Toowoomba Bypass

Toowoomba Bypass

Toowoomba Bypass during construction, looking east from Cranley.
General information
TypeHighway
Length41.3 km (26 mi)
Opened8 September 2019
Route number(s)
  • (Helidon Spa – Cranley)
  • (Cranley – Charlton)
  • (Charlton – Athol)
Ring road aroundToowoomba
Major junctions
Northeast end Warrego Highway (National Highway A2), Helidon Spa
 
Southwest end Gore Highway (National Highway A39 / State Route 85), Athol
Location(s)
Major settlementsPostmans Ridge, Withcott, Mount Kynoch, Cranley, Charlton, Wellcamp, Athol
Highway system

The Toowoomba Bypass, known as Toowoomba Second Range Crossing during planning and construction, is a 41.3 km (25.7 mi) grade separated, dual carriageway bypass and partial ring road constructed to the north and west of Toowoomba, Queensland. Construction commenced in April 2016. It opened to traffic on 8 September 2019.

The Toowoomba Bypass is a toll road. It is the only toll road in Australia that is not located in Greater Sydney, Greater Melbourne, or Greater Brisbane, and the only one that does not pass through a capital city, and one of only 10 located outside New South Wales.