Warrego Highway
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The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 750 kilometres in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint of the highway. It has the designation A2 but formerly held National Route 54.
The highway commences at the end of the Ipswich Motorway, near Ipswich, and climbs the Great Dividing Range to Toowoomba. The first section of highway between Ipswich and Toowoomba is motorway Grade, a four lane divided highway with motorway-style on-ramps and off-ramps. From Toowoomba, it then crosses the Darling Downs and continues to Charleville where the road is two lanes with many passing lanes allong the route.
From east to west, the highway passes through or close to the cities and major towns of:
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