Road Photos & Information: Queensland: New England Highway & Cunningham Highway (National Highway 15)

Statistics:

Length: 225 km (Glengallan to Aratula: 58 km)
Northern Terminus: Ipswich Mwy (M2) / Warrego Hwy (A2) interchange at Dinmore.
Southern Terminus: NSW / QLD Border at Wallangarra.
Miscellaneous: Continues as New England Highway (NH15) in NSW.
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Aratula, Fassifern, Silverdale, Warrill View, Mutdapilly, Willowbank, Yamanto, Flinders View, Raceview, Blackstone, New Chum and Dinmore.

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 17B (Dinmore to Warwick) & 22C (Warwick to Wallangarra) 1
Forthcoming Alphanumeric:

General Information:

The New England and Cunningham Highways link South East Queensland to southern freight markets including Sydney, and is a major freight route to and from regional communities in north-west New South Wales and southwest Queensland. The National Highway 15 segments of the Cunningham Highway and New England Highway form part of the National Highway system for which the Commonwealth Government has full funding responsibility. 2

The route features a mix of rural highway standards (southwest of Ipswich to NSW border) and freeway standards (through the eastern suburbs of Ipswich).

Multiplexes along the route include:

State Route 93 (Ipswich-Rosewood Road / Ipswich-Boonah Road): for 4 km at Purga / Yamanto

History:

2008: Construction commences on the interchange at Yamanto for the Centenery Highway extension. 2

Aratula to Dinmore		Dinmore to Aratula
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	Advance Directional Sign: Sign for the Boonah-Fassifern Rd (SR90) junction as you enter Fassifern. March 2006, heading north. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign showing SR93 duplex, after the Ipswich-Boonah Road (SR93) / Centenary Highway (A5) interchange at Purga, August 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Approach to SR90 Intersection: Northbound at Fassifern, this is the junction for access to the Gold Coast via Boonah-Fassifern Road, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Middle Road: Heading northwest on Cunninham Hwy (NH15) as you approach Middle Rd at Purga, August 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: RD sign northbound after the Boonah-Fassifern Road intersection at Fassifern, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: Diagrammatic AD sign approaching the intersection with Ipswich-Rosewood Rd (SR93) at Willowbank. August 2009 Image © Rob Tilley
	Approach to Kalbar Connection Road: Looking northbound as you head into the Kalbar Connection road intersection at Kalbar. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Ipswich-Rosewood Road Intersection: Intersection directional sign assembly at the junction with Ipswich-Rosewood Rd in Willowbank. The SR93 duplex ends at this junction. August 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: Northbound at Warrill View near the Rosewood-Warrill View Road and Warrill View-Peak Crossing Road, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign located after the Ipswich-Rosewood Rd (SR93) intersection in Willowbank, August 2009. Image © Rob Tilley
	Black Distance Sign: One of the very few black signs left along NH15, almost all the black signs that lined the route from Beresfield NSW through to Dinmore QLD have been replaced by updated standard green signs. March 2006 as you head towards Brisbane at Warrill View. Image © Paul Rands
	NH15 Trailblazer: Northbound at Mutdapilly. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Coopers Road: Northbound at Willow Bank as you approach Coopers Road, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Diagrammatic AD Sign: Advance directional sign as you approach the Ipswich-Rosewood Road (SR93) intersection at Willow Bank, Northbound, March 2006. The SR93 duplex starts at this junction. Image © Paul Rands
	Rosewood - Ipswich Road intersection: Northbound through the Ipswich-Rosewood Road junction at Willow Bank. It's here that State Route 93 duplexes the Cunningham Highway until you reach Ipswich-Boonah Road at Yamanto. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Northbound RD sign at Purga, after the Ipswich-Rosewood Road intersection, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Start of Divided Road: Eastbound at Purga as you approach the start of the dual carriageway section of NH15 as you cross Purga Creek. March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign for the SR93 exit as you head east at Purga, March 2006. The NH15 Business numbering has been decommisioned. Prior to NH15 travelling to Dinmore, it went off at what is now the Ipswich-Boonah Road interchange into Ipswich. Image © Paul Rands
	Boonah-Ipswich Road Interchange: Eastbound through the SR93 interchange at Yamanto, March 2006. The SR93 duplex ends at this interchange. Image © Paul Rands
	Eastbound Distance Sign: RD Sign after the SR93 interchange at Yamanto, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Ripley Road interchange: Heading northeast through Ripley Road interchange at Flinders View, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Flinders View, as you head northwest towards South Station Road, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Northbound at the South Station Road interchange: Note the old style emergency phone signage, Raceview, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Freeway Green Signage: Old 1980s signage as you approach the Mary Street / Redbank Plains Road (SR61) interchange, March 2006 at Blackstone. Image © Paul Rands
	VMS: Variable message sign as you head under the Barclay Street overpass at Bundamba, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Cunningham Highway Northbound: This photo shows the approach to the last exit (Aberdare St) before the interchange with the Warrego Highway (NH-A2) as you head north on NH15 at Dinmore near Ipswich. Image © Paul Rands
	Aberdare Street Interchange: Northwest view as you pass through the Aberdare Street interchange, March 2006 at Dinmore. Image © Paul Rands
	Freeway Green Sign: Old 1980s end motorway sign at Dinmore, approaching Ipswich Mwy (M2), March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	End NH15 sign: 500 metres until the end of National Highway 15, and the beginning of Metroad 2 (now M2) - the Ipswich Motorway, March 2006 at Dinmore. Image © Paul Rands
	End National Highway 15: Sign indicating the end of NH15, eastbound at Dinmore, March 2006. This sign has since been altered to show M2 in place of Metroad 2. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of National Highway 15 between Aratula and Glengallan

1 Main Roads State Road Network of Queensland Map, 30 June 2008
2 Queensland Department of Main Roads

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