Bruce Highway

Bruce Highway Queensland
Map of Queensland with Bruce Highway highlighted in yellow
General information
Type	Highway
Length	1,679 km (1,043 mi)
Route number(s)	M1 (Bald Hills – Kybong) A1 (Kybong – Cairns (except Douglas – Deeragun))
Major junctions
North end	Captain Cook Highway (National Route 1 / State Route 44), Cairns,  Queensland
	Palmerston Highway (State Route 25) Flinders Highway (A6) Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70) Capricorn Highway (A4) Burnett Highway (A3) Dawson Highway (State Route 60) Isis Highway (State Route 52) Wide Bay Highway (State Route 49) Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) Gympie Arterial Road (M3)
South end	Gateway Motorway (M1), Bald Hills,  Brisbane
Location(s)
Major settlements	Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Maryborough, Gympie
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway  • Freeways in Australia Highways in Queensland

Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway

The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately 1,679 kilometres (1,043 mi); it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986.^{[ citation needed ]}

It was previously known as the Great North Coast Road, being renamed as the Bruce Highway in 1934 after the state's Minister for Public Works, Henry Bruce. ^[1]

The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in the south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban congestion. As a result, the highway is constantly being shortened. The road is a dual carriageway from Brisbane to Curra, north of Gympie, many of these upgrades being completed in the 1980s (Glass House Mountains, Tanawha, Maryborough) and 1990s (Nambour, Yandina, and Cooroy).^{[ citation needed ]}

The highway commences just south of the bridge over the Pine River at the Gateway Motorway interchange, 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district. The highway has changed its route numbering from National Highway 1 to the M1 (motorway road) or A1 (single carriageway, generally with overtaking lanes).^{[ citation needed ]}

Sugar cane train crossing, 2003

Major cities along the route include Gympie, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, and Cairns. The highway passes the Glasshouse Mountains, rainforests and pastures in the Sunshine Coast, the Gunalda Range (north of Gympie), Mount Larcom (north of Gladstone), and the arid countryside north of Rockhampton; after that, it passes through land predominantly used for sugar cane, crop growing and dairy farms and the sub-tropics and tropics.^{[ citation needed ]}

State-controlled road

Main article: Bruce Highway state-controlled roads

The Bruce Highway is a state-controlled road, subdivided into fourteen sections for administrative and funding purposes. All sections are part of the National Highway. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

The sections are:

• 10A – Brisbane to Gympie
• 10B – Gympie to Maryborough
• 10C – Maryborough to Gin Gin
• 10D – Gin Gin to Benaraby
• 10E – Benaraby to Rockhampton
• 10F – Rockhampton to St Lawrence
• 10G – St Lawrence to Mackay
• 10H – Mackay to Proserpine
• 10J – Proserpine to Bowen
• 10K – Bowen to Ayr
• 10L – Ayr to Townsville
• 10M – Townsville to Ingham
• 10N – Ingham to Innisfail
• 10P – Innisfail to Cairns

State-controlled roads that intersect with the highway are listed in the main article.

Route description

Commencing in Bald Hills at the junction of the Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road, the Bruce Highway is a motorway standard road (signed as the M1) for its first 163 kilometres (101 mi) to Curra, where it becomes a two-lane sealed highway for most of its remainder. The first 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the Dohles Rocks Road interchange has eight lanes and a variable (electronically signed) speed limit of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph). The next 22 kilometres (14 mi) to the Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange has six lanes and a maximum speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph). From there to Kybong the road has four lanes and, with one short exception, a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour (70 mph).^{[ citation needed ]}

Brisbane to Rockhampton

Bald Hills to Caboolture

This section of the Bruce Highway crosses the Pine River into the City of Moreton Bay, passing through mainly urban areas before crossing the Caboolture River and reaching the Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange after 24.5 kilometres (15.2 mi). It runs past or through Murrumba Downs, Griffin, Kallangur, Mango Hill, North Lakes, Dakabin, Narangba, Burpengary and Morayfield. On the way it is crossed by the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line and passes the Caboolture BP Travel Centre.^{[ citation needed ]}

Caboolture to Caloundra

The Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange also provides access to the D'Aguilar Highway via a service road. After the D'Aguilar Highway interchange the Bruce passes through mainly rural areas and the Beerburrum and Beerwah State Forests, entering the Sunshine Coast Region before reaching the Caloundra Road interchange after a further 36.1 kilometres (22.4 mi). It passes the southern entry to Steve Irwin Way, a bypassed section of the highway, which provides access to Beerburrum, Glass House Mountains, Beerwah, Australia Zoo and Landsborough before terminating at the Caloundra Road interchange.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Caloundra Road Interchange is also Australia's first Diverging diamond interchange. ^{[10] [11]}

Caloundra to Noosa

Bruce Highway at Beerwah, 2021

The next 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the Sunshine Motorway interchange, providing access to the Sunshine Coast, widens to 3 lanes in either direction. It then narrows back to 2 lanes. After another 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) the Maroochydore Road interchange provides access to Maroochydore and Woombye. The Bli Bli Road interchange, after a further 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), provides access to Bli Bli and Nambour. The Yandina–Coolum Road interchange, after 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi), provides access to Yandina and Coolum. The Eumundi interchange, after 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi), provides access to Eumundi and Noosa. The Cooroy interchange, after 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi), provides access to Cooroy, Tewantin and Noosa. Total distance from Caloundra Road to this interchange is 42.4 kilometres (26.3 mi).^{[ citation needed ]}

Noosa to Gympie

The 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the end of the M1 at Kybong includes three interchanges that provide access to the Old Bruce Highway. From Kybong the highway is designated A1. It has numerous parts with lower speed limits, including urban areas, high crash zones and roadwork sites. After 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kybong the Mary Valley Road interchange provides access to the west of the Mary River. The highway then passes through the Gympie urban fringe, with several at grade intersections providing access to various parts of the city. North of Gympie, 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) from the Mary Valley Road interchange, the Wide Bay Highway interchange is reached, providing access to Kilkivan. Total distance from the Cooroy interchange is 55.4 kilometres (34.4 mi).^{[ citation needed ]}

Gympie to Maryborough

Bruce Highway at Tiaro, 2010

The 73.9 kilometres (45.9 mi) from the Wide Bay Highway interchange to the Maryborough–Biggenden Road interchange at Maryborough passes through Tiaro and the Gympie Road exit to Maryborough before crossing the Mary River.^{[ citation needed ]}

Maryborough to Rockhampton

The highway maintains a speed limit of 100 occasionally slowing down to 60 or 50 while driving through several small towns including Childers, Gin Gin, Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom before reaching Rockhampton.^{[ citation needed ]}

