Statistics:
- Length:
- 10 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Katoomba Point Lookout, Prince Henry Dr (TD1), Prince Henry Heights
- Southern: Tobruk Drive Lookout, Picnic Point Parklands, Tobruk Memorial Dr (TD1), Rangeville
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Rangeville, East Toowoomba and Prince Henry Heights
Route Numbering:
- Current: 1
- Multiplexed with: A21
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 18A (James St to Tourist Rd)
General Information:
Tourist Drive 1 is a loop route that passes through mostly leafy residential suburbs in the eastern part of Toowoomba. The route is quite elevated and offers beautiful views over the surrounding countryside. The route services Katoomba Point Lookout, Prince Henry Lookout, Lovers Outlook, Picnic Point Lookout and the Tobruk Memorial, which is erected in commemoration of the siege of Tobruk 10 April 1941 to 7 December 1941 and dedicated to allied servicemen, including 782 Australian soldiers who lost their lives during the siege, the first defeat of the German Land Forces in World War II. 2
Multiplexes along the route include:
- A21, for 650 m, between James St and Tourist Rd, East Toowoomba.
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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on the roundabout of James St, Tourist Rd and Burke St, Rangeview, February 2022.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on the corner of James St and Tourist Rd, Rangeview, February 2022.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Tourist Rd (TD1) approaching the roundabout with High St and Long St, Rangeview, February 2022. TD1 continues left at this intersection.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on the the roundabout with Tourist Rd (TD1), High St and Long St, Rangeview, February 2022. TD1 continues left at this intersection.
Image © Rob Tilley
1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, The State Road Network of Queensland map, 30 June 2022.
2 QLD Government, State Library of Queensland, Anzac Square, Toowoomba Rats Of Tobruk Memorial.