Gympie Arterial Road

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Gympie Arterial Road

General information
Type Freeway
Length4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Route number(s)
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route M3.svg M3
Major junctions
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route M3.svg Gympie Road
Carseldine, Queensland
 
  • Australian state route 40.svg Linkfield Road
  • Australian state route 58.svg Strathpine Road
North endAUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Bruce Highway
Bald Hills, Queensland
Location(s)
Major suburbs / towns Bald Hills
Highway system

The Gympie Arterial Road is a freeway in the northern suburbs of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. The road starts in Carseldine at Gympie Road and terminates at the Gateway Motorway where it becomes the Bruce Highway. It is three lanes in each direction from Carseldine to the Strathpine Road intersection, and two lanes to the Gateway Motorway.

Contents

In 2000, a lane duplication was completed and an exit lane was closed at the Strathpine Road off-ramp, with 2 new lanes opened along with traffic lights in its place.

Upgrades

Strathpine Road intersection

A project to improve the intersection with Strathpine Road, at a cost of $30 million, was completed in August 2022. [1]

Linkfield Road intersection

A project to upgrade the Linkfield Road intersection, at a cost of $125 million, was starting the design stage early in 2022. [2]

Major intersections

The entire road is in the Brisbane local government area. [3]

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Carseldine 00.0Gympie Road – north – Bald Hills /
south – Aspley
Southern end of Gympie Arterial Road (M3)
No northbound entry from Bald Hills. No southbound entry or exit.
Carseldine –
Bald Hills boundary
0.750.47Australian state route 40.svg – Linkfield Road (State Route 40) – west – Brendale
east – Bracken Ridge, Fitzgibbon
No northbound exit. Previous northbound exit (on Gympie Road) provides access to Linkfield Road.
Bald Hills 2.31.4Australian state route 58.svg – Strathpine Road (State Route 58) – west – Strathpine
Hoyland Street – east – Bracken Ridge
Provides access via Bracken Ridge to Gateway Motorway
4.72.9AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svgGateway Motorway (M1) – south–east – Deagon Northern end of Gympie Arterial Road.
No northbound exit.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg Australian Roadsportal

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References

  1. "Gympie Arterial Road and Strathpine Road (Bald Hills), improve intersection". Queensland Government. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. "Linkfield Road Overpass upgrade". Queensland Government. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. Google (23 August 2019). "Gympie Arterial Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 August 2019.