Development of the M1

Bruce Highway near Tully, 2016

With the completion of Section C of the Bruce Highway – Cooroy to Curra upgrade project (Traveston to Woondum) in February 2018 ^[12] the M1 has now been extended to Kybong, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway from Kybong to Gympie remains signed as A1. Section D of the project (Woondum to Curra, including a bypass of Gympie) will, when completed in 2024, become the next stage of the M1. ^[13]

While the references use Woondum as a designator for sections of the project the new intersection that marks the end of the M1 is wholly within the locality of Kybong, although bordered on two sides by Woondum. ^{[14] [15]}

History

Remnants of early roads to the north of Brisbane

Roads to the north of Brisbane in the early days of settlement were constrained by the need to use reliable low level crossings of rivers and creeks well upstream from the coast.^{[ citation needed ]}

South Pine Road runs from Enoggera Road at Alderley through Everton Park to Everton Hills, crossing Kedron Brook. ^[16]

Bunya Road runs from South Pine Road at Everton Hills to Eatons Crossing Road at Draper, ^[17] after crossing the South Pine River at Drapers Crossing (a fordable crossing).^{[ citation needed ]}

Old Northern Road runs from South Pine Road at Everton Park to another South Pine Road at Albany Creek. ^[18] Eatons Crossing Road runs from this road (north of the South Pine River) to Draper. ^[19] This South Pine Road continues north over the South Pine River via Cash's Crossing and thence to Gympie Road at Strathpine. ^[20]

Old North Road links this South Pine Road at Brendale to Youngs Crossing Road at Bray Park. Youngs Crossing Road continues to Dayboro Road at Petrie after crossing the North Pine River. ^[21] Further upstream, Whiteside Road ^[22] (now submerged by Lake Samsonvale) provided a fordable crossing at Quinn's Crossing ^[23] when water level was too high at Youngs Crossing.^{[ citation needed ]}

Further north, another segment of Old North Road starts at Caboolture River Road in Upper Caboolture, crosses the Caboolture River at Zillmans Crossing ^[24] and proceeds to Wamuran. ^[25]

Early roads from the North Pine River crossing to the Caboolture River crossing may have included parts of:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Narangba Road from Anzac Avenue in Kallangur to Narangba, where it becomes (after a short distance as Main Street) Oakey Flat Road , to Morayfield Road at Morayfield. ^[26]
• Burpengary Road from Boundary Road at Dakabin to Burpengary, where it becomes Station Road. From Station Road the direct route to Morayfield follows Obrien Road and Lindsay Road. ^[27]
• Old Gympie Road from Anzac Avenue in Kallangur to Morayfield Road at Burpengary. ^[28]
• Caboolture River Road from Morayfield Road at Morayfield to Old North Road at Upper Caboolture. ^[29]

The Oakey Flat Road route avoids the crossing of Burpengary Creek on Obrien Road at Burpengary. From Oakey Flat Road at Morayfield a route consisting of Williamson Road, Forest Hills Drive, Haywood Road and Moorina Road runs to Caboolture River Road at Upper Caboolture, ^[30] avoiding the crossing of Sheep Station Creek on Morayfield Road at Morayfield.^{[ citation needed ]}

Early roads from Caboolture (after travelling east from Wamuran) to Landsborough and then to the Bruce Highway at Palmview may have included parts of:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Another segment of Old Gympie Road from Caboolture to Landsborough. ^[31]
• Beerburrum Road from Caboolture to Beerburrum, ^[32] where it joins the Steve Irwin Way to Landsborough and Palmview.

Tom Petrie’s roads

Murrumba Homestead Grounds

The following quotations are from the Murrumba Homestead Grounds article. ^[33]

• "To facilitate his timber operations Tom Petrie marked out several early northern roads, including a track between the Pine River and Bald Hills and a trail from Murrumba to Maroochydore, which later became the Gympie Road. He also blazed a track from North Pine to Humpybong (Redcliffe)."
• "In 1869 Cobb & Co opened a coach route from Brisbane to Gympie via the route Tom had helped mark out."

Anzac Avenue

Anzac Avenue is part of the history of the Bruce Highway as the highway followed it from Petrie to Rothwell for many years prior to the construction of its present alignment.^{[ citation needed ]}

The following quotation is from the Anzac Avenue article. ^[34]

• "A road from Bald Hills to Redcliffe was formed by the early 1860s, but by 1864 this was almost impassable. Tom Petrie marked a track from the Hays Inlet crossing and in the early 1870s assisted in surveying the road. Known as the "Brisbane Road" it became the primary way of accessing the Redcliffe Peninsula by road."

Upgrades

One of the most dramatic deviations of the highway was the Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation. Beginning construction in 1972, the new route took traffic from Gympie Road at Bald Hills to Uhlmann Road at Burpengary along a much superior alignment which was also constructed to four lanes. The new route was officially opened on 10 November 1977 at a total cost of $20 million. ^[35]

Due to the nature of wet weather and tropical cyclone prone areas of North Queensland, the highway is prone to frequent flooding in a number of places. Following the catastrophic Queensland floods in 2010–2011 the Australian Government commissioned a feasibility study on flood-proofing the highway. ^[36]

Numerous stretches of the highway are set to undergo redevelopment, realignment, flood-proofing and extension of dual carriageway sections. ^[37] Former Premier Anna Bligh announced the plans while launching the Queensland Infrastructure Plan (Now (A part of) known as Building Our Future, it includes all Transport Infrastructure Projects Nation-wide). The works are expected to total A$2 billion and include 77 ^[38] projects over a period of two decades. ^[37] As of December 2020, 23 major projects had been completed under the program including the delivery of 64 bridges, 30 new rest stops, 300 km safer roadsides, and 190 km wide centre line treatments. ^[39]

A stretch of road between Cardwell and Tully, which is prone to frequent flooding in the wet season, is set to undergo realignment. A new route for the highway through Townsville was under construction with the first stage of the Townsville Ring Road (now called The Ring Road) already completed.^{[ citation needed ]}

An upgrade to a stretch of the highway north of Townsville has been given approval, and will see the existing dual carriageway to the north extended by another 11 km. It will also include installation of traffic lights at Mt Low Parkway, and will be the final stage of the Ring Road link up to this section by 2015. The Queensland Main Roads Department's ultimate concept map of the development shows that the highway will progressively become Motorway standard by 2015, with the implementation of interchanges at various junctions.^{[ citation needed ]}

The highway south of Cairns will see sections of the highway to the suburb of Edmonton become six lanes, with progressive dual-carriageway redevelopment of the highway to Gordonvale.^{[ citation needed ]}

To improve flood immunity of the highway south of Childers, a new and improved road alignment and a higher bridge over the Isis River were completed in September 2011. ^[40]

