Main Road

QLDUnclassified road13.7 km31 segments

3.8Sports

13.7 kmTotal length

31Segments

35Grey spot segments

Main Road is a 14 km sealed road in Queensland, Australia. It scores 7.0/10 for 4WDs with highly technical corners and fair surface.

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Vehicle scores

3.8/10

SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes

6.3/10

MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads

6.3/10

EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly

7.0/10

4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability

3.6/10

VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes

Segment quality distribution

Sports score - 31 segments

Fair (4-6)34%Poor (<4)66%

Sports score IQR: 3.4 - 4.2

Surface

Surface coverage

Sealed41%Unsealed59%

Score breakdown

Median component scores across all segments

Surface

4.2

Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.

Curviness

10.0

Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.

Speed

1.0

Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.

Road classUnclassified road

8.0

Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.

Traffic

9.0

Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.

Elevation

7.0

Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.

Crash history

Aggregated across all 31 segments· 24 years of data

Grey spots

Crash record linkage not yet available for QLD. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.

When is this road risky?

Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

10%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

29%

Based on 24 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment

Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators

5.9/10 safety score - higher is safer

Wet road exposure46%

Night driving risk61%

Wind exposure61%

Sun glare risk71%

Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments

Top 188 segments by sports score

IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV

#96627332Asphalt0.19 km8.38.28.3 #97143659Asphalt0.38 km8.18.18.2 #96141711Asphalt0.22 km8.07.98.1 #96277874Asphalt0.50 km7.57.57.7 #96141803Asphalt0.18 km7.37.27.5 #96277877Asphalt0.34 km7.17.07.1 #96431070Asphalt0.24 km7.06.97.1 #96141719Asphalt0.17 km7.06.77.2 #96277875Asphalt0.35 km6.86.77.1 #97146920Asphalt0.09 km6.86.67.3 #97146921Asphalt0.10 km6.76.47.0 #96277879Asphalt0.17 km6.76.57.1 #96432878Asphalt0.05 km6.56.27.0 #96141724Asphalt0.20 km6.56.26.6 #97048282Asphalt0.07 km6.46.27.0 #96141720Asphalt0.15 km6.46.26.8 #97131079Asphalt0.02 km6.36.06.9 #97131080Asphalt0.06 km6.26.06.8 #96432881Asphalt0.05 km6.25.96.7 #96431111Asphalt0.07 km6.25.96.8 #96141721Asphalt0.04 km6.15.86.6 #97146922Asphalt0.06 km6.15.86.8 #96141712Asphalt0.02 km6.15.76.3 #96431124Asphalt0.03 km6.15.86.7 #97131075Asphalt0.03 km6.15.86.7 #97281491Asphalt0.02 km6.05.76.6 #97048283Asphalt0.04 km6.05.76.6 #96141744Asphalt0.06 km6.05.76.6 #97268837Asphalt0.02 km6.05.86.7 #97048278Asphalt0.06 km6.05.76.6 #96432879Asphalt0.04 km6.05.76.6 #96141758Asphalt0.03 km6.05.56.1 #96275211Asphalt0.04 km5.95.86.5 #97131076Asphalt0.04 km5.95.66.4 #96277768Asphalt0.08 km5.95.86.4 #97146918Asphalt0.04 km5.95.86.4 #97312718Asphalt0.04 km5.95.66.4 #97143667Asphalt0.07 km5.95.76.5 #97281490Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97143674Asphalt0.08 km5.85.76.0 #97048285Asphalt0.07 km5.85.56.3 #96141743Asphalt0.09 km5.85.56.3 #97131073Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97048280Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97146919Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #96141722Asphalt0.08 km5.85.56.3 #96141725Asphalt0.09 km5.85.56.3 #96432915Asphalt0.06 km5.85.56.3 #97048284Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97048279Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97048277Asphalt0.01 km5.85.56.3 #97146917Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97146926Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #97048281Asphalt0.15 km5.75.36.0 #97143642Asphalt0.05 km5.75.56.1 #96141741Asphalt0.06 km5.55.25.9 #96141723Asphalt0.04 km5.55.25.9 #96432880Asphalt0.08 km5.55.25.9 #97281520Asphalt0.02 km5.55.25.9 #97312717Asphalt0.01 km5.55.25.9 #96277876Asphalt0.03 km5.55.36.2 #96627336Asphalt0.10 km5.55.26.1 #97131078Asphalt0.02 km5.45.15.6 #97143665Asphalt0.03 km5.45.36.1 #96277869Asphalt0.06 km5.45.26.1 #96141800Asphalt0.03 km5.45.26.1 #96277868Asphalt0.04 km5.45.26.1 #96141742Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6 #97131077Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6 #96141710Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6 #97131074Asphalt0.00 km5.45.05.6 #97146924Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6 #97325444Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6 #97312724Asphalt0.02 km5.45.05.6 #97143684Asphalt0.03 km5.35.25.8 #96277873Asphalt0.12 km5.35.05.9 #96627335Asphalt0.05 km5.35.05.8 #96277872Asphalt0.11 