The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway (at Yarraman, south of Nanango) and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road (part of Australia’s Country Way) by the Queensland Government. History In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald caused flood damage to the road and a partial closure between Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan, which took longer than a year to repair. Roads of Strategic Importance upgrade The Roads of Strategic Importance initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following project for the Burnett Highway. Intersection upgrade A project to upgrade the intersection of the Burnett Highway with Gayndah-Mount Perry Road and Wetherton Road, at an estimated cost of $875,000, is expected to complete in late 2022. Other upgrades Replace bridges A project to replace the bridge over Three Moon Creek, at a cost of $18 million, was completed in August 2021. A project to replace the bridge over North Kariboe Creek, at a cost of $7.2 million, was completed in September 2021. Strengthen and widen bridge A project to strengthen and widen the bridge over Callide Creek, at a cost of $3.9 million, was due for completion in early 2022. List of towns on the Burnett Highway From north to south Bouldercombe Mount Morgan Dululu Jambin Biloela Thangool Monto Eidsvold Mundubbera Gayndah Ban Ban Springs Goomeri Nanango Gallery Major intersections See also Highways in Australia List of highways in Queensland List of road routes in Queensland References Highways in Queensland Wide Bay–Burnett Central Queensland