Between the Gateway Motorway and Caboolture, the highway has been widened to eight and six lanes since 2001, including the Dohles Rocks Road to Boundary Road section in October 2004, the Boundary Road to Uhlmann Road section in March 2007, and the latest section Uhlmann Road to Bribie Island Road in November 2009. Extension of the six lane section to Steve Irwin Way is proposed to commence in 2020.^{[ citation needed ]}

A new interchange has been built at the notorious intersection of Roys Road at Beerwah. It also connects to the nearby Bells Creek Road, eliminating another dangerous intersection. ^[41] This follows a similar situation at Buchanans Road in Morayfield, the intersection of which was replaced by an interchange in November 1996.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Pumicestone Road interchange has also undergone a redesign, replacing the original low-level bridge and ramps constructed in October 1970.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Nambour-Bli Bli Road interchange was upgraded in 1998 from a half-diamond to a dumbbell. The old interchange had lasted just 8 years. Later on, the entire Nambour Bypass went through a process of rehabilitation due to the extremely rough surface and dangerous pothole appearances during wet weather. This work was completed in 2009.^{[ citation needed ]}

As of 2020 Sections A, B & C of the joint State and Federal funded 61 kilometres (38 mi) Cooroy to Curra upgrade of the highway are open. The final part of the upgrade, Section D, which provides a motorway-standard bypass of Gympie, opened in October 2024. ^[42]

Major upgrades: Bald Hills to Cooroy

Date	Details
August 1966	Caboolture Bypass Stage 1. Single-carriageway completed between Burpengary Creek and Bribie Island Road. [43]
August 1970	Caboolture Bypass Stage 2. Single-carriageway completed between Bribie Island Road and Red Road. [44]
December 1972	Single-carriageway deviation between Eumundi and Cooroy, bypassing Eumundi Range Road. [45]
December 1973	Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation Stage 1. 1.3 mile-long dual-carriageways completed between Roghan Road and Strathpine Road. [46]
December 1973	Beerwah Bypass. 2.5 km-long deviation completed between Roys Road and Foley Road including a new concrete bridge across Coochin Creek. [46]
November 1974	Browns Creek Deviation. 6 km-long single-carriageway completed between Browns Creek and Eerwah Vale. [47]
December 1974	Glasshouse Mountains Bypass. 1.5 km-long deviation completed between Glasshouse Mountains Sportsground and Kings Road including a new concrete bridge across Coonowrin Creek. [47]
August 1976	Eumundi Bypass. 2.4 km-long deviation completed between Eerwah Vale and Main Creek. [48]
2 August 1976	Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation Stage 2. 12 km-long single-carriageway deviation completed between Strathpine Road and Boundary Road. [48]
March 1977	Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation Stage 3. Second carriageway completed between Strathpine Road and Anzac Avenue. [48]
10 November 1977	Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation Stage 4. Boundary Road to Deception Bay Road section completed. [49]
5 December 1978	Bribie Island Road Interchange. [50]
9 August 1979	Burpengary to Bribie Island Road Duplication. Second carriageway completed between Burpengary Creek and Bribie Island Road. [51]
30 June 1983	Bribie Island to Six Mile Creek Duplication. 6.5 km of dual carriageway completed between Bribie Island Road and Six Mile Creek. [52]
9 December 1985	Beerburrum Creek to Caloundra Road Deviation. Major 26.5 km-long four lane deviation completed between Beerburrum Creek and Caloundra Road. [53]
September 1987	Caloundra Road to Sippy Creek duplication[ citation needed ]
December 1987	Station Road Overpass (at Burpengary)[ citation needed ]
16 November 1989	Tanawha Deviation. Four lane deviation completed between Caloundra Road and Maroochydore Road.[ citation needed ]
January 1990	Johnston Road Interchange. Grade-separated diamond interchange completed as part of Moby Vic's Service Centre development.[ citation needed ]
23 November 1990	Nambour Bypass Stage 1. Single-carriageway bypass of Nambour completed between Maroochydore Road and Parklands.[ citation needed ]
December 1992	Dohles Rocks Road half-interchange[ citation needed ]
20 December 1993	Nambour Bypass Stage 2. Second carriageway completed between Maroochydore Road and Parklands.[ citation needed ]
April 1994	Deception Bay Road northbound loop ramp[ citation needed ]
17 May 1994	Cooroy Bypass. Single-carriageway bypass of Cooroy officially opened by Minister for Transport David Hamill. [54]
17 July 1997	Yandina Bypass. Dual-carriageway bypass of Yandina officially opened by Federal Minister for Transport John Sharp. [55]
23 July 2002	Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road six-laning.[ citation needed ]
19 September 2003	Yandina to Cooroy Duplication. Dual-carriageways completed between Browns Creek and Eumundi Range.[ citation needed ]
20 January 2005	Dohles Rocks Road to Boundary Road six-laning. Six-lane upgrade completed between Dohles Rocks Road and Boundary Road, including upgrades to the Anzac Avenue interchange. [56]
12 March 2007	Boundary Road to Uhlmann Road six-laning. Six-lane upgrade completed between Boundary Road and Uhlmann Road, including upgrades to the Deception Bay Road and Uhlmann Road interchanges. [57]
5 November 2009	Uhlmann Road to Bribie Island Road six-laning. Six-lane upgrade completed between Uhlmann and Bribie Island Roads, including upgrades to the Bribie Island Road interchange.[ citation needed ]
8 September 2017	Boundary Road interchange upgrade.[ citation needed ]
August 2021	Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway widening to six lanes. Six-lane upgrade completed between Caloundra Road and Sunshine Motorway, including upgrades to both interchanges, and also included smart technologies. [58]

