Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Cunningham Highway (National Route 42)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 209 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: New England Hwy (A3) and Cunningham Hwy (NH15), Glengallan
- Western: Leichhardt Hwy (NH39) and Cunningham Hwy (NH39), Goondiwindi
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Goondiwindi, Yelarbon, Whetstone, Inglewood, Coolmunda, Gore, Karara, Thane, Cunningham, Wheatvale, Allan, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick, Womina, Willowvale and Glengallan
Route Numbering:
- Current: 42
- Multiplexed with: 15 89 12
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 17D (Goondiwindi to Inglewood)
- 17C (Inglewood to Warwick)
- 17B (Warwick to Glengallan)
General Information:
National Route 42 is a highway in the Darling Downs region in Queensland linking the border town of Goondiwindi with the town of Warwick. The route links 2 major highways: Leichhardt Hwy and New England Hwy.
Passing through mostly rural areas, the highway is named after the explorer and botanist Allan Cunningham who followed a route close to where the modern day highway runs.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- National Highway 15, for 14 km, between Warwick and Glengallan.
- Alternative State Route 89, for 20 km, between Inglewood and Coolmunda.
- Tourist Drive 12, for 6 km, between Rosenthal Heights and Warwick.
History:
- 12 February 1992: Yarlarbon to Goondiwindi reconstruction opened by Minister for Transport David Hamill. 2
- July 2006: Widening of Cunningham Hwy, 6 km west of Inglewood.
- 2009: National Route 42, replaced by A3 from Glengallan to Toowoomba and deleted between Warwick and Glengallan. 3
- 2010: Upgrade of railway level crossing at Yelarbon, with boom gates and flashing lights. 4
Click or tap here for the former alignment between Goondiwindi and Glengallan
Goondiwindi to Glengallan
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Goondiwindi, January 2004.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Glengallan to Goondiwindi
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Cunningam Hwy (NH39) at Goondiwindi. January 2004. NR42 ends at this junction.
Image © Michael Greenslade
1 QLD Government, Department of Transport & Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Darling Downs District, November 2022.
2 Tyler Bullock.
3 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Upgrade work for Cunningham Highway, 3 July 2006.
4 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Boom Gates For Rail Crossing Program.
2 Tyler Bullock.
3 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Upgrade work for Cunningham Highway, 3 July 2006.
4 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Boom Gates For Rail Crossing Program.