passing through Rathdowney before changing route numbers to State Route 91 (shown above) as it continues south-west towards the striking peak of Mt Lindesay. Upon climbing Mt Lindesay, the highway enters the Border Ranges and reaches the NSW/QLD border, where motorists heading towards Woodoenbong and Kyogle will use the Summerland Way.

Note: The Mount Lindesay Highway originally connected Brisbane with Tenterfield (NSW) and some maps still show National Route 13 and the highway name in its original form. The highway's name in NSW was decommissioned in the early 1990's due to its ongoing poor condition (unsealed, windy) and lack of traffic. The thoroughfare in NSW has since been renamed as the Mt Lindesay Road with the Summerland Way directing most of the traffic from QLD through to Kyogle and Casino. Motorists wishing to drive to Tenterfield from Brisbane are advised to follow the Cunningham and New England Highways.

State: Queensland
Name Origin: The Mount Lindesay Highway is named after the strking peak of Mount Lindesay which lies on the NSW/QLD border due to the highway passing in close proximity.
Start: Brisbane (Ipswich Road)
Principal Towns: Brisbane, Jimboomba *, Beaudesert, Woodenbong (NSW)
Finish: NSW/QLD border (15km north of Woodenbong)
Length: 118km
Road Standard: Bitumen
Road Quality: Generally good. Dual carriageway through the Brisbane metropolitan area. Numerous overtaking lanes to Beaudesert. South of Beaudesert, the highway is narrow in places and quite steep and windy.
Speed Limit (outside of built up areas): Patches between Browns Plains and Beaudesert are 80km/hr. The ascent/descent up Mt Lindesay is 80km/hr. Otherwise 100km/hr.
Road Continuation: Click here for the Summerland Way in New South Wales.
* - denotes towns/cities bypassed by the Mount Lindesay Highway

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

Heading south along Beaudesert Road between Evans Road and Riawena Road, Salisbury (2003).

Heading south along Beaudesert Road in Acacia Ridge (2003).

Heading north on the Mt Lindesay Highway, approaching Jimboomba (2003).

Heading south on the Mt Lindesay Highway between Jimboomba and Beaudesert (2003).

Distance sign, heading south from Beaudesert on the Mt Lindesay Hwy (2003).

Heading south, approaching the Beaudesert-Boonah Road turnoff on the Mt Lindesay Hwy (2003).

Looking north-east along the Mt Lindesay Hwy between Rathdowney and Beaudesert (2003).

Heading south-west on the Mt Lindesay Hwy, approaching Rathdowney (2003).

Heading south on the Mt Lindesay Hwy approaching the Boonah-Rathdowney Road intersection (2003).

Distance sign on the Mt Lindesay Hwy, after the route number change to State Route 91, Rathdowney (2003).

Heading south-west on the Mt Lindesay Hwy with Mt Lindesay in the background (2003).

Heading south-west along the Mt Lindesay Hwy as it winds up into the Border Ranges (2003).

Distance sign, heading north-east along the Mt Lindesay Hwy from the QLD/NSW border (2003).

	Heading south along Beaudesert Road between Evans Road and Riawena Road, Salisbury (2003).
	Heading south along Beaudesert Road in Acacia Ridge (2003).
	Heading north on the Mt Lindesay Highway, approaching Jimboomba (2003).
	Heading south on the Mt Lindesay Highway between Jimboomba and Beaudesert (2003).
	Distance sign, heading south from Beaudesert on the Mt Lindesay Hwy (2003).
	Heading south, approaching the Beaudesert-Boonah Road turnoff on the Mt Lindesay Hwy (2003).
	Looking north-east along the Mt Lindesay Hwy between Rathdowney and Beaudesert (2003).
	Heading south-west on the Mt Lindesay Hwy, approaching Rathdowney (2003).
	Heading south on the Mt Lindesay Hwy approaching the Boonah-Rathdowney Road intersection (2003).
	Distance sign on the Mt Lindesay Hwy, after the route number change to State Route 91, Rathdowney (2003).
	Heading south-west on the Mt Lindesay Hwy with Mt Lindesay in the background (2003).
	Heading south-west along the Mt Lindesay Hwy as it winds up into the Border Ranges (2003).
	Distance sign, heading north-east along the Mt Lindesay Hwy from the QLD/NSW border (2003).