Southport – Burleigh Road

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Southport – Burleigh Road
Queensland
General information
Type Road
Length 17.9 km (11 mi) [1]
Route number(s) Australian state route 3.svg State Route 3
Major junctions
North endAustralian state route 10.svg North Street (State Route 10), Southport
 
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Pacific Motorway (M1), Burleigh Heads
Location(s)
Major suburbs Surfers Paradise, Bundall, Broadbeach Waters, Burleigh Waters

Southport – Burleigh Road is a state controlled road in the city of Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. [2] It is designated as State Route 3 and runs 17.9 km (11.1 mi) from Southport to Burleigh Heads. It includes four former suburban streets, which are still known locally by their original names. They are (from north to south):

Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 638,090, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, making it the largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Southport, Queensland Suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Southport is a suburb and the central business district near the midpoint of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and has one of the city's largest communities. As of the 2016 Census, Southport had a population of 31,908.

Contents

Major intersections

The road is in the 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
Southport 00.0Australian state route 10.svg North Street (State Route 10) - west - (via Smith Street Motorway - Parkwood, Molendinar / east - Southport /
High Street - north (via Gold Coast Highway) - Labrador 		Northern end of Southport – Burleigh Road (State Route 3)
Continues south as High Street.
1.10.68Australian state route 20.svg Queen Street (State Route 20) - west (via Nerang Street) - Ashmore /
east - Southport		This intersection marks the southern end of High Street and the northern end of Ferry Road
Arundel, Surfers Paradise,
Southport tripoint		4.02.5Slayter Avenue - west - Ashmore /
Thomas Drive - east - Surfers Paradise		This intersection marks the southern end of Ferry Road and the northern end of Bundall Road
Surfers Paradise,
Bundall border		5.5–
5.6		3.4–
3.5		Australian state route 24.svg Ashmore Road (State Route 24) - west - Bundall, Benowa /
Australian state route 24.svg Salerno Street (State Route 24) - east - Surfers Paradise		This intersection marks the approximate southern end of Bundall Road and the northern end of Bermuda Street
Broadbeach Waters,
Clear Island Waters,
Mermaid Waters tripoint		8.35.2Australian state route 90.svg Nerang–Broadbeach Road (State Route 90) - north-west - Carrara /
Australian state route 90.svg Hooker Boulevard (State Route 90) - east - Broadbeach
Burleigh Waters,
Burleigh Heads border		16.110.0Australian state route 80.svg Burleigh Connection Road (State Route 80) - west - Reedy Creek
east - Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads17.911.1AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Pacific Motorway (State Route M1) - north-west - Reedy Creek /
east - Palm Beach, Elanora 		Southern end of Southport – Burleigh Road
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. ↑ Google (27 Feb 2018). "Southport – Burleigh Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 27 Feb 2018.
  2. ↑ "Southport-Burleigh Road network improvement project". Queensland Government. 21 Nov 2017. Retrieved 27 Feb 2018.
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