Major upgrades: Cooroy to Rockhampton

Date	Details
May 1940	Wallaville – Burnett River Bridge[ citation needed ]
1956	Isis River Bridge replacement
December 1967	Ambrose to Raglan Deviation[ citation needed ]
1971	Coles Creek Deviation
April 1973	Gunalda Bypass[ citation needed ]
1974	Gavial Deviation: New road built from the southern end of Roope Road to Jellicoe Street, bypassing Port Curtis Road. A new Burnett Highway junction was built as well.[ citation needed ]
April 1975	Calliope River Bridge[ citation needed ]
August 1976	Bauple Bypass[ citation needed ]
May 1977	Bajool Bypass[ citation needed ]
March 1979	Mackenzie Creek Deviation Stage 1 (3.2 km north of Mackenzie Creek, Gootchie)
1980	Mackenzie Creek Deviation Stage 2 (1.6 km south of Mackenzie Creek, Gootchie)
May 1984	Howard-Torbanlea Deviation[ citation needed ]
1985	Curra deviation. 4.6 km of new road built to bypass a narrow railway bridge at Harvey Siding Road.
7 October 1986	Rockhampton Deviation: New road built from the new Capricorn Highway roundabout to the existing Burnett Highway junction (built in 1974).[ citation needed ]
14 September 1990	Maryborough Bypass[ citation needed ]
16 November 1991	Glenwood Deviation. Old alignment now Shadbolt Road, Bolderrow Road and Murphys Road.[ citation needed ]
5 July 1999	Wallaville Deviation – Tim Fischer Bridge[ citation needed ]
14 February 2001	Gunalda Range Deviation. Old alignment now Bonnick Road and Davey Road[ citation needed ]
August 2011	Isis River Bridge replacement, 1956 bridge replaced.[ citation needed ]
18 December 2012	Cooroy to Curra Upgrade Section B[ citation needed ]
28 October 2013	Rockhampton – Yeppen North[ citation needed ]
11 June 2014	Calliope Interchange[ citation needed ]
22 October 2015	Rockhampton – Yeppen South[ citation needed ]
5 May 2017	Cooroy to Curra Upgrade Section A[ citation needed ]
9 November 2017	Cooroy to Curra Upgrade Section C[ citation needed ]
May 2021	Calliope River to Mount Larcom, improve safety. [59]
August 2021	Gentle Annie Road to St Arnauds Creek. [60]
November 2021	Wide Bay Highway intersection upgrade. [61]
January 2022	Tinana overtaking lanes. [62]
15 October 2024	Cooroy to Curra Section D (Gympie Bypass) opens. [42]

Major upgrades: Rockhampton to Townsville

Date	Details
10 May 1973	Bowen – Don River Bridge
January 1975	Parkhurst – Ramsey Creek Bridge
23 December 1977	Mackay – Bakers Creek Deviation
12 July 1980	Mackay Deviation – Ron Camm Bridge
16 August 1980	Rockhampton Deviation – Neville Hewitt Bridge
29 October 1982	Marlborough–Sarina alignment change. [63] (Project commenced in 1974) [64]
September 1984	Thoopara – 3.4 km deviation and new bridge over O'Connell River
1991	Mackay City Gates – Realignment of Nebo Road at the City Gates with provision of an overpass to allow for future North Coast Railway realignment (railway realignment officially opened in 1993)
July 1993	Barratta – Collinsons Lagoon realignment
December 1993	Barratta – Middle and East Barratta Creek realignments
20 April 1994	Yaamba/Milman Deviation – new alignment with higher-level bridges at Alligator and Plentiful Creeks in response to 1991 Flood
September 1994	Townsville – 1.7km duplication of University Road from Angus Smith Drive to Mark Reid Drive
January 1996	Townsville – Duplication of Nathan Street from Bergin Road to Angus Smith Drive (includes Charles N. Barton Bridge Duplication). Upon project completion, alignment of National Highway 1 officially moved to University Road, Nathan Street and Duckworth Street.
May 1997	Townsville – 3.2km duplication of University Road from Flinders Highway to Mark Reid Drive.
December 1997	Townsville – Duckworth Street duplication.
18 December 1998	Mackay – Ron Camm Bridge duplication
December 2009	Mackay – Boundary Road to Farrellys Lane duplication and intersection upgrade
2012	Mackay – Boundary Road to City Gates intersection upgrades
October 2013	Mackay – Farrellys Road to Temples Lane duplication and intersection upgrades
February 2015	Brandon – Sandy Corner to Collinsons Lagoon realignment for flood mitigation and cane rail overpass
October 2015	Townsville – Vantassel Street to Cluden Drive duplication, rail overpass and intersection upgrades
2019	Parkhurst – Major upgrades including Ramsey Creek Bridge duplication
August 2021	Rockhampton Northern Access Upgrade. [65]
December 2021	Mackay to Proserpine, Bruce Highway Safety Package (Leap to Careys Creek) [66]
December 2021	Rockhampton – St Lawrence, provide bicycle on and off-road paths. [67]
December 2021	Rockhampton – St Lawrence, Carlton Street to Yeppoon Road, improve cycle facilities. [68]
July 2022	Giru, Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade, construct bridges and approaches. [69]

Major upgrades: Townsville to Cairns

Date	Details
1959	Gordonvale/Aloomba Bypass Stage 1: Swan Creek to Riverstone Road, including Carl Wordsworth Bridge
1961	Gordonvale/Aloomba Bypass Stage 2: Mackey's Creek to Riverstone Road, bypass of Gordonvale
1962	Rollingstone Deviation
1963	Gordonvale/Aloomba Bypass Stage 3: Swan Creek to Leumann Road, bypass of Aloomba
1966	Gordonvale/Aloomba Bypass Stage 4: Leumann Road to Assman Road
1968	Bellenden Ker Deviation
28 September 1968	Ingham Deviation – John Row Bridge at Herbert River
December 1968	Bellenden Plains / Murray River Deviation – replaced in 2008 by Tully Deviation
October 1971	Townsville – Black River Bridge
9 July 1973	Innisfail Deviation – Centenary Bridge
1970s	Townsville – Partial realignment of Bruce Highway. Alignment shifted off of Ingham Road onto Woolcock Street between Charters Towers Road and Hugh Street
1981	Innisfail – Sir Joseph McAvoy Bridge
10 November 1984	Rollingstone Creek – High-level bridge
23 April 1987	Cardwell Range Deviation (South)
4 December 1987	Mutarnee – Ollera Creek Bridge and Mutarnee Deviation
17 October 1991	Babinda Deviation Stage 1: Lloyd's Corner/Stager Road to Munro Street
Late 1992	Babinda Deviation Stage 2: Munro Street to Nelson Road
December 1992	Townsville - High-level bridge over Bohle River
Late 1993	Babinda Deviation Stage 3: Nelson Road to Frenchmans Creek
September 1993	Townsville - Stony Creek to Bohle River duplication
March 1998	Townsville Deviation – Woolcock Street extension from Duckworth Street to Bohle River. Alignment of National Highway 1 officially moved from Ingham Road upon project completion
1999	Edmonton Deviation – realignment and four-laning
2002	Cairns – Ray Jones Drive to Sheehy Road six-laning
2004	Cairns – Sheehy Road to Foster Road six-laning
2008	Tully Alliance Project - New deviation from Tully State High School to Corduroy Creek. Includes new crossing over Tully and Murray Rivers, cane rail overpass replacing a level crossing at Silky Oak.
17 April 2009	Townsville Ring Road Stage 3 – National Highway A1 moved from Nathan and Duckworth Streets onto Shaw Road, continuing into The Ring Road.
20 April 2009	Higher-level Mulgrave River Bridge – Desmond Trannore Bridge
June 2009	Mount Low Overpass Townsville
1 November 2013	Cardwell Range Deviation (North) [70]
May 2014	Cairns Southern Access Upgrade – Stage 1
December 2016	Townsville Ring Road Stage 4 – National Highway A1 officially moved from Shaw Road
August 2017	Cairns Southern Access Upgrade – Stage 2: Foster Road to Robert Road six-laning
July 2021	Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 4), Kate Street to Aumuller Street, widen to six lanes. [71]
Late 2021	Townsville–Ingham, Hechts Road to Easter Creek Safety Upgrade Project. [72]

