M7/A7 (Brisbane)

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The AUS Alphanumeric Route M7.svgAUS Alphanumeric Route A7.svg (M7/A7) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is a major urban road corridor. It extends from the M2/M7 Ipswich Motorway/Logan Motorway junction at Gailes via Ipswich Road at Woolloongabba, Clem Jones Tunnel and Airport Link to the junction with Southern Cross Way which links with the Gateway Motorway.

The full route, completed in 2012, comprise:

Major intersections

Ipswich Motorway and Ipswich Road each has a road junction list. No RJL exists for Clem Jones Tunnel or Airport Link Tunnel. There is no Wikipedia article for East-West Arterial Road.

Coordinates: 27°33′33″S153°00′06.3″E / 27.55917°S 153.001750°E / -27.55917; 153.001750


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