Caloundra Road

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Caloundra Road
Queensland
General information
Type Road
Length 9.3 km (6 mi)[1]
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  • (Meridan Plains – Nicklin Way)
  • No shield (Nicklin Way – Bowman Road)
Major junctions
West end Bruce Highway, Meridan Plains
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  • Kawana Way Link Road
  • Bells Creek Arterial Road
  • Nicklin Way
East end Bowman Road, Caloundra
Location(s)
Major suburbs Little Mountain, Caloundra West

Caloundra Road is a continuous 9.3-kilometre (5.8 mi) road route in the Sunshine Coast local government area of Queensland, Australia. Most of it is designated as part of State Route 6.[1] It is a state-controlled district road (number 132), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3]

Route description

Caloundra Road commences as State Route 6 at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in Meridan Plains. It runs east through Meridan Plains until it reaches the exit to Racecourse Road. Racecourse Road crosses Caloundra Road by an overbridge and runs to the south, providing access to Corbould Park Racecourse. Caloundra Road then runs between Meridan Plains and the locality of Corbould Park, and then between Little Mountain and Corbould Park, where it reaches a roundabout intersection. This intersection provides access to Kawana Way Link Road[lower-alpha 1] to the north and Bells Creek Arterial Road[lower-alpha 2] to the south.[1]

The road continues east and reaches the exit to Parklands Boulevard to the north-east and Pierce Avenue to the south-west. It then runs through Little Mountain, climbing the range until it reaches the exit to Sugar Bag Road to the north-east. Next it turns south-east and descends, passing through two more roundabouts as it transits Little Mountain and Caloundra West, and reaching another roundabout intersection as it enters Caloundra. This intersection provides access to Nicklin Way to the north-east and Pelican Waters Boulevard to the south.[1]

Continuing south-east it reaches an intersection with West Terrace and Baldwin Street, where the road name changes to Bowman Road. It then turns east and passes the exit to Park Terrace, which leads to Landsborough Parade and then to the Esplanade, to the south. The road continues east until it reaches an intersection where Bowman Road turns north-east, where it ends. The physical road continues east as Bulcock Street.[1]

Land use along the road is mainly rural in the west and industrial/retail in the east.[1]

Road condition

The road is fully sealed, and all of it is four-lane divided road. A distance of 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) is steeper than 5%. The highest elevation along the road is 71.6-metre (235 ft) and the lowest is 7.13-metre (23.4 ft).[4]

Upgrade projects

A project to upgrade the intersection of Caloundra Road and Ridgewood Road, at a cost of $3.75 million, was completed in November 2021.[5]

A project to plan the upgrade of the intersection of Caloundra Road, Kawana Way Link Road and Bells Creek Arterial Road, at a cost of $2 million, was expected to complete a business case in 2023.[6]

Related Bruce Highway project

The intersection with the Bruce Highway at Meridan Plains was upgraded in 2021 as part of a project to expand the highway to six lanes at that point and to improve traffic flow through the intersection.[7]

History

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Main articles: Meridan Plains § History, Corbould Park § History, Caloundra (suburb) § History, and Caloundra Lighthouses § History

Meridan Plains pastoral run was established circa 1870.[8] In 2019 Corbould Park was excised from Meridan Plains to become a separate locality.[9]

The first sale of alottments in Caloundra took place in 1883.[10] The first school opened in 1899,[11] and further land sales were conducted in 1907,[12] 1917[13][14][15] and 1919.[16][17]

The first lighthouse in Caloundra was constructed in 1896.[18]

Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps.[1] The entire road is within the Sunshine Coast local government area.

Location km mi Destinations Notes
Meridan Plains 0 0 Bruce Highway – north – Nambour
– south – Caboolture		 Western end of Caloundra Road (State Route 6).
This road is an extension of Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way).
Meridan Plains / Corbould Park midpoint 2.5 1.6 Racecourse Road – south – Corbould Park Racecourse Road continues east.
Corbould Park / Little Mountain midpoint 3.8 2.4 Kawana Way Link Road – north – Birtinya
Bells Creek Arterial Road – south – Baringa		 Road continues east.
Little Mountain 6.3 3.9 Bellvista Boulevard – south-west – Caloundra West Road continues south-east.
Caloundra West / Caloundra midpoint 8.3 5.2 Nicklin Way – north-east – Aroona, Battery Hill, Currimundi
Pelican Waters Boulevard – south – Golden Beach, Pelican Waters		 Road continues south-east with no route number.
Caloundra 8.8 5.5 West Terrace – north – Caloundra
Baldwin Street – south – Golden Beach		 Name changes to Bowman Road and continues south-east.
9.2 5.7 Park Place, to Landsborough Parade and then to the Esplanade – south – Golden Beach Road continues east.
9.3 5.8 Bowman Road – north-east – Kings Beach, Moffat Beach Eastern end of Caloundra Road.
Road continues east as Bulcock Street.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also


Notes

  1. ↑ Kawana Way Link Road (official name Caloundra-Mooloolaba Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 151)[2][3]
  2. ↑ Bells Creek Arterial Road is a state-controlled district road (number 139)[2][3]

References

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