Projects

List of projects on the Bruce Highway

Project	Length (km)	Construction dates		Value	Status	Description	Distance from Brisbane (km)
		Start	End
Cooroy to Federal	13.5	July 2013 [73]	May 2017 [73]	$590 million [73]	Complete	Section A of Cooroy to Curra. Four lane divided highway, new alignment.	126
Federal to Traveston	12	September 2009 [74]	December 2012 [74]	$513 million [74]	Complete	Section B of Cooroy to Curra. Four lane divided highway, new alignment.	140
Yeppen South	2.8	27 November 2013 [75]	2016 [75]	$296 million [75]	Under construction	New elevated crossing across the Yeppen Floodplain as additional carriageway	628
Yeppen North	1		27 November 2013 [76]	$85 million [76]	Complete	Safety and traffic flow improvements	631
Mackay Ring Road (Stage 1)	11.3	Mid 2017 [77]	Late 2019 [77]	$560 million [77]	In planning	Two lane highway, new alignment.	963
Townsville Ring Road (Section 4)	11	TBA	TBA	$200 million [78]	In planning	4 lane motorway, new alignment.	1366
Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade (Sheehy Road to Ray Jones Drive)	3.4	2010 [79]	April 2014 [79]	$150 million [79]	Complete	New interchanges, widening of road	1696
Tiaro Bypass	8	TBA	TBA	$336 million [80]	In planning	4 lane motorway, new alignment	229
Bowen Connection Road to Champion Street intersection [81]	6	March 2021	Late 2022	$22 million	Under construction	Widen pavement
Bowen – Ayr, West Euri to Arrow Creek, South of Plain Creek, North of Armstrong Creek, Between Arrow Creek and Slater Creek [82]			December 2022	$42.39 million	Under construction	Construct overtaking lanes
Caboolture – Bribie Island Road to Steve Irwin Way [83]	11	November 2020	Late 2023	$662.5 million	Under construction	Widen from 4 to 6 lanes
Cooroy to Curra, Section D [84]	26	Late 2020	Mid 2024	$1 billion	Under construction	4-lane divided highway
Gin Gin to Benaraby, south of Miriam Vale between Charnwood Road and Fairbairn Flats [85]	12	April 2021	December 2022	$43.448 million	Under construction	Improve safety, construct overtaking lane and wide centre line treatment
Gympie – Maryborough, Gootchie Road to Sheehans Road [86]			Late 2022	$26.64 million	Under construction	Widen pavement and improve safety
Ingham – Innisfail, East Feluga Road and Feluga Road [87]			Late 2022	$8.4 million	Under construction	Improve intersection
Ingham – Innisfail, Gairloch (5km north of Ingham) [88]	13	November 2021		$40 million	In planning	Safety improvements
Ingham – Innisfail, Smiths Gap, near Friday Pocket Road approximately 2 km south of El Arish [89]		July 2020		$13.8 million	Under construction	Construct southbound overtaking lane and fauna overpass
Innisfail Bypass [90]		July 2022	February 2024	$9 million	In planning	Plan and preserve corridor
Babinda, Munro street [91]		October 2020		$7.23 million	Under construction	Intersection upgrade
Mackay – Proserpine, Jumper Creek, about 57km north of Mackay [92]	1	April 2022	Mid 2023	$23 million	Under construction	Upgrade flood immunity
Mackay – Proserpine, Knobels Road and Nebia Coningsby Road at Farleigh [93]	1	June 2022	Mid 2023	$7 million	Under construction	Upgrade intersection and approaches
Maryborough – Gin Gin, Saltwater Creek and Deadmans Gully [94]	11	July 2021	Late 2022	$103 million	Under construction	Flood immunity upgrades
Maryborough – Gin Gin, various locations including Wongi to Nulla Flats [95]	16	Early 2022	Early 2023	$9.35 million	Under construction	Improve safety
Proserpine – Bowen, Emu Creek to Drays Road [96]	20		December 2022	$38.82 million	Under construction	Various locations, widen formation
Proserpine – Bowen, Ten Mile Creek to Yeates Creek [97]		August 2021	December 2023	$44.07 million	Under construction	Improve safety
Proserpine – Bowen, Bowen Connection Road [98]		March 2021	Late 2022	$8.03 million	Under construction	Improve intersection
Rockhampton – St Lawrence, Neilsen Avenue to Plentiful Creek [99]			August 2022	$32.25 million	Under construction	Improve safety
Pine River to Caloundra Road [100]			Late 2020	$10 million	Completed	Planning Project
Deception Bay Road Interchange [101]		November 2020		$163.3 million	Under construction	Upgrade
Deception Bay Road to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road [102]				$2 million	In planning	Upgrade Planning
Maroochydore Road and Mons Road Interchanges [103]			Mid 2023	$301.25 million	Under construction	Upgrade interchanges
Sunshine Motorway to Maroochydore Road [104]				$500,000	Future planning	Upgrade planning
Pine River to Caloundra Road Smart Motorways (Stage 2) [105]		Early 2021	2024	$105 million	Under construction	Smart Motorways
Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 3), Edmonton to Gordonvale [106]	10.5		Mid 2023	$481 million	Under construction	Upgrade and duplication
Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 5), Foster Road [107]			Early 2024	$225 million	In planning	Upgrade intersection
Cooroy to Curra [108]	62		Mid 2024	$2,384.24 million	Pre-construction	Realignment and upgrade to 4 lanes
Burdekin River Bridge [109]			Mid 2022	$96.9 million	Under construction	Maintenance and rehabilitation program
Mackay Northern Access Upgrade [110]			August 2022	$144.55 million	Under construction	Construct additional lanes
Gateway Motorway and the Bruce Highway Upgrade [111]		Mid 2020		$2.1 billion	In planning	* Upgrading the Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River). * Upgrading the Bruce Highway (Gateway Motorway to Dohles Rocks Road). * Upgrading Gympie Arterial Road (Strathpine Road to Gateway Motorway). * Delivering north-facing ramps (northern connections) at Dohles Rocks Road interchange to the Bruce Highway. * Building the North South Urban Arterial corridor between Dohles Rocks Road and Anzac Avenue.
Townsville Northern Access Intersections Upgrade [112]		May 2021	Early 2023	$107.65 million	Under construction	Intersections Upgrade (Veales Road to Pope Road)
Boogan Road, Mourilyan Upgrade [113]		Late 2021	December 2022	$7.1 million	Under construction	Pavement widening and strengthening

