Queensland Road Photo Gallery: State Route 15

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Queensland Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 15

State Route 15 is a fairly significant route in the Brisbane area, starting at the end of the Ipswich Motorway (Metroad 2) at Rocklea (a south-western suburb) traversing past the Brisbane CBD via the Bradfield Highway over the Story bridge that crosses the Brisbane River, where it passes through suburbs such as Fortitude Valley, before terminating at the Inner City By-pass at Spring Hill in Brisbane's lower north side.

Length:	14 km
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Distance Sign
Distance to Brisbane CBD from the interchange with the Ipswich Motorway. Ipswich Road at Rocklea looking eastbound, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Fire Ants Sign
Fire ants have become a problem in Queensland after being accidentally imported. Looking eastbound on Ipswich Road at Rocklea, October 2005.

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Ipswich & Beaudesert Roads
The terminus of National Route 13 (Beaudesert Road / Mt Lindesay Highway) outside Moorooka Lions Park at Moorooka. Looking eastbound, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Ipswich Road Yeeronga
Typical scene for this area, this time at Yeeronga. Looking eastbound, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

O'Keefe Street Intersection Buranda
Looking south at Woolloongabba in the Buranda locality to the turn off to Stones Corner. November 2005.

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Stanley Street Directional Signage
Sign giving options for Vulture and Stanley Streets at Woolloongabba. Looking southbound, November 2005.

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Corner of Main Street & Cairns Street Kangaroo Point
From November 2005, this photo shows the intersection with Cairns and Main Streets as SR15 comes off the Story Bridge and heads south.

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Southbound at Kangaroo Point
Main Street from the pedestrian deck of the Story Bridge. October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign
Main Street Kangaroo Point during peak hour taken from the balcony of Ryan's On The River. Looking southeast, October 2005.

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Main Street at Night
Main Street Kangaroo Point taken with timed exposure from the balcony of Ryan's On The River. Looking southeast, October 2005.

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Advance Directional Sign
Closer image of Main Street Kangaroo Point taken from the balcony of Ryan's On The River. Looking southeast, October 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

Restricted Parking Zone Sign
Signage indicating a new parking restriction zone. Kangaroo Point, October 2005.

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Story Bridge southern approach
Southern approach to the Story Bridge from the pedestrian deck, October 2005.

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Story Bridge southern approach
Southern approach to the Story Bridge from lane 1, October 2005.

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Clearance Sign on Story Bridge
Emphasised clearance sign on the Story Bridge. Looking northbound, October 2005.

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Overhead Signage on Story Bridge
Signage directing traffic for the turns at the end of the bridge. Looking northbound, October 2005.

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Story Bridge and Brisbane Skyline
Time exposure image of the southern end of the Story Bridge taken from Bowen Terrace, New Farm. Looking eastbound, August 2004.

Story Bridge and Brisbane Skyline
Time exposure image of the northern end of the Story Bridge taken from Bowen Terrace, New Farm. Looking eastbound, August 2004.

Plaque with information on the company that built the Story Bridge
On the western side of the bridge on the pedestrian deck in Fortitude Valley is this plaque detailing those responsible for the Story Bridge project back in the 1930s. October 2005.

Dedication Plaque
On the western side of the bridge on the pedestrian deck in Fortitude Valley is this plaque of dedication with information on the building of the bridge, including the first sod being turned on May 24th 1935. October 2005.

Kent Place Fortitude Valley
Southbound ramp to the Story Bridge on the corner of Ann Street, Kent Place and Gipps Street, October 2005.

Approach to SR 15 from Ann Street
Signage directing traffic for the turn off to the Story Bridge. Ann Street Fortitude Valley, looking westbound, October 2005.

Approach to SR 15 from Ann Street
Signage directing traffic for the right turn onto Gipps Street. Ann Street Fortitude Valley, looking westbound, October 2005.

Gipps Street Fortitude Valley
Looking north along Gipps Street to the Wickham Street junction, October 2005.

Corner of Gipps Street and Barry Parade Fortitude Valley
Looking north along Gipps Street with St Paul's Terrace in the background, not the old No Right Turn restriction sign on the gantry, it's supposed to be white. November 2005.