# Leichhardt Highway

The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a 2.0-kilometre (1.2 mi) section of the Cunningham Highway.
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood.
The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network.

## History

It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th century that roughly parallels today's highway.

## Upgrade

A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022.

## List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway

Travelling from south to north:
* Goondiwindi
* Moonie
* Condamine
* Miles
* Guluguba
* Wandoan
* Taroom
* Theodore
* Banana
* Dululu
* Westwood

## Major intersections

| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Goondiwindi | Goondiwindi | 0 | 0.0 | Cunningham Highway (National Highway A15) – north, then east – Yelarbon: south – Queensland – NSW border | Southern end of Leichhardt Highway. Runs west (as Boundary Road) then north as State Highway A5. Southern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway. |
| Goondiwindi | Goondiwindi | 4.0 | 2.5 | Barwon Highway (State Route 85) – south, then north–west – Toobeah | Leichhardt Highway turns north |
| Goondiwindi | Goondiwindi | 19.0 | 11.8 | Gore Highway (State Highway A39) – north–east – Milmerran | Northern concurrency terminus with Gore Highway. |
| Western Downs | Moonie | 97.3 | 60.5 | Moonie Highway (State Route 49) – north–east — Dalby / south–west – St George | |
| Western Downs | The Gums | 144 | 89 | Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) – east – Dalby / west – Surat | |
| Western Downs | Condamine | 189 | 117 | Condamine–Meandarra Road (State Route 74) – south–west – Meandarra | |
| Western Downs | Miles | 225 | 140 | Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – east – Chinchilla / west – Roma | South eastern concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway |
| Western Downs | Miles | 226 | 140 | Warrego Highway (State Highway A2) – west – Roma | North western concurrency terminus with Warrego Highway |
| Banana | Taroom | 372 | 231 | Fitzroy Developmental Road (Taroom–Bauhinia Downs Road) (State Route 7) – north–west – Bauhinia | |
| Banana | Theodore | 449 | 279 | Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) – south – Cracow | |
| Banana | Banana | 506 | 314 | Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – south–west – Moura / north – Banana CBD | Southern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway |
| Banana | Banana | 507 | 315 | Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – north–east – Biloela | Northern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway |
| Banana | Dululu | 586 | 364 | Burnett Highway (State Highway A3) – north–east – Mount Morgan / south–east – Jambin | |
| Banana | Westwood | 611 | 380 | Capricorn Highway (State Highway A4) – north–east – Rockhampton / south–west – Duaringa | Northern end of Leichhardt Highway |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||

## Gallery

* Leichhardt Highway, looking south from Guluguba Cafe, 2014