Northern Australian Beef Roads Upgrade

The Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project:

Road train access to Rockhampton (stage 2)

The project for upgrading between Gracemere saleyards and the Rockhampton abattoirs to provide access for Type 1 Road Trains was completed by early 2021 at a total cost of $30 million. ^[114] It involved about 29 kilometres (18 mi) of road improvements on four roads:

• Capricorn Highway – from Saleyards Road at Gracemere to the Bruce Highway roundabout at Rockhampton (7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi)).
• Bruce Highway – from the Capricorn Highway roundabout to the Yaamba Road intersection (8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi)).
• Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road – from the Bruce Highway intersection south-west to the Emu Park Road intersection (2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi).
• Rockhampton–Emu Park Road – from the Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road intersection to St Christophers Chapel Road at Nerimbera (10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi)).

The Bruce Highway in Cairns southern suburbs at morning peak hour.

Highway towns

Bruce Highway passing through Mirriwinni, Cairns Region, 2018

Travelling north, the following towns and small cities are found on (or very close to) the Bruce Highway.

Brisbane to Maryborough Narangba Burpengary Morayfield Caboolture Elimbah Beerburrum Glass House Mountains Beerwah Landsborough Woombye Nambour Bli Bli Yandina North Arm Eumundi Cooroy Pomona Cooran Traveston Gympie Gunalda Bauple Tiaro Owanyilla Tinana

Maryborough to Rockhampton Aldershot Torbanlea Howard Horton Childers Appletree Creek Booyal Wallaville Gin Gin Miriam Vale Bororen Benaraby Calliope Mount Larcom Ambrose Raglan Marmor Bajool Gracemere

Rockhampton to Mackay The Caves Yaamba Marlborough Ogmore St Lawrence Clairview Carmila Ilbilbie Koumala Sarina Bakers Creek

Mackay to Townsville Glenella Farleigh Kuttabul Mount Ossa Kolijo & Calen Yalboroo Bloomsbury Proserpine Bowen & Merinda Guthalungra Gumlu Inkerman Home Hill Ayr Brandon

Townsville to Cairns Deeragun Yabulu Bluewater Rollingstone Mutarnee Bambaroo Toobanna Ingham Cardwell Tully Midgenoo El Arish Silkwood Moresby Mourilyan Innisfail Mirriwinni Babinda Bellenden Ker Deeral Fishery Falls Aloomba Gordonvale Wrights Creek Mount Peter Edmonton Bentley Park Mount Sheridan White Rock Woree

Major intersections

M1

To avoid unnecessary length this table does not show any bridges (see River crossings below)

LGA	Location	km [115]	mi	Exit [116]	Destinations	Notes
Brisbane	Bald Hills	0	0.0	127	Gateway Motorway (M1) southeast – Gold Coast, Brisbane Airport / Gympie Arterial Road (M3) south – Brisbane	Southern highway terminus; partial Y interchange: no access between Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road
Moreton Bay	Griffin–Murrumba Downs boundary	2.2	1.4	130	Dohles Rocks Road – Murrumba Downs, Griffin	Half-diamond interchange: northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Kallangur–Mango Hill– North Lakes tripoint	5.0– 7.1	3.1– 4.4	133	Anzac Avenue (State Route 71) – Petrie, Redcliffe	Parclo interchange
	North Lakes–Dakabin–Narangba tripoint	9.7– 11.1	6.0– 6.9	138	Boundary Road – Dakabin, Deception Bay	Parclo interchange
	Deception Bay–Burpengary boundary	13.6– 15.0	8.5– 9.3	142	Deception Bay Road (State Route 26) – east – Deception Bay / west – Burpengary, Narangba	Parclo interchange under construction, replaces diamond interchange.
	Burpengary	17.9– 19.1	11.1– 11.9	146	Uhlmann Road (State Route 60) – west – Burpengary, Morayfield / Uhlmann Road (no shield) – east – Burpengary East
	Burpengary–Morayfield boundary	19.7– 20.8	12.2– 12.9	—	Caboolture BP Travel Centre
	Morayfield	21.6– 22.6	13.4– 14.0	150	Buchanan Road – Morayfield	Dumbbell interchange
	Caboolture	24.1	15.0	152A	Lower King Street west / Bribe Island Road east – Caboolture, Bribie Island	Parclo interchange; northern ramps merge with D'Aguilar Highway southern ramps
		24.8– 26.7	15.4– 16.6	152B	D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) – Kilcoy	Trumpet interchange, southbound exit number is Exit 152
	Caboolture–Elimbah boundary	29.0– 30.3	18.0– 18.8	157	Pumicestone Road – Elimbah, Toorbul, Donnybrook	Diamond interchange
	Elimbah	34.8– 35.9	21.6– 22.3	163	Steve Irwin Way (Tourist Drive 24) – Beerwah, Glass House Mountains
Sunshine Coast	Glass House Mountains– Coochin Creek boundary	42.8– 43.7	26.6– 27.2	171	Johnston Road – Mobil Service Centre, Wild Horse Mountain Lookout
	Beerwah–Coochin Creek boundary	45.4	28.2	–	Beerburrum East State Forest access	At-grade intersection: southbound entrance and exit only
	Beerwah–Coochin Creek boundary	50.9– 52.2	31.6– 32.4	179	Roys Road – west – Beerwah / east – Coochin Creek	Dumbbell interchange. This interchange replaces at-grade intersections with Roys and Bells Creek Roads that are now closed.
	Meridan Plains–Glenview boundary	59.7– 61.2	37.1– 38.0	188	Steve Irwin Way (State Route 6 / Tourist Drive 24) west / Caloundra Road (State Route 6) east	Diverging diamond interchange, northbound access to Frizzo Connection Road to access Aussie World
	Palmview	62.8	39.0	190	Frizzo Connection Road / Pignata Road – Glenview, Palmview	Frontage road, southbound exit only, access to Aussie World
	Tanawha–Sippy Downs boundary	65.3– 67.2	40.6– 41.8	194	Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) – Buderim, Mooloolaba	Grade-separated interchange
	Forest Glen–Chevallum boundary	70.4– 72.5	43.7– 45.0	200	Mons Road – Forest Glen, Buderim	Frontage roads
	Woombye	73.0– 74.3	45.4– 46.2	201	Maroochydore Road (State Route 8) east / Nambour Connection Road west – Nambour, Woombye, Maroochydore, Big Pineapple	Roundabout interchange
	Bli Bli–Nambour boundary	80.4– 80.9	50.0– 50.3	208	Nambour–Bli Bli Road (State Route 10 east / Tourist Drive 23 west) – Nambour, Bli Bli, Mapleton, Sunshine Coast Airport	Dumbbell interchange, formerly half-diamond
	Bli Bli–Parklands–Kulangoor tripoint	82.5– 83.5	51.3– 51.9	210	Nambour Connection Road – Parklands	Partial parclo interchange: no northbound entrance ramp
	Yandina	87.0– 87.9	54.1– 54.6	215	Yandina–Coolum Road (State Route 11) – Yandina, Coolum Beach	Dumbbell interchange
	Eumundi	95.1– 95.2	59.1– 59.2	224	Eumundi–Noosa Road (State Route 12 east) – Eumundi, Noosa, Kenilworth	Hybrid interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Eerwah Vale	99.0	61.5	224	Memorial Drive / Eumundi–Kenilworth Road – Eumundi, Noosa, Kenilworth	Hybrid interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance only
Noosa	Cooroy	102.4– 103.8	63.6– 64.5	230	Myall Street (State Route 6) – Cooroy, Noosa	Trumpet interchange
	Pomona	108.7– 110.6	67.5– 68.7	237	Cooroy Connection Road – southeast – Pomoma, Kin Kin / Old Bruce Highway – northwest – Pomoma, Noosa Heads	Diamond interchange
	Federal	116.5	72.4	244	Old Bruce Highway – Imbil	Northbound exit ramp only.
Gympie	Traveston	125.2– 127.2	77.8– 79.0	253	Traveston Road – east – Traveston / Old Bruce Highway – west – Amamoor	Trumpet interchange
	Kybong	136.8	85.0	262	Cooroy-Gympie Road – Kybong	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only.
East Deep Creek	141.7	88.0	268	Flood Road  – East Deep Creek	Trumpet interchange
Victory Heights	146.7	91.2	273	Gympie Connection Road - west  – Gympie / Gympie Connection Road - east – Tin Can Bay	Dumbbell interchange?
Curra	154.3	95.9	290	Gympie-Curra Road - south  – Gympie	Northern terminus of M1. Southern terminus of A1.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Incomplete access        Route transition

