The Esplanade
QLDTertiary road5.0 km67 segments
5.2Sports
5.0 kmTotal length
67Segments
168Recorded crashes
41Grey spot segments
The Esplanade is a 5 km sealed tertiary route in Queensland, Australia. It scores 5.8/10 for EVs with straight corners and excellent surface.
7-day forecast
Vehicle scores
5.2/10
5.1/10
5.8/10
4.3/10
5.7/10
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 67 segments
Good (6-8)4%Fair (4-6)63%Poor (<4)33%
Sports score IQR: 3.5 - 5.6
Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed62%Unsealed38%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Curviness
0.0
Speed
4.0
Road classTertiary road
9.0
Traffic
9.0
Elevation
7.0
Crash history
Aggregated across all 67 segments· 24 years of data
168
Total crashes
0
Fatalities
51
Serious injuries
41
Grey spots
Source: State crash data linked to road geometry. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit.
When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance
Wet road crashes
Crashes that occurred in wet conditions
Night crashes
Crashes that occurred after dark
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.
Segments
Top 206 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#96251271Paved0.14 km7.97.98.1#96283301Asphalt0.18 km7.77.67.9#96236124Asphalt0.26 km7.67.67.6#97216106Asphalt0.30 km7.67.67.6#96325836Asphalt0.22 km7.57.67.8#96178761Paved0.23 km7.47.47.5#97380105Asphalt0.19 km7.37.37.8#96815635Asphalt0.19 km7.37.37.8#96283298Asphalt0.50 km7.37.37.2#96236125Asphalt0.23 km7.37.37.2#96283299Asphalt0.50 km7.37.37.4#96252567Paved0.31 km7.27.27.3#97216111Asphalt0.20 km7.07.07.2#96252568Paved0.23 km6.96.96.9#96252560Paved0.13 km6.96.87.2#96236123Asphalt0.13 km6.86.87.0#96426817Asphalt0.30 km6.86.76.9#96252558Paved0.15 km6.86.77.1#96552332-0.50 km6.77.16.7#96142532Asphalt0.11 km6.66.57.1#96209792-0.26 km6.67.06.5#96209793-0.50 km6.67.06.5#96252569Paved0.12 km6.66.56.8#96102044Asphalt0.11 km6.56.46.9#96251270Paved0.11 km6.56.46.9#97206732Asphalt0.11 km6.36.26.6#96205868Paved0.13 km6.36.26.6#97378459Asphalt0.11 km6.36.26.8#97076161Asphalt0.16 km6.26.16.3#97216110Asphalt0.24 km6.26.06.3#96251252Paved0.24 km6.16.06.2#96552336-0.50 km6.16.45.9#96952104-0.28 km6.16.45.9#96552335-0.50 km6.16.45.9#96482320Paved0.11 km6.15.96.2#96270022Asphalt0.14 km6.05.96.3#96299730Asphalt0.12 km6.05.86.1#96240708-0.20 km5.96.25.7#97421813Paved0.03 km5.95.76.5#96815641Asphalt0.02 km5.95.76.6#96815661Asphalt0.01 km5.85.76.6#96815642Asphalt0.07 km5.85.76.6#96815656Asphalt0.01 km5.85.76.6#96815662Asphalt0.00 km5.85.76.6#97421814Paved0.01 km5.85.76.6#96491309-0.26 km5.86.25.5#96815659Asphalt0.14 km5.85.76.5#97452713Asphalt0.11 km5.85.66.1#96815664Asphalt0.08 km5.85.66.4#96815660Asphalt0.09 km5.85.66.4#96815650Asphalt0.05 km5.85.66.4#96994951Paved0.03 km5.85.66.4#97087776Asphalt0.03 