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M1 | |
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General information | |
Type | Motorway |
Length | 255 km (158 mi) |
Route number(s) | M1 |
Major junctions | |
North end | Bruce Highway, Kybong, Queensland |
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South end | Pacific Motorway, NSW/QLD Border |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs / towns | Nambour, Caboolture, Eagle Farm, Springwood, Nerang |
Highway system | |
The M1 in Queensland, Australia, is a major urban road corridor. It connects the Sunshine Coast hinterland to Tugun, near the New South Wales and Queensland border, via the following corridors:
The Pacific Motorway continues on south from the M1 into New South Wales, while the Bruce Highway continues further north from the M1 up the Queensland coast. Both of these roads and the M1 itself are part of the line of route of National Highway 1, although M1 signage is used for that part of the corridor.
With the completion of Section C of the Bruce Highway - Cooroy to Curra upgrade project (Traveston to Woondum) in February 2018 [1] 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) [2] will, when completed, become the next stage of the M1.
Note: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. [3] [4]
A number of travel/service centres exist on the M1. These include:
Metroad 1 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is the former designation of the M1 road corridor in Brisbane. It connected Bald Hills to the southern suburb of Beenleigh via Gateway Motorway, between Bald Hills and Eight Mile Plains, and Pacific Motorway, between Eight Mile Plains and Beenleigh.
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.
Metroads were the primary road routes serving the Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan areas from the 1990s to the early 2010s. The Metroads formed a network of radial and circumferential routes throughout the cities, simplifying navigation. Metroads have been progressively phased out in both Sydney and Brisbane, replaced by alphanumeric route numbers. Brisbane is the only city currently retaining the Metroad system.
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people.
The Pacific Motorway is a motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and Brunswick Heads, New South Wales, through the New South Wales–Queensland border at Tweed Heads.
The Gateway Motorway is a major tolled motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia which includes the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges. The motorway is operated by toll road operator Transurban.
Nambour railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Nambour in the Sunshine Coast Region.
Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people.
Eerwah Vale is a locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 people.
The road transport in Brisbane, Australia, consists of a network of highways, freeways and motorways. Some motorways have tolls applied.
Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD) to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Queensland.
The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia.
Kybong is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kybong had a population of 363 people.
Curra is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Curra had a population of 2,104 people.
In Queensland, Highway 1 is a 2,964-kilometre (1,842 mi) long route that crosses the state, from the Northern Territory (NT) border near Wollogorang to Cairns, and then travels along the coastline to the New South Wales (NSW) border near Coolangatta. Highway 1 continues around the rest of Australia, joining all mainland state capitals, and connecting major centres in Tasmania. All roads within the Highway 1 system are allocated a road route numbered 1, M1, A1, or B1, depending on the state route numbering system. In Queensland, the highway is designated as National Route 1 from the NT border to Cairns, Route A1 from Cairns to Kybong, and then Route M1 down to the NSW border.
Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people.
Coles Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Coles Creek had a population of 68 people.
Cooroy–Noosa Road is a continuous 12.5-kilometre (7.8 mi) road route in the Noosa local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is signed as State Route 6 for most of its length. It is a state-controlled district road for most of its length.
Eumundi–Noosa Road is a continuous 15.8-kilometre (9.8 mi) road route in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is signed as State Route 12 for most of its length. For a short distance in Noosaville it is part of State Route 6. It is a state-controlled regional road for most of its length. Part of it is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
Cooroy–Gympie Road is a continuous 29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi) road route in the Noosa and Gympie regions of Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road. Known as Old Bruce Highway, It runs from Cooroy Connection Road on the Black Mountain / Pomona midpoint to the Bruce Highway in Kybong. This road provides access to several localities bypassed by the current alignment of the highway.