Smith Street Motorway, Gold Coast

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Smith Street Motorway
Queensland
General information
Type Freeway
Length 5.3 km (3.3 mi)
Route number(s) Australian state route 10.svg State Route 10
Major junctions
West endAUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Pacific Motorway, Gaven
 Australian state route 4.svg Olsen Avenue, Parkwood
East endAustralian state route 10.svg Smith Street, Southport
Highway system

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Contents

The road is motorway standard for 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Pacific Motorway (exit 66), until the Parklands Drive intersection. It then runs as a divided road until High Street in Southport, where it turns into North Street until the Gold Coast Highway. The motorway passes by the city's Health and Knowledge precinct, home to Griffith University, Gold Coast University Hospital and Gold Coast Private Hospital.

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A new iconic red bridge for pedestrians across Smith Street was completed in early 2007. The red bridge joins the existing parklands campus of Griffith University to the new site on the southern side of Smith Street.

Interchanges and intersections

The entire motorway is in the City of Gold Coast local government area.

City of Gold Coast Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. Based on resident population in the 2016 census, it is the second largest local government area in Australia. Its council maintains a staff of over 2,500. It was established in 1948, but has existed in its present form since 2008.

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
GavenArundel boundary00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Pacific Motorway (M1) north Brisbane Western motorway terminus at partial Y interchange: northbound exit and southbound entrance
Arundel–Molendinar boundary10.62AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Smith Street to Pacific Motorway (M1) south, Coolangatta, Gaven Partial trumpet interchange: no westbound entrance
Molendinar–Parkwood boundary21.2Precision Drive  Molendinar Westbound exit and entrance only
Molendinar–Parkwood–Southport tripoint 42.5Australian state route 4.svg Olsen Avenue (State Route 4)  Parkwood, Ashmore Diamond interchange
Southport53.1Parklands Drive Griffith University Gold Coast Campus Traffic light intersection
5.33.3Australian state route 10.svg Smith Street (State Route 10) east / Kumbari Avenue north & south  Southport Eastern motorway terminus at traffic light intersection

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References

  1. "Track". Smith Street Motorway. GPSies. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

Route map: Google

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