Queensland Road Photo Gallery: Metroad 3: Holland Park to Brisbane CBD

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Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
Metroad 3: Pacific Motorway (Including Riverside Expressway) (Holland Park to Brisbane)

Metroad 3 starts at the interchange with the Gateway Motorway and continues where M1 leaves off.

The route takes in the Brisbane's inner south and also skirts the CBD via what was called the Riverside Expressway which opened July 1976, then Metroad 3 continues into the northern suburbs via Coronation Drive, Hale Street and the Inner City By-Pass before connecting with Bowen Bridge Road, Lutwyche Road, Gympie Road and finally the Gympie Arterial Road for the connection to the Bruce Highway at the Gateway Motorway (M1) junction.

Along the route you'll find the Captain Cook Bridge. It is the third crossing of the Brisbane River. It was opened in 1972. It crosses at the South Brisbane Reach of the river, and links Gardens Point to Woolloongabba. It carries four lanes of traffic in either direction and links the Pacific Motorway to the Riverside Expressway.

For the M1 portion of the Pacific Motorway (once known as the South East Freeway), click here.

For images of old F3 signage still in use in 2006 in this area, click here.

Length:	41 km
Route Numbers:	Formerly

Southbound at the end of the Inner City By-Pass
Southbound as you head through the Kelvin Grove Road (SR77) interchange in Brisbane, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound on Hale Street
Looking south in Brisbane as you head through the Musgrave Road (SR31) interchange. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Overhead signage for Milton Road
Signage allocating lanes for the exit to SR32, Milton Road. Southbound on Hale Street, Brisbane, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Passing under Milton Road and railway
Heading southbound on Hale Street under Milton Road and the railway between Milton and Roma Street Stations in Brisbane. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Tidal Flow Warning Sign
Close up of sign on Coronation Drive in Brisbane uses a tidal flow system and this indicates it's coming up - November 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Overhead Lane Allocation Signage
Southbound sign for traffic heading to the CBD and south via the Riverside Expressway / Pacific Motorway. March 2006, Brisbane.

Image © Paul Rands

Passing Under William Jolly Bridge
Southbound as you head under William Jolly Bridge. March 2006, Brisbane CBD. The William Jolly Bridge is the sixth crossing of the Brisbane River. It is a concrete arch bridge and was opened to traffic on March 30, 1932. It connects Grey Street in South Brisbane to Roma Street on the western edge of the central business district. When opened, the bridge was known simply as the Grey Street Bridge. It was renamed to the William Jolly Bridge on July 5, 1955 in memory of William Jolly, the first Lord Mayor of Greater Brisbane.

Image © Paul Rands

Old Black & Freeway Green Signs
Old (possibly 1970s) signage as southbound traffic from Coronation Drive connects to the Riverside Expressway via North Quay. March 2006, Brisbane CBD.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound Distance Sign
Various destinations that are accessible from the freeway as you head outbound from the CBD at Holland Park West, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Exit Sign
Signage for the upcoming Elizabeth Street exit on the Riverside Expressway, southbound, Brisbane CBD, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Section formerly known as the Riverside Expressway
Taken northbound as you head past the CBD at the Elizabeth Street interchange, November 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Corner of Ann Street & George Street
On-ramp to the Riverside Expressway (still several signs referring to this section of road even though it's now the Pacific Motorway) and North Quay, March 2006, Brisbane CBD.

Image © Paul Rands

Old Freeway Green Sign
Old prohibition sign at the start of the Ann Street on-ramp in the Brisbane CBD. This sign probably dates back to when the Riverside Expressway opened in the 70s. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Victoria Bridge
View of Victoria Bridge and the former Riverside Expressway, March 2006. Taken from North Quay in Brisbane's CBD.

Image © Paul Rands

Looking north from the Victoria Bridge (Melbourne Street)
View from the Melbourne Street in Brisbane's CBD. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Looking south from the Victoria Bridge (Melbourne Street)
View from the Melbourne Street in Brisbane's CBD, with the Elizabeth Street off ramp on your right. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Under the Victoria Bridge (Melbourne Street)
Southbound as you pass under Melbourne Street in Brisbane's CBD, with the Elizabeth Street off ramp on your right. March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Section formerly known as the Riverside Expressway
Taken northbound as you head past the CBD just before the Anne Street & Turbot Street interchange, November 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound on the section formerly known as the Riverside Expressway
Taken southbound as you head past the CBD with the northbound ramp from Alice Street on your right, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Alice Street Ramps
Ramps to the Riverside Expressway, on the corner of Alice and William Street, outside Parliament House in the Brisbane CDB. March 2006.

Section formerly known as the Riverside Expressway
Taken northbound as you head past the CBD just before the Margaret Street exit, November 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Captain Cook Bridge Brisbane
Taken southbound approaching Captain Cook Bridge, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Captain Cook Bridge Brisbane
Taken northbound as you head past the CBD, November 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Captain Cook Bridge
Brisbane. Looking East, this image was taken at night July 2004 from one of the many ferries that operate on the river.

Freeway Green Signage
Southbound 1980s overhead lane allocation gantry at the Vulture Street interchange at Woolloongabba, March 2006. Note the coverplate near the Metroad 3 coverplate. There would've been an NR1 and F3 sheild on this sign originally.

Northbound at South Brisbane
Taken nortbound near the Vulture Street Interchange at Woolloongabba, November 2003.

Distance Sign
Southbound RD after the Vulture Street interchange at Woolloongabba, March 2006.

Exit 5 Advance Signage
AD sign for the upcoming Cornwall & Juliette Street interchange at Greenslopes, March 2006.

Directional Signage
Southbound sign on Marquis Street Greenslopes as you connect to Metroad 3, October 2005.

Directional Signage
Eastbound sign on the corner of Cornwall and Marquis Streets Greenslopes as you connect to Metroad 3, October 2005.

Distance Sign
Southbound RD after the Cornwall & Juliette Street interchange at Greenslopes, March 2006.

Peronne & Bapaume Roads Signage
Direction signage near Peronne Road and Bapaume Road (Metroad 3 on-ramp and service road) at Tarragindi, March 2006.

Advance Exit Signage
Southbound sign for the Marshall Road off-ramp. Tarragindi, March 2006.

Overhead Gantry for Exit 8
Signage allocating lanes for the turn off to southbound ramp to Marshall Road (SR10 / 11) at Tarragindi, March 2006.

Marshall Road Tarragindi
Approaching the Metroad 3 interchange on Marshall Road at Tarragindi, several old style freeway signs in this area, see the old F3 signage section for photos. March 2006.