Summerland Way
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States:
New South Wales / Queensland
The Summerland Way is a main road in the far northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales and the adjacent southeastern Queensland. It connects the Pacific Highway and the Gwydir Highway in South Grafton with the Mount Lindesay Highway at Woodenbong near the Queensland border. Since the official dissolution of the Mount Lindesay Highway and its 25 km long southern section of Woodenbong across the border to Queensland to south of Rathdowney is considered part of the Summerland Way. This portion is also known as ion Road.
Origin of the name
The street was named after the region through which it passes. The area is very popular with tourists, especially in summer.
Course
The Summerland Way branches in South Grafton from the Pacific Highway (R1 ) and vim Gwydir Highway ( R38 ) to the north, crossed the Clarence River and passes through the center of Grafton. About 100 km to the north, the road reaches the city casino on Richmond River, where it crosses the Bruxner Highway ( R44 ).
It also crosses the river and follows its eastern shore further north on Kyogle and then northeast to the source. A little above the source of the Richmond River, about 5 km east of Woodenbong, meets the Summerland Way on the Mount Lindesay Highway ( R13).
On the route of the Mount Lindesay Highway to the Summerland Highway slammed route heads north, where they immediately west of Mount Lindesay crosses in Mount Barney National Park the border into Queensland and turns to the northeast. Ca, 500 m south of Rathdowney, where westward the Boonah Rathdowney Road ( S93 ) branches off the Summerland Way has reached its northern end.
Importance and expansion of state
The Summerland serves as significantly less traveled alternative route to the Pacific Highway between Grafton and Brisbane. However, the northern continuation between Rathdowney and Brisbane is not suitable for heavy traffic.
The road is two-lane extended along the entire length and is for the most part paved and well maintained condition. Only a part of the Lions Road is very narrow and poorly developed. The Queensland Government has but 20 million provided AU $ vür further expansion.