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The Peak Downs Highway links the towns of Mackay
Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River . Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
 and Clermont
Clermont, Queensland

Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay, Queensland on the junction of the Gregory Highway and Peak Downs Highway highways....
 in the Australian
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....
 state of 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....
. It represents the main link between Queensland's Whitsunday
Whitsunday Islands

The Whitsunday Islands are a collective of continental islands of various sizes off the coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between Townsville, Queensland and Mackay, Queensland and some north of Brisbane....
 Coast and the Central West region of the state. The highway runs for a total length of 273 km, before becoming the Gregory Highway
Gregory Highway

The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer....
 (Highway A7, formerly Highway 55) south to 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....
. Major settlements along the route, or just off it, include Mackay
Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River . Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
, Walkerston
Walkerston, Queensland

Walkerston is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway 15 kilometres south-west of Mackay, Queensland....
, Nebo
Nebo, Queensland

Nebo is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 100 km south-west of the city of Mackay, Queensland on the Peak Downs Highway.Pastoralists settled in the Nebo region as early as the 1860s....
, Moranbah
Moranbah, Queensland

Moranbah is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay, Queensland and Clermont, Queensland, in the Isaac Regional Council....
 (10 km north of the highway, but the largest town along the route) and Clermont
Clermont, Queensland

Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay, Queensland on the junction of the Gregory Highway and Peak Downs Highway highways....
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The Peak Downs Highway links the towns of Mackay
Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River . Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
 and Clermont
Clermont, Queensland

Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay, Queensland on the junction of the Gregory Highway and Peak Downs Highway highways....
 in the Australian
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....
 state of 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....
. It represents the main link between Queensland's Whitsunday
Whitsunday Islands

The Whitsunday Islands are a collective of continental islands of various sizes off the coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between Townsville, Queensland and Mackay, Queensland and some north of Brisbane....
 Coast and the Central West region of the state. The highway runs for a total length of 273 km, before becoming the Gregory Highway
Gregory Highway

The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer....
 (Highway A7, formerly Highway 55) south to 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....
. Major settlements along the route, or just off it, include Mackay
Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River . Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
, Walkerston
Walkerston, Queensland

Walkerston is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway 15 kilometres south-west of Mackay, Queensland....
, Nebo
Nebo, Queensland

Nebo is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 100 km south-west of the city of Mackay, Queensland on the Peak Downs Highway.Pastoralists settled in the Nebo region as early as the 1860s....
, Moranbah
Moranbah, Queensland

Moranbah is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay, Queensland and Clermont, Queensland, in the Isaac Regional Council....
 (10 km north of the highway, but the largest town along the route) and Clermont
Clermont, Queensland

Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay, Queensland on the junction of the Gregory Highway and Peak Downs Highway highways....
. The highway is notorious for its large underfunding and underdevelopment and extremely dangereous conditions due to government neglect.

Coal Train Next To Peak Downs Highway
Funding on the Road has not improved, but dangers remain as this is the main artery for shipping fuel, and other mining supplies to the Coal Mines in the Bowen Basin. It is not uncommon to come across oversized loads of Mining Trucks, Dozers, or Tyres on the Highway.

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....