Bunya Highway
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways.
Bunya Highway Queensland | |
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| Bunya Highway (green and black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 173 km (107 mi) |
| Route number(s) | State Route 49 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Burnett Highway (State Highway A3) / Wide Bay Highway (State Route 49), Goomeri |
| D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 96) | |
| South end | Warrego Highway (National Highway A2) / Moonie Highway, (State Route 49), Dalby |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Murgon, Wondai, Kingaroy, Kumbia, Bell |
| Highway system | |
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It is a state-controlled regional road (numbers 45A (Dalby to Kingaroy) and 45B (Kingaroy to Goomeri)).
The Bunya Highway passes near the Bunya Mountains National Park, which is popular with tourists. The highway is named after the Bunya-bunya Araucaria bidwilli, which grows in the area and the seeds of which were (and still are) a favourite food of the Aborigines.
The road continues east of Goomeri as the Wide Bay Highway, connecting it to Gympie.
In 2008, the intersection with Burnett Highway was reconstructed to favour Murgon-bound traffic.