Toowoomba Bypass

Toowoomba Bypass

Queensland
Toowoomba Bypass; Queensland
	Toowoomba Bypass during construction, looking east from Cranley.
General information
Type	Highway
Length	41.3 km (26 mi)
Opened	8 September 2019
Route number(s)	; (Helidon Spa – Cranley); ; (Cranley – Charlton); ; (Charlton – Athol);
Ring road around	Toowoomba
Major junctions
Northeast end	Warrego Highway (National Highway A2), Helidon Spa
	Mort Street, Cranley; Boundary Street, Cranley; Warrego Highway (National Highway A2); Toowoomba Connection Road (National Highway A21);
Southwest end	Gore Highway (National Highway A39 / State Route 85), Athol
Location(s)
Major settlements	Postmans Ridge, Withcott, Mount Kynoch, Cranley, Charlton, Wellcamp, Athol
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in Queensland;

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.

The Toowoomba Bypass is a toll road. It is the only toll road in Australia that is not located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Ipswich, the only one that does not pass through a capital city, and one of only 10 located outside New South Wales.

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