Gore Highway

Gore Highway Queensland
Gore Highway (green and black)
Type	Highway
Length	202 km (126 mi)
Route number(s)	National Highway A39
Former route number	National Highway 85
West end	Leichhardt Highway, 19km north of Goondiwindi
East end	Warrego Highway, Toowoomba
Major settlements	Millmerran, Pittsworth
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The Gore Highway is a highway in Queensland running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne-Brisbane link. It is signed as National Highway A39.

It is named after two brothers, George and Ralph Gore who established Yandilla station in the area (between Pittsworth and Milmerran), through which the road traverses.

It passes through Queensland's Darling Downs region. Typical of the scenery are grazing cattle, orchards and grain farmland. It was elevated to National Highway status in February 1993, and replaced the Cunningham Highway as the main route between Goondiwindi and Brisbane. Interstate traffic is rerouted through Toowoomba and the Warrego Highway as it presents a less steep gradient than via Warwick and Cunninghams Gap, shortening travel time especially for trucks. It was initially designated State Route 85 until February 1993 when National Highway 85 was proclaimed, splitting State Route 85 into two. In 2005 it was given the National Highway A39 designation.

The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is a major road proposal aimed at bypassing the urban area of Toowoomba and providing a better crossing of the Great Dividing Range. The bypass will link the Warrego Highway at Helidon (in the east) with Gore Highway at Athol (southwest of Toowoomba) via Charlton and will be 41 km in length.

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