Capricorn Highway
| Capricorn Highway Queensland |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 567 km (352 mi) |
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| Former route number |
 National Route 66 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Landsborough Highway, Barcaldine, Queensland |
 Gregory Highway Leichhardt Highway |
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| East end |  Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Jericho, Alpha, Emerald, Blackwater, Gogango, Westwood |
| Highway system | |
| Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland |
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A4The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland, Australia, and links the city of Rockhampton with western Queensland.[1] The highway is 567 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway at Barcaldine.[2] 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.
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Capricorn Highway (green on black)
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Barcaldine | Barcaldine | 0 | 0 | Landsborough Highway (A2) west - Longreach / south - Blackall |
Western end of Capricorn Highway |
| Central Highlands | Emerald | 309 | 192 | Gregory Highway (A7) north - Clermont |
Western concurrency terminus with Gregory Highway |
| 311 | 193 | Gregory Highway (A7) south - Springsure |
Eastern concurrency terminus with Gregory Highway | ||
| Dingo | 432 | 268 |  Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 67) north - Middlemount |
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| Rockhampton | Westwood | 522.9 | 324.9 | Leichhardt Highway (A5) south - Banana and Biloela |
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| Rockhampton | 574.6 | 357.0 | Bruce Highway (A1) north - Rockhampton / south - Mount Larcom |
Eastern end of Capricorn Highway. Intersection is approximately 4.1 km from Rockhampton CBD | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ↑ Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
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