Mundubbera–Durong Road is a continuous road route in the North Burnett and

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local government areas of

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, Australia. It is signed as State Route 75. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 435). It has been designated as a road of strategic importance by the Federal Government.

Route description

The road starts at an intersection with the

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in the locality of in the North Burnett region. It runs south through the town, where it is known as Strathdee Street, then crosses the

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and enters the locality of . It runs generally south-west through Boynewood, passing the exit to Boondooma Road (which leads to Gayndah–Mundubbera Road) to the south-east, then crossing the Boyne River on the John Peterson Bridge and entering . Continuing generally south, the road passes through Derri Derra and the north-west corner of before transiting the south-eastern corner of . Next it crosses the regional and locality boundary, entering in the

region. It turns south-east to Boondooma village, passing the exit to Manar Road to the north-east, and then south towards , passing the exit to Proston-Boondooma Road to the east. Continuing south through Durong it ends at an intersection with the Chinchilla–Wondai Road. The road is fully sealed to a major road (two lane) standard. A project to replace a single lane timber bridge (John Peterson Bridge) with a new two lane concrete structure was under construction in January 2022. The bridge was opened in June 2023. This road is part of the shortest route from the

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at to the

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at , and also from Dalby to .

History

Mundubbera pastoral run was established in 1848. A town reserve was established in 1861, but closer settlement did not occur until the early 1900s, spurred by the imminent arrival of the

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. Beeron (or Beerone) pastoral run was established by 1856. Brovinia (or Brorinia) pastoral run was established about 1850. Boondooma pastoral run was established in 1846. A large part of Boondooma was resumed for closer settlement in 1885. Burrandowan pastoral run was established in 1843. It occupied at least part of what is now the locality of Durong. Parts of Burrandowan were resumed in the 1890s to encourage closer settlement. Further resumptions were made in 1917 to provide land for the

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Intersecting state-controlled road

Proston–Boondooma Road intersects with Mundubbera–Durong Road.

Proston–Boondooma Road

Proston-Boondooma Road is a state controlled district road (number 4356). It runs from the intersection of Okeden Road (Boondooma Dam Road) and Wondai–Proston Road in to Mundubbera–Durong Road in , a distance of , via and . It has no major intersections.

Associated state-controlled roads

The following state-controlled roads are associated with the intersecting road described above: * Intersecting with Proston–Boondooma Road: ** Okeden Road (Boondooma Dam Road) * Continuation of Proston–Boondooma Road: ** Wondai–Proston Road * Intersecting with Wondai-Proston Road: ** Byee Road * Intersecting with Byee Road: ** Murgon–Gayndah Road

Okeden Road

Okeden Road (Boondooma Dam Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 4364) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the intersection of Wondai–Proston Road and Proston–Boondooma Road in to the Boondooma Dam entrance in , a distance of . It has no major intersections.

Wondai–Proston Road

Wondai–Proston Road is a state-controlled district road (number 436) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the

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in to the intersection of Okenden Road and Proston–Boondooma Road in , a distance of . It intersects with Byee Road as it leaves Wondai.

Byee Road

Byee Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4365) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Wondai–Proston Road in to Murgon–Gayndah Road in , a distance of . It has no major intersections.

Murgon–Gayndah Road

Murgon–Gayndah Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 439). It runs from the Bunya Highway in to the Burnett Highway in , a distance of . This intersection is about southeast of Gayndah. This road intersects with Byee Road in . It has no other major intersections.

Route description

History

Intersecting state-controlled road

Proston–Boondooma Road

Associated state-controlled roads

Okeden Road

Wondai–Proston Road

Byee Road

Murgon–Gayndah Road

Major intersections

See also

Notes

References