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Photo Gallery
Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
Gateway Motorway (M1)
The Gateway Motorway runs from Drewvale (Metroad 4)
(where it connects with the Logan Motorway (Metroad
4 & 6)) to Bald Hills in Brisbane's north where
it connects with the Gympie Arterial Road (Metroad 3)
and the Bruce Highway (M1).
In this section we only look at the M1 part of the
road, which began life in the 1980s as the Gateway Arterial
Road, it was eventualy upgraded to full motorway standard
with overpasses and interchanges completed at major
junctions and roundabouts that were placed in the early
stages of the roadway.
The motorway includes the Gateway Bridge, which has
six lanes (three in each direction). The bridge was
financed by funds borrowed by the Queensland State Government,
as a result, bridge users pay a toll on the southern
side of the Brisbane River. The Bridge is operated and
maintained by Queensland Motorways, which is a Government-owned
enterprise.
The bridge and motorway approaches were completed in
December 1985 and officially opened in January 1986.
Around 200,000 people attended the opening festivities
and walked the new bridge. The Gateway Arterial was
constructed in two stages and was completed in 1986.
Due to increasing demand, the Gateway Arterial was duplicated
and upgraded to a motorway in the 1990s, and became
a national highway in 1994 with the Federal Government
responsible for funding capital improvements and maintenance
works.
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Southbound approach to Gateway Mwy
Looking south at Bald Hills on the Bruce Highway,
this is one of several advance directional signs announcing
the upcoming Gateway Motorway and the continuation of
the M1. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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 Southbound approach to
Gateway Mwy
Top image: Looking south at Bald Hills on the Bruce Highway,
this is one of several advance directional signs announcing
the upcoming Gateway Motorway and the continuation of
the M1. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Gateway Motorway Interchange
Lane allocation signage for the Gateway Motorway
and Gympie Arterial Road (Metroad 3 (formerly NH1)). Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Gateway Motorway Split
Southbound at Bald Hills as the Bruce Highway
ends, and the Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road
starts. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign at Bald Hills as you pass
under the bridge for Wyampa Road. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Southbound at Bracken Ridge, this sign is for
the Bracken Ridge Road exit. Note the repair work on
the right bottom corner of the sign, it's be done in
the older freeway green colour. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound at Bracken Ridge
Shows typical freeway conditions north of the
Brisbane River. Large swathes of this section of the
motorway are to be replaced in the near future. March
2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Bracken Ridge Road Interchange
Southbound as you pass through the Bracken Ridge
Road Interchange. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign as you drive through Taigum,
after the Bracken Ridge Road Interchange. March 2006
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Bicentennial Road exit.
Southbound, March 2006 at Boondall.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Exit signage for the Bicentennial Road exit.
Southbound, March 2006 at Boondall.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Bicentennial Road Interchange
Southbound through the Bicentennial Road interchange
at Boondall, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Services Sign
Typical advance service centre sign as you head
south through Nudgee. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Sign
Fork sign for the Nudgee Road exit, southbound
at Nudgee. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Nudgee Road exit. Southbound,
March 2006 at Nudgee. Bottom image: the same sign, but closer. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Freeway Green Signage
Exit signage for the Nudgee Road exit. Southbound,
March 2006 at Nudgee.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Nudgee Road Interchange
Looking west on Nudgee Road at the interchange
with the Gateway Motorway. Note the freeway green ID
sign. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Toombul Road AD Sign
Fork sign for the Toombul Road interchange,
as you head south through Banyo. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Toombul Road exit. Southbound,
March 2006 at Northgate.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Exit signage for the Toombul Road exit. Southbound,
March 2006 at Northgate.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Toombul Road Interchange and AD Signage
Southbound through the Toombul Road junction
as you approach the fork sign for the East West Arterial
Road interchange (SR20) at Nundah. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Airport Drive &
East West Arterial Road exit. Southbound, March 2006
at Nundah.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance
Directional Fork Signage
Taken northbound on Gateway Motorway at Hendra (M1),
October 2005.
Image © Paul
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Airport
Exit Lane Signage
From October 2005, this photo shows advance directional
signage for Brisbane Airport as we approach the northbound
exit.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Advance
Exit Signage
From October 2005, this photo shows advance exit signage
for Brisbane Airport as we approach the northbound
exit.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Off-Ramp
Signage
As we approach the East - West Arterial Road at Hendra
(SR20) we see this diagramatic signage for the first
roundabout of the interchange. This intersection is
Brisbane's most dangerous intersection in recent surveys.
October 2005.
Image © Paul
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Old
Freeway Green Signage
This sign dates back to the 1980s (when the Gateway
Mwy was the Gateway Arterial Road) when freeways, expressways
and tollways used green signage over the standard black
signage that was used then. This one is on the corner
of East - West Arterial Road and the northbound on-ramp
to the Gateway Motorway. October 2005, with recent route
number coverplate.
Image © Paul
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Distance Sign
Southbound aftter the SR20 interchange at Hendra.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Kingsford Smith Drive AD Sign
Fork sign for the interchange with Kingsford
Smith Drive (SR25) as you head south through Hendra.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Toll Charges Sign
Sign indicating costs to cross the Gateway Bridge
as you head south through Eagle Farm. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance
Sign
Taken northbound on the Gateway Motorway at
Doomben (Ascot). This is a typical section of motorway
in this part of the world.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Gateway
Motorway Directional Sign
Taken in October 2005, this sign is on Kingsford Smith
Drive, Eagle Farm as you head east.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Gateway
Motorway Advance Directional Sign
Taken in October 2005, this sign is on Kingsford Smith
Drive, Eagle Farm.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Kingsford Smith Drive Interchange
Southbound through the SR25 interchange at Eagle
Farm. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD Sign at the SR25 interchange.