A1

To avoid unnecessary length this table does not show any bridges (see River crossings below)

LGA	Location	km [115]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Gympie	Gympie	143	89		Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) – Kandanga
	Bells Bridge	158	98		Wide Bay Highway (State Route 49) – Kilkivan
Fraser Coast	Tinana	226	140		Gympie Road (State Route 57) – Maryborough, Hervey Bay
	Maryborough West / Maryborough midpoint	231	144		Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) – northwest – Brooweena, Biggenden / Alice Street – southeast – Maryborough
Bundaberg	Childers	288	179		Isis Highway (State Route 52) south – Biggenden
	Apple Tree Creek–North Isis [117] boundary	295	183		Isis Highway (State Route 3) north – Bundaberg, Bargara	Partially grade separated
	Gin Gin	342	213		Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road (Gin Gin Road) (State Route 3) – Bundaberg
Gladstone	Benaraby–Wurdong Heights [118] boundary	489	304		Gladstone–Benaraby Road (State Route 58) – Gladstone
	Calliope	501	311		Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – Calliope, Rolleston, Gladstone	Diamond interchange with additional looped ramp
	Mount Larcom	535	332		Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road (State Route 58) – Gladstone
Rockhampton	Gracemere–Port Curtis boundary	604	375		Burnett Highway (A3) – Mount Morgan, Dululu
	Port Curtis–Fairy Bower [119] boundary	606	377		Capricorn Highway (A4) – Gracemere, Emerald	Roundabout
	Rockhampton	611	380		Fitzroy Street to Rockhampton–Emu Park Road – Emu Park
	Parkhurst	619	385		Yeppoon Road (Tourist Drive 10) – Yeppoon
Mackay	Sarina	912	567		Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) – west – Homebush, Eton
	Ooralea–Paget–West Mackay tripoint [120]	942	585		Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70) – Nebo, Eungella
	Hampden	972	604		Marian Hampden Road (State Route 5) – south – Marian, North Eton
Whitsunday	Hamilton Plains	1,070	660		Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) – north – Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour
	Bowen	1,136	706		Peter Delamothe Road (State Route 77) – south – Collinsville, Mount Coolon
Townsville	Stuart	1,322	821		Flinders Highway (A6) – southwest – Charters Towers / Southern Port Road – north – South Townsville, Port of Townsville
	Cluden	1,324– 1,325	823– 823		Abbott Street (State Route 16) – north – Idalia, Oonoonba, Townsville / Cluden Street – south – Stuart
	Cluden, Idalia, Wulguru, Annandale quadpoint	1,326	824		Stuart Drive – northwest – Townsville / southeast – Stuart
	Annandale, Douglas, Mount Stuart tripoint	1,331	827		Douglas–Garbutt Road (University Road) – northwest – Garbutt	Junction of A1 and former Bruce Highway. (Southern end of Townsville Ring Road) No southbound exit to or entry from University Road.
	Bohle Plains	1,339– 1,340	832– 830		Hervey Range Developmental Road (State Route 72) – west – Hervey Range / east – Thuringowa Central
	Deeragun / Mount Low boundary	1,350	840		North Townsville Road (former Bruce Highway) – east – Townsville	Junction of A1 and former Bruce Highway. (Northern end of Townsville Ring Road)
Johnstone	Belvedere–Goondi boundary	1,595	991		Palmerston Highway (State Route 25) – Millaa Millaa, Atherton
Cairns	Gordonvale	1,655	1,028		Gillies Highway (State Route 52) – Yungaburra, Atherton
	Cairns	1,679	1,043		Captain Cook Highway (National Route 1) – Mareeba, Mossman	Northern highway terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Incomplete access

Route of former Bruce Highway through Townsville

The former Bruce Highway diverts from the A1 at the Annandale, Douglas, Mount Stuart tripoint (1,331 kilometres (827 mi) from start – see Major intersections – A1) and rejoins at the Deeragun / Mount Low boundary (1,350 kilometres (840 mi) from start) It runs north as University Road, crossing the Ross River via the Charles N Barton Bridge and continuing north as Nathan Street. It crosses Ross River Road (State Route 72) and Dalrymple Road, continuing north as Duckworth Street. It then turns west into Woolcock Street, crossing Louisa Creek and the Bohle River before turning north-west to rejoin the A1 after crossing Saunders Creek and Stony Creek. Total distance is 17 kilometres (11 mi), compared to almost 19 kilometres (12 mi) on the A1.^{[ citation needed ]}

