Queensland Road Photo Gallery: M5: Western Motorway & Centenary Highway

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Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
M5: Western Motorway & Centenary Highway

M5 starts at the interchange with the Ipswich Motorway (Metroad 2) at Darra in Brisbane's western suburbs. M5 was formerly Metroad 5 and was changed to M5 in October 2006 covering the Centenary Highway and Western Freeway sections of Metroad 5. Most of the Metroad 5 signs shown in this section are now coverplated with M5 sheilds.

The route takes in the Centenary Highway north of Metroad 2, the Western Freeway, M5 becomes Metroad 5 and then traverses Brisbane's north western suburbs such as Ashgrove, Alderley, and Stafford, before terminating at Kedron at the Metroad 3 intersection - Lutwyche and Gympie Roads.

Centenary Highway:

The Centenary Highway is a nine kilometre limited access road in the western suburbs of Brisbane which starts at the interchange with the Logan Motorway at Ellen Grove and ends at Kenmore where it changes its name to the Western Freeway. It features eight interchanges, the major ones being with the Ipswich Motorway in Darra and another at Sinnamon Park. The Centenary Highway links traffic from the west to the north of Brisbane. The Centenary Highway bears the M5 sheild.

Almost the entire length is of road is dual carriageway with on-ramps and off-ramps, with a speed limit ranging mostly between 90 and 100km/h. There is a small section between the Ipswich Motorway and Progress Road interchanges where the road is only two lanes with traffic lights and is named Garden Road.

The Western Freeway:

It's 4 km long and is made up of the following information:

1st stage (single carriageway) between Mt Cootha Road and Taringa Parade was constructed in the late 1960's and was the first freeway in QLD which opened in 1969. North Terminii: Mt Cootha Road, Towong. South Terminii: Centenary Highway / Moggill Road, Indooroopilly.

Former route number was State Route 32 (also currently Milton Road) which ran into Centenary Highway as well until 1995 when Metroads were introduced.

Length:	13 km
Route Numbers:	formerly
Information courtesy of Wikipedia, UBD, Michael Greenslade, Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au), Lachlan Sims, Trent Thompson and Michael Greenslade.

Centenary Highway Off Ramp
Darra Interchange with Metroad 2 (Ipswich Mwy), March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Bullockhead Street Exit
Northbound at Darra at the exit for Bullockhead Street, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Northbound at Sumner
Heading north past the traffic information sign at Sumner, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Freeway Green Signage
Advance Exit Sign for the Mt Ommaney and Sinnamon Park interchange (Dandenong Road). March 2006, northbound.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Directional Sign
Southbound off-ramp to Avondale Rd in Sinnamon Park. Old black sign gets yet another cosmetic addition. October 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Freeway Green Signage
Advance Exit Sign for the Jindalee and Sinnamon Park interchange (Seventeen Mile Rocks Road). March 2006, northbound.

Image © Paul Rands

Approaching the Sinnamon Road / Seventeen Mile Rocks / Centenery Highway Interchange
Advance directional sign, eastbound at Sinnamon Park, outside the health club, October 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Brisbane River
Centenary Bridge over the Brisbane River at Jindalee. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Exit Signage
Advance Exit Sign for the Fig Tree Pocket and Indooroopilly interchange (Figtree Pocket and Moggill Roads). March 2006, northbound at Indooroopilly.

Image © Paul Rands

Directional Sign
AD sign acting as an ID sign at Chapel Hill. Southbound on Fig Tree Pocket Rd approaching the Western Fwy, October 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Exit Signage
Advance Exit Sign for the Indooroopilly interchange (Moggill Road). March 2006, northbound at Indooroopilly. Centenary Highway becomes the Western Freeway at this interchange.

Moggill Road Intersection
The Moggill Road & Western Freeway off & on-ramps Indooroopilly. Right turn goes to Moggill & Ipswich and left heads back into Brisbane's suburbs. The signals have bus signals as well as standard ones. Several lanterns are LED models.

Moggill Road Exit
Taken heading South on the Western Freeway, this is a typical exit along this stretch of road. The Advance Directional sign in the background is for the Moggill Road (SR33) intersection.

Moggill Road Exit Sign
Taken heading South on the Western Freeway, this section of road is typical of the design of this road. Jersey barrier down the centre and narrow shoulders. The freeway originally started as a "Super-2" expressway. This is the Advance Directional sign for the Moggill Road (SR33) exit and also where the freeway changes to the Centenary Highway.

Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign, located after the Moggill Road interchnage, March 2006.

Approaching the end of the Western Motorway
Northbound at Toowong as you approach Mt Coot-tha Road (TD7) roundabout and the connection with Frederick Street (continuation of M5. March 2006.

Remnant SR32 Sheild
Looking towards the city at Bardon. Here we have an SR32 remnant at the northern end of the Western Fwy. Note in the background the new "Prohibited on Motorway" sign with the directional sign in the distance still sporting the Metroad shields. The other SR32 trailblazer at Mt Ommaney is also still in use.