Length:

188 km

Termini:

Eastern: Bruce Hwy (NH1, later M1), Caboolture

Western: Warrego Hwy (A2), New England Hwy (NR42) and Ruthven St, South Toowoomba

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

South Toowoomba, Toowoomba, North Toowoomba, Harlaxton, Highfields, Cabarlah, Geham, Hampton, Perserverance, Ravensbourne, Redbank Creek, Esk, Ottaba, Toogoolawah, Braemore, Yimbun, Harlin, Kilcoy, Winya, Royston, Stony Creek, Woodford, D'Aguilar, Bracalba, Wamuran, Moodlu and Caboolture

Current: A3 A21

Former: 85

General Information:

State Route 85 is a major rural route that connects the Sunshine Coast to the Toowoomba area. The route joins 3 highways: Bruce Hwy (M1), Brisbane Valley Hwy (NR17) and New Engand Hwy (A3).

The route west of Caboolture is single carriageway rural highway standard, and becomes arterial standard through Caboolture. State Route 85 passes through mostly residential, commercial and rural zones.

State Route 85 once extended beyond Hampton via Toowoomba to Goondiwindi, but the route was truncated by the implementation of National Highway 85 between Goondiwindi and Toowoomba.

December 1963: New England Highway declared as State Highway 22 with the introduction of the Road Plan of Queensland classification system. ¹

25 July 2003: Caboolture Bypass Stage 1 opened by Minister for Main Roads Steve Bredhauer. ²

18 November 2007: Official opening of Caboolture Bypass. ³

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Toowoomba and Caboolture

Toowoomba to Caboolture

NEW Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign on New England Hwy (SR85), Harlaxton, July 2004.

Image © Michael Greenslade

NEW Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black AD sign on New England Hwy (SR85) at Highfields, approaching Highfields Rd, July 2004.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Caboolture to Toowoomba

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Bruce Hwy (M1) approaching the former D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) (now Lower King St) interchange. The SR85 shield for Bribie Island Rd is an error, May 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

Reassurance directional sign on former D'Aguilar Hwy, May 2005.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign without 'To' prefix at the corner of Mathew Tce and Lower King St (former SR85) at Caboolture, May 2005.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Trailblazer:

SR85 trailblazer on King St at Caboolture, May 2005.

Image © Michael Greenslade

NEW Black Kilometre Plate:

Black kilometre plate on New England Hwy (SR85) at Highfields, July 2004.

Image © Michael Greenslade

NEW Toowoomba Business Centre:

New England Hwy (SR85) at the junction with Campbell St, Victoria St and Chalk Dr, Toowoomba, July 2004.

Image © Michael Greenslade