km5.35.05.8 #97143645Asphalt0.03 km5.35.16.0 #96277871Asphalt0.02 km5.25.05.8 #97143662Asphalt0.04 km5.14.95.8 #97143672Asphalt0.09 km5.14.95.6 #97143643Asphalt0.02 km5.14.95.8 #97372588Asphalt0.01 km5.04.85.8 #96141802Asphalt0.04 km5.04.75.4 #96277870Asphalt0.08 km5.04.75.4 #96627333Asphalt0.08 km5.04.75.4 #97143682Asphalt0.03 km5.04.85.5 #97143678Asphalt0.02 km4.94.75.6 #96431069Asphalt0.02 km4.94.75.6 #96665244Asphalt0.03 km4.94.75.6 #96141704Asphalt0.50 km4.87.68.4 #96141797Asphalt0.02 km4.84.75.5 #96627334Asphalt0.01 km4.84.55.1 #96277878Asphalt0.07 km4.84.55.1 #96141799Asphalt0.02 km4.84.55.1 #96141801Asphalt0.03 km4.84.55.1 #97143670Asphalt0.10 km4.84.55.4 #97143680Asphalt0.03 km4.84.55.4 #97143644Asphalt0.04 km4.84.55.4 #96431071Asphalt0.05 km4.84.55.4 #97048286Asphalt0.01 km4.74.54.8 #97453632Asphalt0.03 km4.74.44.9 #97372587Asphalt0.10 km4.66.88.0 #97143676Asphalt0.03 km4.64.35.0 #96277767Asphalt0.06 km4.54.34.9 #96093385Paved0.05 km4.46.77.9 #96431068Asphalt0.02 km4.34.14.7 #96141798Asphalt0.02 km4.34.24.6 #96733966-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733970-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733972-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733973-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733964-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733963-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733969-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733974-0.22 km4.26.47.0 #96733962-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #96733967-0.50 km4.26.47.0 #97333678-0.50 km4.16.46.9 #97333673-0.50 km4.16.46.9 #96093388Paved0.02 km4.06.07.2 #97333675-0.20 km4.06.46.7 #97372589Asphalt0.01 km4.05.87.2 #96141702Asphalt0.12 km3.96.07.1 #96733961-0.50 km3.96.46.7 #96948462Asphalt0.03 km3.95.87.1 #96093387Paved0.01 km3.95.97.2 #96275202Paved0.08 km3.95.87.1 #96948464Asphalt0.03 km3.95.76.9 #96275203Paved0.04 km3.95.87.1 #97333670-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #97333659-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #97333662-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #97333664-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #97333674-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #96924912Paved0.03 km3.85.77.0 #97333665-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #97333677-0.50 km3.86.36.3 #96924914Paved0.00 km3.85.67.0 #96141757Asphalt0.05 km3.85.77.0 #96141703Asphalt0.12 km3.75.66.8 #96093390Paved0.01 km3.75.56.8 #97333669-0.50 km3.76.06.2 #96093389Paved0.02 km3.75.56.3 #97333671-0.50 km3.76.05.9 #96948463Asphalt0.02 km3.65.36.3 #97333663-0.50 km3.65.96.0 #97281515Asphalt0.06 km3.55.46.7 #96141729Asphalt0.06 km3.55.36.7 #96948465Asphalt0.01 km3.55.16.1 #97372590Asphalt0.01 km3.55.16.1 #97281514Asphalt0.05 km3.55.36.6 #97333658-0.50 km3.55.85.9 #97325440Asphalt0.03 km3.55.36.7 #96661328Asphalt0.02 km3.55.36.7 #96141730Asphalt0.04 km3.55.26.6 #96093386Paved0.01 km3.55.16.0 #97325442Asphalt0.02 km3.55.26.6 #97333666-0.50 km3.45.55.5 #97333672-0.50 km3.45.55.7 #96141700Asphalt0.12 km3.45.16.4 #97146923Asphalt0.05 km3.45.16.2 #96924913Paved0.01 km3.44.95.9 #97268838Asphalt0.01 km3.45.26.6 #96275204Paved0.01 km3.44.95.8 #97268834Asphalt0.02 km3.45.26.5 #96141701Asphalt0.14 km3.35.06.3 #96141792Asphalt0.03 km3.35.16.0 #96141748Asphalt0.05 km3.34.96.0 #96313090Asphalt0.04 km3.34.96.0 #96733960-0.50 km3.35.35.6 #97146925Asphalt0.05 km3.34.85.8 #97333660-0.16 km3.35.35.5 #96141796Asphalt0.04 km3.24.85.7 #96141749Asphalt0.05 km3.24.75.9 #97268835Asphalt0.01 km3.24.86.0 #97325459Asphalt0.01 km3.14.65.6 #96141740Asphalt0.03 km3.14.65.9 #97333667-0.11 km3.15.05.3 #96141794Asphalt0.03 km2.84.25.2 #96141793Asphalt0.04 km2.74.15.1 #96141791Asphalt0.02 km2.64.15.0 #97333676-0.03 km2.23.54.0 #97333661-0.07 km2.03.23.6 #97333680-0.02 km2.03.23.6 #97333679-0.01 km1.93.03.4 #97333668-0.01 km1.93.03.4

API reference

Road aggregate data via the Contour API

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Councils & Government

This road is part of QLD's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions

How long is Main Road?+

Main Road is approximately 14 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Main Road sealed?+

Yes. Main Road is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Main Road good for motorcycles?+

It rates well. Main Road scores 6.3/10 for motorcycles, with enough character to be worth the trip for most riders.

Can I drive Main Road in a caravan?+

Not recommended. Main Road scores 3.6/10 for caravans due to geometry, surface or gradient. Consider an alternative route if towing.

Is Main Road good for an EV?+

Yes. Main Road scores 6.3/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Are there any dangerous sections on Main Road?+

Contour has identified 35 grey spots on Main Road - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 23 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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