March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Exit Signage
Southbound AD sign for the Lytton Road interchange
as you head south through Eagle Farm. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Gateway
Bridge
Construction of the Gateway Bridge commenced
on 5 June 1980, and was officially commissioned on 11
January 1986. The Gateway Bridge stretches 1.63kms across
the Brisbane River , with the main span being 260m long,
which at the time of construction was the longest concrete
box girder span in the world, plus at its highest point,
the Gateway Bridge is 64.5m above the Brisbane River
- the equivalent of a 20 storey building. (Information
courtesy of the Queensland Motorways web site) This
view is from near Brisbane Airport at the DFO, October
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Gateway Bridge
Southbound as you head up over the Gateway Bridge
at Eagle Farm. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Gateway Bridge
Southbound as you head up over the Gateway Bridge
at Eagle Farm. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Gateway Bridge
Southbound as you head down the Gateway Bridge
at Murrarie. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Toll Plaza
Southbound as you approach the toll boths at
the southern end of the Gateway Bridge, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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 Toll Plaza
Southbound as you approach the toll boths at
the southern end of the Gateway Bridge, May 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Toll Plaza
Southbound as you approach the toll boths at
the southern end of the Gateway Bridge, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Heavily Patched Freeway Green Sign
Reassurance signage after the Gateway Bridge
tolls as you approach the Lytton Road Overpass. Note
the white sign on the left of shot indicating the end
of the tolled section of road. March 2006, southbound
at Murrarie.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Port of Brisbane Motorway interchange
Southbound as you pass under the interchange
with the Port of Brisbane Motorway at Murrarie. March
2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Wynnum Road (SR23) exit.
Southbound, March 2006 at Tingalpa.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Tourist Signage
Southbound tourist exit signage for the Wynnum
Road (SR23) exit & the Southern Morton Bay Tourist
Drive. March 2006 at Tingalpa.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD after the Wynnum Road (SR23) interchange.
March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Old Cleveland Road (SR22)
exit. Southbound, March 2006 at Belmont.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Exit signage for the Old Cleveland Road (SR22)
exit. Southbound, March 2006 at Belmont.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance directional signage on the Old Cleveland
Road southbound off-ramp as you head south at Belmont.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old Cleveland Road Junction
Southbound at Old Cleveland Road on the SR22
interchange. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old Cleveland Road Interchange
Southbound as you pass through the Old Cleveland
Road (SR22) interchange at Belmont, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Mount Gravatt - Capalaba Road AD Sign
Fork signage for Metroad 2 (and State Route
21) as you head south through Mackenzie, March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Freeway Green Signage
Advance signage for the Mount Gravatt - Capalaba
Road exit. Southbound, March 2006 at Mackenzie.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Signage
Plenty of freeway green signage is located on
the Mount Gravatt - Capalaba Road interchange at Mackenzie,
this is the southbound view of the interchange. If you
head east here the route is SR21 (which was the number
of the entire road before a section of it was changed
to Metroad 2). If you turn right at the interchange
and go under the freeway, you are on Metroad 2, which
eventually connects with the Warrego Highway (NH-A2)
and the Cunningham Highway (NH15) at Dinmore near Ipswich.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign (in mixed green colours,
the bottom section being added later) after the SR21
/ Metroad 2 interchange at Rochedale, March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Patched Freeway Green RD Sign
Southbound RD sign at Rochedale, back in 1998
this sign still said Gateway Arterial Road serveral
years after being upgraded. March 2006. Bottom image: the same sign, before it was coverplated. May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Typical view through Rochedale
Your average freeway conditions through the
Rochedale area as you get closer to Miles Platting Road
(SR56) and the Pacific Motorway / Gateway Motorway split.
March 2006, southbound.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound AD Sign
Fork signage approach the interchange for Miles Platting Road, Pacific Motorway and the Gateway Motorway, Rochedale, May 2005. This sign has since been coverplated with M1 markings over the Metroad 1 sheild.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Heavy Vehicle Signage
Temporary sign indicating a toll-free trial
for heavy vehicles when they use the Logan and Gateway
Motorways from the Ipswich Motorway to head through
Brisbane. March 2006, southbound.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Technology Park Exit Sign
Sign indicating that Miles Platting Road is
the required exit if motorists wish to enter the Brisbane
Technology Park, southbound at Rochedale. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Signage
Fork sign indicating the Miles Platting Road
(SR56) interchange and the split for the Gateway and
Pacific Motorways at Eight Mile Plains. Southbound as
you head through Rochedale, March 2006.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Freeway Green Signage
Older style gantry for the Miles Platting Road
Interchange and Gateway & Pacific Motorway split.
March 2006 at Rochedale.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley |
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Lane Allocation Sign
The last southbound gantry on the M1 section of the Gateway Motorway at Rochedale. This sign is attached to the Miles Platting Road overpass. May 2005. This sign has since been coverplated with and M1 marker in place of the Metroad 1 sheild.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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ID Sign
Intersection directional sign for the Gateway
Motorway and Miles Platting Road as you head northbound
on Logan Road at Eight Mile Plains, approaching the
Bleasby Road turnoff. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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