Capricorn Highway Queensland |
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Type | Highway |
Length | 575 km (357 mi) |
Route number(s) |
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Former route number |
National Route 66 |
West end | Landsborough Highway, Barcaldine, Queensland |
Gregory Highway Leichhardt Highway |
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East end | Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Major settlements | Jericho, Alpha, Emerald, Blackwater, Gogango, Westwood |
The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland, Australia, and links the city of Rockhampton with western Queensland. The highway is 575 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway at Barcaldine. Formerly National Route 66, Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system much of Australia had adopted in the early-2000s and is now designated as A4. The highway runs parallel with the Tropic of Capricorn, hence its name.
Other towns situated along the highway include (from east to west): Gracemere, Kabra, Gogango, Westwood, Duaringa, Dingo, Blackwater, Emerald, Bogantungan, Alpha and Jericho.
Running virtually east/west, the highway traverses the area known as the Central Highlands, and crosses the Great Dividing Range between Alpha and Jericho.
Capricorn Highway (green on black)