Warrego Highway

Warrego Highway - was previously

The Warrego Highway starts 6km east of Ipswich at the junction of the Ipswich Motorway and Cunningham Highway. It then passes west through the lush, fertile pastures of the Lockyer Valley, bypassing Gatton before winding up the Great Dividing Escarpment into Toowoomba. Significant scenery change thereon - the highway passes through the Darling Downs which are essentially flat, agricultural regions to Dalby, Miles and into the last main centre Roma. The highway heads further west into vast beef and cattle farming districts through Mitchell, Morven (where the route number changes to ALT-A2) and finally Charleville.

State: Queensland
Name Origin: The Warrego Highway is named after the Warrego River which runs through Charleville and then heads south to form part of the Murray-Darling system.
Pronunciation: Worr-ago Highway
Start: Ipswich Motorway/Cunningham Hwy junction (6km east of Ipswich )
Principal Towns: Ipswich *, Gatton *, Toowoomba, Oakey *, Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, Mitchell, Morven, Charleville
Finish: Mitchell Highway (Charleville)
Length: 712km
Road Standard: Bitumen
Road Quality: Generally good - some sections not up to scratch but are earmarked for roadworks. Complete dual carriageway and sections of freeway between Ipswich and Toowoomba. Occasional overtaking lanes from Toowoomba to Dalby. Very flat to mildy undulating road thereafter heading west. Road narrows between Morven and Charleville (no shoulders).
Speed Limit (outside built up regions): Ipswich-Dalby 100km/hr; Dalby-Charleville 110km/hr (patches of 100km/hr in between)
* - denotes towns/cities bypassed by the Warrego Highway

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

Looking west along the Ipswich Motorway with the Warrego Highway junction in the distance, Dinmore (2005).

Entrance onto the Warrego Highway from the River Road interchange, Ipswich (2005).

View west on the Warrego Highway from the River Road overpass, Ipswich (2005).

Heading east on the Warrego Highway just east of the Brisbane Valley Hwy junction (2003).

Heading east on the Warrego Highway, about to reach the Brisbane Valley Hwy intersection (2003).

Heading west on the Warrego Highway about 15km west of Ipswich (2004).

Looking west along the Warrego Highway as it passes through the small town of Minden (2006).

Heading west along the Warrego Highway between Ipswich and Toowoomba (2006).

Heading west on the Warrego Hwy approaching the Gatton East interchange (2004).

The sign above was replaced with this one after a car collided with the original (2006)

Looking west on the Warrego Highway approaching the Great Dividing Range escarpment with Toowoomba at the summit, Withcott (2004).

Looking west along James Street (Warrego Hwy) in Toowoomba with recently installed signage (2006).

James Street (Warrego Hwy), heading west approaching the New England Hwy junction, Toowoomba (2004).

Heading east on Bridge Street (Warrego Hwy) in Toowoomba (2004).

Looking east along the Warrego Highway as it enters Toowoomba (2006).

Distance sign, heading west on the Warrego Hwy from Toowoomba (2006).

Heading west on the Warrego Highway, about 10km west of Toowoomba (2004).

Looking west along the Warrego Highway as it approaches the Kingsthorpe turnoff (2006).

Approaching the Warrego Hwy from the western edge of Oakey - note the old Route 54 marker (2006).

Heading west on the Warrego Highway, 20km from Dalby (2004).

Heading east on the Warrego Highway after leaving Dalby (2003).

Drayton Street (Warrego Hwy), heading west approaching the Moonie Hwy junction, Dalby (2003).

Approaching the Warrego Highway from the Moonie Highway in Dalby. Note the old NH54 shields instead of the A2. (2003).

Approaching the Warrego Hwy from the Bunya Hwy in Dalby. Again - old route numbers with very old signs. D'oh! (2003).

Looking east along the Warrego Highway as it enters Dalby (2006).

Looking east along the Warrego Hwy as it enters the small town of Macalister, between Dalby and Chinchilla (2006).

Distance sign, heading east on the Warrego Hwy from Chinchilla (2006).

Looking west along Chinchilla Street (Warrego Hwy) as it passes through Chinchilla (2004).

Looking west along Murilla Street (Warrego Hwy) in Miles as it approaches the eastern Leichhardt Hwy junction - more NH54 markers instead of A2 (2004).

Looking west along the Warrego Highway approaching the western Leichhardt Hwy junction, Miles (2004).

Looking east along the Warrego Hwy as it approaches the western Leichhardt Hwy junction, Miles (2006).

Heading west on the Warrego Highway from Miles (2004).

Looking west along the Warrego Hwy as it passes through Jackson (2006).

Directional sign, heading west along the Warrego Hwy in Yuleba (2006).

View west along the Warrego Highway as it enters Roma (2006).

Distance sign, heading east along the Warrego Hwy from the Carnarvon Hwy junction just outside of Roma (2006).

The Warrego Highway, heading east from Roma just outside the Big Rig heritage park (2004).

Heading south along Quintin Street (Carnarvon Dev Rd) as it approaches the Warrego Hwy, Roma (2004).

Distance sign, heading west from Roma on the Warrego Hwy (2006).

Typical tourist sign, looking west on the Warrego Hwy between Roma and Mitchell (2006).

Heading west along the Warrego Hwy between Roma and Mitchell (60km from Mitchell) (2006).

Looking west along the Warrego Hwy as it enters the small town of Muckadilla. The police in the distance pulled me over moments later and wondered why I had stopped (2006).

Distance sign, heading east on the Warrego Hwy from Mitchell (2006).

