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Photo Gallery
Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
Pacific Motorway (M1) (Beenleigh to Nerang)
The Pacific Motorway runs from Tugun (corner of Gold
Coast Highway and Pacific Highway) to the Riverside
Expressway in Brisbane and is known as M1 and Metroad
3.
The South East Freeway is a former name for the section
of the Pacific Motorway between the Brisbane CBD and
Springwood. Construction from the Captain Cook Bridge
to Mount Gravatt was completed in the early 1980s, with
massive upgrades on several sections in the late 90s.
The motorway features eight traffic lanes with a 110
km/h speed limit between the Logan Motorway and the
Smith Street Motorway interchange and generally six
or four lanes at 100 km/h on other sections. The motorway
passes through the major tourist region of the Gold
Coast, the destination for most of the vehicular traffic
from Brisbane.
In this section we only look at the M1 part of the
road, for the Metroad 3 continuation, click
here. If you wish to view the M1 continuation along
the Gateway Motorway click
here, or along the Bruce Highway, click
here.
This page concentrates on the Pacific Motorway from
Beenleigh to Nerang.
By the 1960s and '70s, the updated Pacific Highway
had bypassed many small villages and towns including
Pimpama Township, plus the town of Beenleigh and in
1965, the Pacific Highway bypassed Yatala.
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Exit 34 - City Road Beenleigh North
Taken southbound on Pacific Motorway at Beenleigh
(M1) at Exit 34 (City Road Exit) in the 110 km/h zone.
This signage is typical of recent motorway signage
in South East Queensland. Note the dual exit lanes,
something that is not common in NSW. Top photo, March 2006 and bottom close up, May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Signage for Exit 35
as you head south at Beenleigh, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Logan Street Footbridge
Passing under the Logan
Street footbridge as you enter the 'gateway' to the
Gold Coast council area at Beenleigh. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit 35 - Main
Street Beenleigh South
Taken southbound on Pacific Motorway at Beenleigh
(M1) at Exit 35 (Main Street Exit) (SR94). This signage
is typical of recent motorway signage in South East
Queensland. Note the dual exit lanes, something that
is not common in NSW. This section has 5 lanes heading
south until the exit, where they revert 4. March 2006.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Exit
35 - Main Street Beenleigh South
Taken southbound on Pacific Motorway at Beenleigh
(M1) at Exit 35 (Main Street Exit) (SR94). This signage
is typical of recent motorway signage in South East
Queensland. Note the dual exit lanes, something that
is not common in NSW. This section has 5 lanes heading
south until the exit, where they revert 4. November
2004.
Image © Paul
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Exit
35 - Main Street Beenleigh South
Taken southbound on Pacific
Motorway at Beenleigh (M1) at Exit 35 (Main Street Exit).
This is typical seaction of motorway in this part of
the world. Note the dual exit lanes, something that
is not common in NSW. November 2004.
Image © Paul
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Distillery Road Interchange
Passing under the volleyball
interchange of Distillery Road, which has signage
for the exit for Jacobs Well Road (Exit 38). Beenleigh,
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Exit Sign
AD sign for the SR96
exit (Jacobs Well Road), southbound, March 2006 at
Stapylton.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit Distance Sign
Sign indicating distances
to the next 3 exits as you head south through Stapylton
after the SR96 interchange, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit 41 interchange
Approach to the Yatala
South interchange, with the brewery on the right of
shot, southbound at Stapylton, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance Sign
RD sign after Exit 41
at Stapylton, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Exit Sign
Signage for the next
interchange - Computer Road at Ormeau. March 2006,
Southbound.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit 45 Interchange
Southbound through the
Computer Road interchange at Ormeau. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit 45 Section 1
Southbound as you pass under Eggersdorf and Peachey
Roads at Ormeau. This is the northern overpass of
exit 45. Top photo, March 2006 and bottom close up, May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Exit 45 Section 2
Southbound as you pass
under Mirambeena Drive at Pimpana. This is the southern
overpass of exit 45. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Signage for Exit 49
Sign for the approaching
Pimpama - Jacobs Well Road (SR96) interchange at Pimpana.
You actually see the interchange in the distance in
the photo. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit Distance
Sign
Sign indicating distances
to the next 2 exits as you head south after the SR96
interchange at Pimpama, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign after
the SR96 interchange at Pimpama. Top photo, March 2006 and bottom close up, May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Signage for Dreamworld
Southbound at Coomera
near the Gold Coast theme parks. This sign indicates
the exit to Dreamworld is approaching. In fact part
of the car park and entrance to Dreamworld used to
be the Pacific Highway some years ago. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit Signage for Dreamworld
Southbound at Coomera
near the Gold Coast theme parks. This sign indicates
the exit to Dreamworld. In fact part
of the car park and entrance to Dreamworld used to
be the Pacific Highway some years ago. May 2005.
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Advance Signage for Exit 57
Southbound at Coomera,
this is the sign for the Oxenford turn off - the Hope
Island Road (SR4) and Tamborine - Oxenford Road (SR95)
interchange. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tourist Signage
Sign for Tamborine Mountain
and local recreation attractions. Southbound at Coomera.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Crossing the Coomera River
Southbound as you cross
over the Coomera River, March 2006 at Coomera.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Exit RD Sign
Sign denoting distances to upcoming interchanges. Southbound at Coomera, May 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Exit 57
Southbound as you pass
under Hope Island Road (SR4) and the Tamborine - Oxenford
Road (SR95 / TD8) at Helensvale. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Warner Bros Movie World Exit
Signage for Movie World
and the northern part of Helensvale, southbound at
Helensvale as you cross Saltwater Creek. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Warner Bros Movie World Exit
Signage for Movie World
and the northern part of Helensvale, southbound at
Helensvale. May 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Helensvale Signage
Southbound at Helensvale
approaching the Gold Coast Highway (1.5km) (formerly
Pacific Highway) interchange. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Exit Sign for Exit 62
Southbound at Helensvale
as you approach the Gold Coast Highway (SR2) interchange.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Gold Coast Highway Interchange
Southbound as you pass
through the SR 2 / Exit 62 interchange at Helensvale,
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Gold Coast Highway Interchange
Southbound as you pass
through the SR 2 / Exit 62 interchange at Helensvale,
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Eastbound on the Gold Coast Highway Interchange
Heading east from Gaven
over the Pacific Motorway at the exit 62 interchange.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Eastbound on the Gold Coast Highway Interchange
Heading east at Helensvale
over the Pacific Motorway at the exit 62 interchange.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Seaworld Exit Signage
Southbound exit sign
for Southport and Sea World via SR10, the Smith Street
Motorway. March 2006 at Helesvale.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit 66 - Smith Street Motorway
Southbound at Arundel
as you pass through the Smith Street Motorway interchange.
Top photo, March 2006 and bottom close up, May 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands / Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Exit 66 - Smith
Street Motorway
Southbound at Arundel
as you pass through the Smith Street Motorway interchange.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Exit Distance Sign
RD sign detailing the
next 3 exits on the motorway. Southbound at Arundel
after the Smith Street Motorway interchange, March
2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Exit Sign for SR20
Southbound at Gaven
as you get closer to Exit 69, the interchange with
Southport - Nerang Road. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Exit Sign for SR20
Southbound at Gaven
as you get closer to Exit 69, the interchange with
Southport - Nerang Road. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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