km5.85.66.4#97228374Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#97387133Asphalt0.07 km5.75.66.3#96270005Asphalt0.04 km5.75.56.1#96203513Asphalt0.08 km5.75.66.3#97387132Asphalt0.08 km5.75.56.2#96252557Paved0.07 km5.75.56.2#96815658Asphalt0.09 km5.65.46.2#97216104Asphalt0.13 km5.65.45.8#96815657Asphalt0.05 km5.65.46.1#96815653Asphalt0.06 km5.65.46.1#96815647Asphalt0.06 km5.65.46.1#96815639Asphalt0.13 km5.65.46.1#96994949Paved0.05 km5.65.46.1#97228375Asphalt0.04 km5.65.45.9#97216102Asphalt0.04 km5.55.46.0#96270004Asphalt0.07 km5.55.46.0#96335132Asphalt0.04 km5.55.46.2#96641467Asphalt0.03 km5.55.36.1#96552334-0.50 km5.55.85.2#96641465Asphalt0.03 km5.55.36.1#97387134Asphalt0.07 km5.45.36.1#96205869Paved0.13 km5.45.36.0#97452714Asphalt0.10 km5.45.15.8#96952105-0.11 km5.35.65.5#96815648Asphalt0.06 km5.35.15.7#96815655Asphalt0.03 km5.35.15.7#96994947Paved0.04 km5.35.15.7#96815644Asphalt0.03 km5.35.15.7#96815649Asphalt0.08 km5.35.15.7#96209794-0.21 km5.35.55.0#96325829Paved0.02 km5.35.16.0#96209795-0.21 km5.25.55.2#96325831Asphalt0.03 km5.25.05.8#96815646Asphalt0.00 km5.24.95.4#96994950Paved0.05 km5.24.95.4#96815651Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#96815637Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#96400877Paved0.05 km5.25.05.7#96552333-0.50 km5.25.44.9#96815652Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#96815654Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#96815663Asphalt0.02 km5.24.95.4#96994953Paved0.02 km5.24.95.4#96994952Paved0.00 km5.24.95.4#96743449-0.15 km5.15.45.1#96102043Asphalt0.06 km5.14.95.6#96325834Asphalt0.02 km5.14.95.8#96515806-0.16 km5.05.34.8#96252559Paved0.05 km5.04.85.6#96252561Paved0.01 km5.04.85.8#97380157Asphalt0.04 km5.04.85.8#97378501Asphalt0.03 km5.04.85.8#97387131Asphalt0.04 km5.04.85.8#97387130Asphalt0.02 km5.04.85.8#110628421Paved0.07 km5.04.85.6#96325827Paved0.02 km5.04.85.7#96103062Asphalt0.06 km5.04.85.5#96482321Paved0.04 km5.04.85.5#97380158Asphalt0.04 km5.04.85.7#96103058Asphalt0.02 km5.04.85.5#96110937Asphalt0.03 km4.94.75.6#96554637Asphalt0.03 km4.94.75.6#110628422Paved0.16 km4.84.65.2#96252572Paved0.06 km4.84.75.4#96323839Asphalt0.02 km4.84.55.4#96325832Paved0.02 km4.84.55.4#97216112Asphalt0.07 km4.84.55.4#96110938Asphalt0.04 km4.84.55.4#96323840Asphalt0.02 km4.84.55.4#96103057Asphalt0.03 km4.84.55.4#96400878Paved0.09 km4.84.55.1#97076160Asphalt0.01 km4.84.55.4#97380102Asphalt0.06 km4.84.55.1#110628423-0.12 km4.74.84.7#96325826Asphalt0.03 km4.74.45.0#96252573Paved0.14 km4.74.45.0#96252570Paved0.04 km4.64.45.0#96252571Paved0.06 km4.64.55.0#96142526Asphalt0.08 km4.64.35.0#96400880Paved0.07 km4.64.35.0#96413947-0.30 km4.64.84.5#96325830Paved0.02 km4.64.35.0#96552337-0.21 km4.54.74.7#97216103Asphalt0.11 km4.54.34.9#96142531Asphalt0.07 km4.54.34.9#96110939Asphalt0.12 km4.54.34.9#96103061Asphalt0.07 