AthertonâÂÂMalandaâÂÂMillaa Millaa Road is a continuous road route in the Tablelands local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has two official names, MalandaâÂÂAtherton Road and Millaa MillaaâÂÂMalanda Road. The entire route is signed as part of State Route 25. MalandaâÂÂAtherton Road is a state-controlled district road (number 645), while Millaa MillaaâÂÂMalanda Road is part regional and part district (number 641).
The road starts at an intersection with the Kennedy Highway in . It runs east, southeast and east as State Route 25, before entering . Crossing East Barron it turns south into , where it then turns southeast before passing the exit to MalandaâÂÂUpper Barron Road to the southwest. Before entering the road turns east until it reaches the exit to MalandaâÂÂLake Barrine Road to the east, where it turns south. This intersection is the point where the official name changes to Millaa MillaaâÂÂMalanda Road.
From Malanda the road continues south through and to , where it passes the exit to East Evelyn Road to the southwest as it turns east. Turning northeast it reaches an intersection with Beatrice Way and Main Street, where it ends. State Route 25 continues northeast as Palmerston Highway.
The road is fully sealed to at least a two lane standard.
MalandaâÂÂAtherton Road passes through undulating country, having with an incline greater than 5%.
Millaa MillaaâÂÂMalanda Road passes through hilly country, having greater than 5% and greater than 10%.
Atherton was surveyed in 1885. It became the administrative centre for the district, which hosted timber, mining and agricultural industries. Until the railway arrived in 1903 it was a stopping place on the coach road from to Herberton.
Malanda was first settled by Europeans in 1907, and after clearance of timber a dairying industry was established. The first Malanda Show was held in 1916.
European settlers took up land at Millaa Millaa from 1910, and established dairy farms from 1916.
The following state-controlled roads intersect with this road:
MalandaâÂÂUpper Barron Road is a state-controlled district road (number 646), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from MalandaâÂÂAtherton Road in Malanda to the Kennedy Highway in Upper Barron, a distance of . This road has no major intersections.
MalandaâÂÂLake Barrine Road is a state-controlled district road (number 643), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the intersection of MalandaâÂÂAtherton Road and Millaa MillaaâÂÂMalanda Road in Malanda to Gillies Range Road in Yungaburra, a distance of . This road has no major intersections.
East Evelyn Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 6404). It is signed as State Route 24. It runs from Millaa MillaaâÂÂMalanda Road in Millaa Millaa to the Kennedy Highway in Evelyn, a distance of . This road has no major intersections.
Beatrice Way is a state-controlled district road (number 6701), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the intersection of Millaa Millaa-Malanda Road and Palmerston Highway in Millaa Millaa to the Kennedy Highway in Ravenshoe, a distance of . This road has no major intersections.
All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Tablelands local government area.