David Low Way
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David Low Way is a 36-kilometre (22 mi) Australian road connecting the many coastal townships of the Sunshine Coast with the two large city centres of Maroochydore in the south and Noosa Heads in the north. The route is an alternative coastal route to the Sunshine Motorway and passes through the sugar and fruit growing town of Bli Bli crossing the David Low Bridge over the Maroochy River and then crosses the Sunshine Motorway. The road then travels north along the coast, through many coastal towns to the terminus at Noosa Heads.
It is named after David Low, a local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The first stage of the road was opened between Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach on April 2, 1960, by the Queensland Premier of the time, Frank Nicklin.
Upgrade
Cycle facility
A project to provide a cycle facility at Marcoola and Mudjimba, at a cost of $5.7 million, was partially completed in December 2020, with another stage to follow.
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | Maroochydore | 0 | 0.0 | Bradman Avenue (State Route 6) – south–east – Maroochydore CBD / Fishermans Road – south – Kuluin and Buderim | South–eastern end of David Low Way (State Route 6) State Route 6 continues south to Caloundra and then west to the Bruce Highway (M1) and on to Woodford |
| Diddillibah | 2.1 | 1.3 | Petrie Creek Road – north–west – Nambour | ||
| Bli Bli | 3.5 | 2.2 | Nambour–Bli Bli Road (State Route 10) – north–west – Nambour | ||
| Pacific Paradise | 6.8 | 4.2 | Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) – north – Coolum Beach / south – Mooloolaba | ||
| 7.4 | 4.6 | Ocean Drive – south–east – Twin Waters | |||
| 8.5 | 5.3 | Mudjimba Beach Road – east – Mudjimba | |||
| Mudjimba | 8.9 | 5.5 | North Shore Connection Road – west – Sunshine Motorway | ||
| Coolum Beach | 19.5 | 12.1 | Yandina–Coolum Road (State Route 11) – west – Sunshine Motorway, Bruce Highway (M1) and Yandina | ||
| 23.3 | 14.5 | Emu Mountain Road – west – Sunshine Motorway and Peregian Springs | |||
| Noosa | Sunshine Beach | 34.0 | 21.1 | Eenie Creek Road – west – Noosaville | |
| Noosa Heads | 36.0 | 22.4 | Sunshine Beach Road (State Route 6) – north–west – Noosa Heads CBD | North–western end of David Low Way. State Route 6 continues to Cooroy and Bruce Highway (M1) | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Further reading
- . Sunshine Coast Daily. 25 February 2018.