Bundaberg–Port Road

Bundaberg–Port Road (known as Burnett Heads Road) is a state-controlled district road (number 175) in the Bundaberg region of Queensland, Australia. It runs from the Isis Highway in Bundaberg West to Buss Street (Port of Bundaberg) in Burnett Heads, a distance of 19.7 km.

Route description
Bundaberg–Port Road starts at an intersection with the Isis Highway (Takalvan Street) on the /  midpoint. It runs east between these localities as Walker Street, then turns northeast between and. Here it passes the exit to Goodwood Road (Barolin Street) to the southeast. Next it runs between Bundaberg South and, where it passes the exit to Elliott Heads Road to the southeast. It passes through Kepnock and crosses Bundaberg Ring Road before running between and.

Turning north as Burnett Heads Road it runs between and, crossing Bundaberg–Bargara Road. At the Qunaba / Rubyanna / tripoint the road turns west as Port Road, while Burnett Heads Road continues north. Port Road runs between Burnett Heads and Rubyanna before turning north in Burnett Heads, where it ends at an intersection with Buss Street. The pyysical road continues through the port as Buss Street.

The Bundaberg Ring Road provides an alternative route from the Isis Highway to the Bundaberg–Port Road at Ashfield, thus bypassing Walker Street. Bundaberg–Port Road carries over 500000 tonnes of trade goods per year.

History
In 1867, timber-getters and farmers, John and Gavin Steuart, established the Woondooma property which consisted of a few houses and a wharf on the northern banks of the Burnett River where Bundaberg North now stands. An official survey of the area was undertaken in 1869 by John Charlton Thompson, and the town of Bundaberg was gazetted across the river on the higher, southern banks. Burnett Bridge, the first steel bridge across the river, was constructed in 1900.

Port facilities began in the town reach of the Burnett River. This site became unsuitable for larger bulk ships. The port moved to the mouth of the river and was opened in 1958.

Intersecting state-controlled roads
This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:
 * Goodwood Road, Bundaberg
 * Elliott Heads Road
 * Bundaberg Ring Road
 * Bundaberg–Bargara Road
 * Burnett Heads Road

Goodwood Road, Bundaberg
Goodwood Road is a state-controlled district road (number 171), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Bundaberg–Port Road in, via , to the Bruce Highway in , a distance of 52 km. It intersects with the Bundaberg Ring Road in.

Elliott Heads Road
Elliott Heads Road is a state-controlled district road (number 172), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Bundaberg–Port Road in to Lihs Street in, a distance of 17.3 km. It intersects with the Bundaberg Ring Road in , Bundaberg–Bargara Road in , and Innes Park Road (see below) in.

Burnett Heads Road
Burnett Heads Road is a state-controlled district road (number 1751), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Bundaberg–Port Road in to Zunker Street in Burnett Heads, a distance of 3.5 km. This road has no major intersections.

Associated state-controlled road
Innes Park Road intersects with Elliott Heads Road:

Innes Park Road
Innes Park Road is a state-controlled district road (number 1720), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Elliott Heads Road in to Back Windemere Road in Innes Park, a distance of 1.7 km. This road has no major intersections.

Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Bundaberg local government area.