River crossings

v t e Bruce Highway
Legend
River crossings – north to south
Cairns Desmond Trannore Bridge Mulgrave River Russell River Sir Joseph McAvoy Bridge North Johnstone River Jubilee Bridge South Johnstone River Tully River Murray River John Row Bridge Herbert River Black River Bohle River Ross River Townsville Haughton River Burdekin Bridge Burdekin River Elliot River Proserpine River O'Connell River Ron Camm Bridge Pioneer River Mackay Yaamba Milman border Fitzroy River Neville Hewitt Bridge Fitzroy River Rockhampton Calliope River Boyne River Kolan River Tim Fischer Bridge Burnett River Isis River Bridge Isis River Mary River Maryborough Maroochy River Captain Whish Bridge Caboolture River Pine River Brisbane

This diagram shows the crossings of all named rivers by the Bruce Highway. ^[121]

Queensland Electric Super Highway

Electric vehicle charging station in Rockhampton City

To facilitate the use of electric vehicles the Queensland Government has installed fast chargers in convenient, safe locations close to major highways where there are existing amenities such as cafes, restaurants and shops. This network is collectively described as the Queensland Electric Super Highway. For a limited time charging electric vehicles at these stations will be free. The majority of these are along the Bruce Highway, at the locations listed below (from south to north): ^[122]

• Cooroy
• Maryborough
• Gin Gin
• Childers
• Miriam Vale
• Mt Larcom
• Rockhampton
• Marlborough
• Carmila
• Mackay
• Proserpine
• Bowen
• Ayr
• Townsville
• Cardwell
• Tully
• Cairns

Other locations are:

• Hamilton
• Helensvale
• Coolangatta
• Springfield
• Gatton
• Toowoomba

Precise locations

Only three of the charging stations are on the highway. They are at Cardwell, Marlborough and Carmila (Puma Service Stations) The others are some distance from the highway in car parks or other places as listed in the reference. ^[123] Note that the reference does not include the precise location of the Townsville charging station.

Distances

The greatest distance between charging stations used to be about 216 km from Townsville to Tully. Other stages greater than 150 km (which may have exceeded the range of some electric vehicles) were:

• Childers to Miriam Vale (about 155 km)
• Miriam Vale to Rockhampton (about 170 km)
• Mackay to Bowen (about 191 km)
• Bowen to Townsville (about 202 km)

Phase 2

The distance issues described above have been alleviated with phase 2 of the project which added more charging stations, for example at Gin Gin, Mt Larcom, Proserpine and Ayr. ^[124]

Phase 3

The network has been extended to the west, encompassing locations from the east coast to and between Cummamulla, Cloncurry, Longreach and Mount Isa. ^[125]

See also

• Australian Roads portal
• Queensland portal

• Freeways in Australia
• Freeways in Brisbane
• Freeways in Sunshine Coast
• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Queensland

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69. "Bruce Highway, Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade, construct bridges and approaches". Queensland Government. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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77. "Mackay Ring Road". Queensland Government. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
78. "Townsville Ring Road (Section 4)". Queensland Government. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
79. "Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade – Sheehy Road (Forest Gardens) to Ray Jones Drive". Queensland Government. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
80. "Bruce Highway (Gympie – Maryborough), Tiaro Bypass, construct four lane bypass".
81. "Bruce Highway (Bowen – Ayr), Bowen Connection Road to Champion Street intersection, widen pavement". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
82. "Bruce Highway (Bowen – Ayr), construct overtaking lanes". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
83. "Bruce Highway (Brisbane - Gympie), Caboolture – Bribie Island Road to Steve Irwin Way upgrade". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
84. "Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra) Section D". Queensland Government. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
85. "Bruce Highway (Gin Gin to Benaraby), improve safety, construct overtaking lane and wide centre line treatment". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
86. "Bruce Highway (Gympie – Maryborough), Gootchie Road to Sheehans Road, widen pavement and improve safety". Queensland Government. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
87. "Bruce Highway (Ingham - Innisfail), East Feluga Road and Feluga Road, improve intersection". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
88. "Bruce Highway (Ingham – Innisfail), Gairloch safety improvements". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
89. "Bruce Highway (Ingham – Innisfail), Smiths Gap, construct southbound overtaking lane and fauna overpass". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
90. "Bruce Highway (Innisfail - Cairns), Innisfail Bypass, plan and preserve corridor". Queensland Government. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
91. "Bruce Highway (Innisfail — Cairns) and Munro street (Babinda) intersection upgrade". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
92. "Bruce Highway (Mackay – Proserpine), Jumper Creek, upgrade flood immunity". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
93. "Bruce Highway (Mackay – Proserpine), Knobels Road, upgrade intersection and approaches". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
94. "Bruce Highway (Maryborough – Gin Gin), Saltwater Creek and Deadmans Gully, flood immunity upgrades". Queensland Government. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
95. "Bruce Highway (Maryborough – Gin Gin), various locations including Wongi to Nulla Flats, improve safety". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
96. "Bruce Highway (Proserpine – Bowen), Emu Creek to Drays Road, various locations, widen formation". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
97. "Bruce Highway (Proserpine – Bowen) Ten Mile Creek to Yeates Creek, improve safety". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
98. "Bruce Highway (Proserpine – Bowen), Bowen Connection Road, improve intersection". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
99. "Bruce Highway (Rockhampton – St Lawrence), Neilsen Avenue to Plentiful Creek, improve safety". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
100. "Bruce Highway Planning Project—Pine River to Caloundra Road". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
101. "Bruce Highway Upgrade—Deception Bay Road Interchange". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
102. "Bruce Highway Upgrade—Deception Bay Road to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
103. "Bruce Highway Upgrade – Maroochydore Road and Mons Road Interchanges". Queensland Government. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
104. "Bruce Highway Upgrade – Sunshine Motorway to Maroochydore Road". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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106. "Bruce Highway, Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 3), Edmonton to Gordonvale, construction". Queensland Government. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
107. "Bruce Highway, Cairns Southern Access Corridor (Stage 5), Foster Road upgrade intersection". Queensland Government. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
108. "Bruce Highway—Cooroy to Curra". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
109. "Burdekin River Bridge: maintenance and rehabilitation program". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
110. "Mackay Northern Access Upgrade, construct additional lanes". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
111. "Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades, North Brisbane to Moreton Bay Region". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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113. "Boogan Road, widen and strengthen pavement". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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External links

• Australian Towns, Cities & Highways – Bruce Highway
• Bruce-Highway-Cooroy-to-Curra
• Sir Charles Newton Barton, Queensland Commissioner for Main Roads, 1960-1969