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Encyclopedia > List of Queensland highways
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General highways map of Queensland

Queensland, being the second largest state in Australia is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads covers most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia. Even Queensland's outback is well served as it is relatively populated.


Road quality varies from 8-laned Pacific Motorway linking Brisbane - Gold Coast to earth packed outback tracks, reflecting the great diversity of its terrain and climactic conditions. The route markings are also unique in the sense that Queensland uses all available scheme, from old-style National Route scheme and the blue-shielded State Route scheme to the lateset Alphanumeric Numbering scheme and the Metroads metropolitan route numbering scheme. This is the list of highways in Queensland. It has 28 entries.

See also: List of Australian highways for highways in other states


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Queensland: Information from Answers.com (1898 words)
Queensland is bounded on the NE and E by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean and on the NW by the Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait.
Queensland was federated as a state of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Queensland is served by a a number of National Highways and, particularly in South East Queensland, high quality motorways such as the M1.
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