Gore Highway


The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne-Brisbane link. It is signed as National Highway A39.
It is named after two brothers, St George Richard and Ralph Thomas Gore who established the Yandilla pastoral run in the area, through which the road traverses.
It passes through Queensland's Darling Downs region. Typical of the scenery are grazing cattle, orchards and grain farmland. It was elevated to National Highway status in February 1993, and replaced the Cunningham Highway as the main route between Goondiwindi and Brisbane. Interstate traffic is rerouted through Toowoomba and the Warrego Highway as it presents a less steep gradient than via Warwick and Cunninghams Gap, shortening travel time especially for trucks. It was initially designated State Route 85 until February 1993 when National Highway 85 was proclaimed, splitting State Route 85 into two. In 2005 it was given the National Highway A39 designation.

Route description

Speed zones

The highway has three different speed zones. Between Drayton in Toowoomba to Westbrook the speed limit is. From Westbrook to Millmerran it is. Between Millmerran and Goondiwindi the maximum permitted speed is.

Towns and localities

Future developments

Toowoomba Second Range Crossing

The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is a major road bypass of the urban area of Toowoomba and provides a better crossing of the Great Dividing Range. The bypass links the Warrego Highway at Helidon with the Gore Highway at Athol via Charlton.

Major intersections