km4.54.34.9#97378458Asphalt0.01 km4.54.34.9#96499975Asphalt0.12 km4.54.34.9#97076159Asphalt0.39 km4.54.34.9#96554638Asphalt0.02 km4.54.34.9#96325835Paved0.02 km4.54.24.8#97216105Asphalt0.10 km4.54.24.8#96252574Paved0.02 km4.44.14.7#96283300Asphalt0.02 km4.34.14.7#96484895Asphalt0.28 km4.34.14.7#97387129Asphalt0.02 km4.34.14.7#96400879Paved0.01 km4.34.14.7#96270006Asphalt0.01 km4.34.14.7#97378502Asphalt0.05 km4.34.14.7#97380101Asphalt0.00 km4.34.14.7#97380103Asphalt0.00 km4.34.14.7#96413946-0.21 km4.14.24.0#97040172Unpaved0.06 km4.05.84.0#97040174Unpaved0.17 km4.04.64.0#96504987Unpaved0.06 km4.06.34.0#96291408Gravel0.38 km4.06.54.0#96262147Unpaved0.20 km4.06.34.0#97040176Unpaved0.19 km4.06.34.0#96291409Gravel0.08 km4.06.54.0#96749790Paved0.04 km3.95.87.1#96455311Paved0.10 km3.85.76.8#96568366Asphalt0.06 km3.75.76.8#96262146Unpaved0.03 km3.63.74.0#96504938-0.09 km3.63.73.9#97040173Unpaved0.16 km3.53.73.8#96400911Asphalt0.09 km3.55.36.6#96640990Asphalt0.03 km3.55.36.2#96743450-0.04 km3.53.63.8#96400912Asphalt0.09 km3.55.26.5#96447488Paved0.02 km3.55.26.6#97112513Unpaved0.02 km3.53.64.0#96515805-0.07 km3.53.63.9#96413945-0.09 km3.53.63.9#96400893Paved0.01 km3.55.26.6#96400882Paved0.03 km3.45.16.4#96400894Paved0.03 km3.45.16.4#96641466Asphalt0.03 km3.45.16.0#96455308Paved0.02 km3.45.06.2#96815802Paved0.02 km3.45.26.5#96400891Paved0.04 km3.35.06.1#96400904Asphalt0.08 km3.35.06.1#96400903Asphalt0.05 km3.35.06.1#97079397Unpaved0.03 km3.33.33.3#96455309Paved0.08 km3.24.75.8#96400892Paved0.07 km3.24.75.7#96400885Paved0.08 km3.24.75.7#96400905Asphalt0.08 km3.24.75.7#96400906Asphalt0.08 km3.24.75.7#96270021Paved0.02 km3.14.65.5#96400909Asphalt0.08 km3.14.55.5#96400883Paved0.02 km3.14.55.5#96640991Paved0.01 km3.14.55.5#96400910Asphalt0.01 km3.14.55.4#96400886Paved0.03 km3.14.55.4#96455310Paved0.00 km3.14.55.4#96400908Asphalt0.08 km3.14.55.4#96400907Asphalt0.08 km3.14.55.4#96400884Paved0.00 km3.14.55.4#96413949-0.27 km3.13.13.2#96581971-0.08 km3.13.13.2#96413950-0.25 km2.92.93.0#96413948-0.32 km2.92.93.0API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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How long is The Esplanade?+
The Esplanade is approximately 5 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.
Is The Esplanade sealed?+
Yes. The Esplanade is fully sealed for its entire length.
Is The Esplanade good for motorcycles?+
It is passable. The Esplanade scores 5.1/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.
Can I drive The Esplanade in a caravan?+
With care. The Esplanade scores 5.7/10 for caravans. Some sections may be tight or rough for a heavy tow.
Are there any dangerous sections on The Esplanade?+
Contour has identified 41 grey spots on The Esplanade - 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: 24 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.