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The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, and links the city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
 with western Queensland. The highway is approximately 560 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway

Landsborough Highway is a western Queensland highway running in the northwest-southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsborough, an Australian explorer of the 19th century....
 at Barcaldine
Barcaldine, Queensland

Barcaldine is a small town and Local Government Areas in Australia located in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately 520 kilometres by road west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
. Formerly National Route 66, Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system much of Australia had adopted in the early-2000s and is now designated as A4. The highway runs parallel with the Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Capricorn

The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circle of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It lies 23degree 26' 22? south of the Equator, and marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon....
, hence its name.

Other towns situated along the highway include (from east to west):






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The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, and links the city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
 with western Queensland. The highway is approximately 560 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway

Landsborough Highway is a western Queensland highway running in the northwest-southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsborough, an Australian explorer of the 19th century....
 at Barcaldine
Barcaldine, Queensland

Barcaldine is a small town and Local Government Areas in Australia located in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately 520 kilometres by road west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
. Formerly National Route 66, Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system much of Australia had adopted in the early-2000s and is now designated as A4. The highway runs parallel with the Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Capricorn

The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circle of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It lies 23degree 26' 22? south of the Equator, and marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon....
, hence its name.

Other towns situated along the highway include (from east to west): Gracemere
Gracemere, Queensland

Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, Westwood
Westwood, Queensland

The township of Westwood is located in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 50 kilometres southwest of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, Duaringa
Duaringa, Queensland

Duaringa is a small town in central Queensland, Australia. The town lies on the Capricorn Highway, 116 kilometres west of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, Dingo, Blackwater
Blackwater, Queensland

Blackwater is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Blackwater had a population of 5,031....
, Emerald
Emerald, Queensland

Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Emerald had a population of 10,999....
, Bogantungan
Bogantungan, Queensland

Bogantungan is a small township situated in central Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 350 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, Alpha
Alpha, Queensland

The township of Alpha is located in central western Queensland, Australia. The Capricorn Highway passes through the town, which lies on Alpha Creek....
 and Jericho
Jericho, Queensland

Jericho is a small town situated on the Capricorn Highway in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Jericho and the surrounding region had a population of 309....
.

Running virtually east/west, the highway traverses the area known as the Central Highlands, and crosses the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the 4th longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan_Island,_Queensland off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through New South Wales, then into Victoria...
 to the west of Bogantungan.

See also


  • Highways in Australia
    Highways in Australia

    This is a list of highways in Australia, listed alphabetically along with its route number and location. Note that some highways service more than one state or territory....
  • List of highways in Queensland
    List of highways in Queensland

    Queensland, being the second largest state in Australia is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads covers most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia....