The Toowoomba Bypass, known as Toowoomba Second Range Crossing during planning and construction, is a 41.3 km (25.7 mi) grade separated, dual carriageway bypass and partial ring road constructed to the north and west of Toowoomba, Queensland. Construction commenced in April 2016. It opened to traffic on 8 September 2019.
Toowoomba Bypass
New England Hwy overpass (John French VC Bridge)
The Multuggerah Viaduct is a key feature of the new bypass
Toll Gantry on Toowoomba Bypass. Taken on Community Open Day
Toowoomba is a city in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. It is 125 km (78 mi) west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 census was 142,163, having grown at an average annual rate of 1.45% over the previous two decades. Toowoomba is the second-most-populous inland city in the country after the nation's capital of Canberra, and hence the largest city on the Darling Downs. It is the second largest regional centre in Queensland, often referred to as the capital of the Darling Downs. It is also the council seat of the eponymously named Toowoomba Region.
Image: Toowoomba, CBD
Image: Toowoomba City Hall (cropped)
Image: Toowoomba Court House 01
Image: St Patricks Cathedral, Toowoomba