Cambridge Street (Warrego Hwy), looking west in Mitchell (2006).

Looking west along the Warrego Hwy as it departs Mitchell (2006).

Looking east along the Warrego Hwy as it passes through the small town of Morven (2006).

Looking west along the Warrego Hwy a few kilometres from Morven (2006).

Directional sign at the Warrego & Landsborough Hwy junction, just outside of Morven signifying the change in route number from the A2 to the Alt-A2 (2006).

Distance sign, heading west on the Warrego Hwy between Morven and Charleville (2006).

Looking east along the Warrego Hwy between Charleville and Morven (2006).

First distance sign, heading east along the Warrego Hwy in Charleville (2006).

Sturt Street (Mitchell Hwy), looking north as it approaches the Warrego Hwy junction, Charleville (2006).

	Looking west along the Ipswich Motorway with the Warrego Highway junction in the distance, Dinmore (2005).
	Entrance onto the Warrego Highway from the River Road interchange, Ipswich (2005).
	View west on the Warrego Highway from the River Road overpass, Ipswich (2005).
	Heading east on the Warrego Highway just east of the Brisbane Valley Hwy junction (2003).
	Heading east on the Warrego Highway, about to reach the Brisbane Valley Hwy intersection (2003).
	Heading west on the Warrego Highway about 15km west of Ipswich (2004).
	Looking west along the Warrego Highway as it passes through the small town of Minden (2006).
	Heading west along the Warrego Highway between Ipswich and Toowoomba (2006).
	Heading west on the Warrego Hwy approaching the Gatton East interchange (2004).
	The sign above was replaced with this one after a car collided with the original (2006)
	Looking west on the Warrego Highway approaching the Great Dividing Range escarpment with Toowoomba at the summit, Withcott (2004).
	Looking west along James Street (Warrego Hwy) in Toowoomba with recently installed signage (2006).
	James Street (Warrego Hwy), heading west approaching the New England Hwy junction, Toowoomba (2004).
	Heading east on Bridge Street (Warrego Hwy) in Toowoomba (2004).
	Looking east along the Warrego Highway as it enters Toowoomba (2006).
	Distance sign, heading west on the Warrego Hwy from Toowoomba (2006).
	Heading west on the Warrego Highway, about 10km west of Toowoomba (2004).
	Looking west along the Warrego Highway as it approaches the Kingsthorpe turnoff (2006).
	Approaching the Warrego Hwy from the western edge of Oakey - note the old Route 54 marker (2006).
	Heading west on the Warrego Highway, 20km from Dalby (2004).
	Heading east on the Warrego Highway after leaving Dalby (2003).
	Drayton Street (Warrego Hwy), heading west approaching the Moonie Hwy junction, Dalby (2003).
	Approaching the Warrego Highway from the Moonie Highway in Dalby. Note the old NH54 shields instead of the A2. (2003).
	Approaching the Warrego Hwy from the Bunya Hwy in Dalby. Again - old route numbers with very old signs. D'oh! (2003).
	Looking east along the Warrego Highway as it enters Dalby (2006).
	Looking east along the Warrego Hwy as it enters the small town of Macalister, between Dalby and Chinchilla (2006).
	Distance sign, heading east on the Warrego Hwy from Chinchilla (2006).
	Looking west along Chinchilla Street (Warrego Hwy) as it passes through Chinchilla (2004).
	Looking west along Murilla Street (Warrego Hwy) in Miles as it approaches the eastern Leichhardt Hwy junction - more NH54 markers instead of A2 (2004).
	Looking west along the Warrego Highway approaching the western Leichhardt Hwy junction, Miles (2004).
	Looking east along the Warrego Hwy as it approaches the western Leichhardt Hwy junction, Miles (2006).
	Heading west on the Warrego Highway from Miles (2004).
	Looking west along the Warrego Hwy as it passes through Jackson (2006).
	Directional sign, heading west along the Warrego Hwy in Yuleba (2006).
	View west along the Warrego Highway as it enters Roma (2006).
	Distance sign, heading east along the Warrego Hwy from the Carnarvon Hwy junction just outside of Roma (2006).
	The Warrego Highway, heading east from Roma just outside the Big Rig heritage park (2004).
	Heading south along Quintin Street (Carnarvon Dev Rd) as it approaches the Warrego Hwy, Roma (2004).
	Distance sign, heading west from Roma on the Warrego Hwy (2006).
	Typical tourist sign, looking west on the Warrego Hwy between Roma and Mitchell (2006).
	Heading west along the Warrego Hwy between Roma and Mitchell (60km from Mitchell) (2006).
	Looking west along the Warrego Hwy as it enters the small town of Muckadilla. The police in the distance pulled me over moments later and wondered why I had stopped (2006).
	Distance sign, heading east on the Warrego Hwy from Mitchell (2006).
	Cambridge Street (Warrego Hwy), looking west in Mitchell (2006).
	Looking west along the Warrego Hwy as it departs Mitchell (2006).
	Looking east along the Warrego Hwy as it passes through the small town of Morven (2006).
	Looking west along the Warrego Hwy a few kilometres from Morven (2006).
	Directional sign at the Warrego & Landsborough Hwy junction, just outside of Morven signifying the change in route number from the A2 to the Alt-A2 (2006).
	Distance sign, heading west on the Warrego Hwy between Morven and Charleville (2006).
	Looking east along the Warrego Hwy between Charleville and Morven (2006).
	First distance sign, heading east along the Warrego Hwy in Charleville (2006).
	Sturt Street (Mitchell Hwy), looking north as it approaches the Warrego Hwy junction, Charleville (2006).