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Coronation Drive, Benson Street, High Street, Walker Steet, Morrow Street, Moggill Road, Moggill Ferry Road, Riverview Road, River Road & Aberdare Road (State Route 33) - Former Alignment

Statistics:

• Length: 26 km
• Northern Terminus: Corner of Coronation Drive (M3) & Hale Street (M3) at Milton
• Southern Terminus: Cunningham Hwy (M15) at Dinmore
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Dinmore, Riverview, Moggill, Bellbowrie, Pinjarra Hills, Brookfield, Kenmore, Chapel Hill, Indooroopilly, Taringa, Toowong, Auchenflower and Milton

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Road Authority Classification: 409 1

General Information:

State Route 33 is a mix of single carriageway and divided roads passing through residential, commercial, rural and industrial areas in Brisbane. It acts as a local arterial road which links the edge of the CBD to Ipswich.

The route features the vehicular ferry, the Moggill Ferry, over the Brisbane River at Moggill / Riverview, which is tolled.

Moggill Ferry:

About 1877, Henry Stanley, a lucerne farmer at Riverview, started a ferry service using a timber punt big enough to hold a horse and dray. The ferry later came under the control of the Purga and Indooroopilly Divisional Boards and is currently operated by a private company licensed by the Department of Transport. Many early passengers of the ferry were miners who lived at Moggill and worked at mines such as New Chum. 2

History:

• 1877: Introduction of punt over Brisbane River at Riverview / Moggill. 2
• 1999: Construction commences on upgrades to Coronation Drive, which included widening and realignment of the existing corridor to five-lanes, incorporating a dedicated bus lane and a tidal flow traffic management system. 3
• 2002: Completion of Coronation Drive upgrade. 3
• 2005: Safety works undertaken to modify the angle of the turn on the outbound off-ramp from the Centenary Highway onto Moggill Road at a cost of $400,000. 1
• January 2008: Work commences to upgrade Moggill Road from Centenary Highway (M5) to Moggill Ferry Road, which includes new guardrails, signage, footpaths, pedestrian ramps and intersection improvements, plus duplicating Moggill Road from two to four lanes between Pullenvale Road and Kilkivan Avenue. 1
• March 2008: A u-turn facility was provided at Moggill Road and the Centenary Highway off-ramp intersection. 1
• June 2008: $721,000 was spent improving footpaths between the intersections of Moggill Road and Princeton Street and Moggill Road and Kilkivan Avenue in Kenmore. 1
• November 2008: Removal of tidal flow system on Coronation Drive. 3

This page looks at former alignments and features along the route.

Preview:	Description:
	Tidal Flow Sign: Sign from the short-lived tidal flow system installed along Coronation Drive at Milton, July 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Tidal Flow Sign: Sign from the short-lived tidal flow system installed along Coronation Drive at Toowong, July 2007. Image © Paul Rands

1 Queensland Department of Main Roads
2 Ipswich City Council
3 Brisbane City Council

Last updated: 19-Nov-2018 22:22

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