Palmerston Highway

Download coordinates as: The Palmerston Highway (State Route 25) connects the Cassowary Coast coastal strip to the southern part of the Tablelands Region, in Far North Queensland, Australia.

It terminates at an intersection with Old Palmerston Highway (now called Beatrice Way)[2] and Main Street (17°30′48″S 145°36′47″E / 17.51328°S 145.61310°E / -17.51328; 145.61310 (Palmerston Highway (Millaa Millaa))).

[3] From Millaa Millaa, State Route 25 continues west and then north as Malanda–Millaa Millaa Road, while Old Palmerston Highway (East Evelyn Road – State Route 24) continues south and then west as a Tourist Drive (not suitable for caravans) to where it meets the Kennedy Highway north of Ravenshoe.

The highway was closed in December 2023 after Cyclone Jasper brought landslips, debris and significant damage from heavy rain.

[4] It was expected to have one lane operational open from mid-February.

Palmerston Highway surrounded by sugarcane fields, 1976