Expressway - The Australian Highway Site: Road Photos & Information: QLD: M1 / A1 (Beerburrum to Nambour)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Pacific Motorway, Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway (M1 / A1)

Beerburrum to Nambour

Statistics:

Length:: 1802 km (Beerburrum to Nambour: 50 km)
Termini:: Northern: Draper St (unnumbered), Portsmith; Southern: NSW Border at Tugun
Miscellaneous:: Continues as Pacific Mwy (M1) in NSW
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:: Beerburrum, Coochin Creek, Glass House Mountains, Beerwah, Landsborough, Bells Creek, Glenview, Meridian Plains, Palmview, Tanawha, Sippy Downs, Chevallum, Forest Glen, Woombye, Kiels Mountain, Rosemount and Diddillibah

Route Numbering:

Current: M1
Former: M1 1 1
Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹: 10A (Brisbane to Gympie)

General Information:

The M1 / A1 corridor is the main coastal route from the NSW border to the northern tip of the east coast of Australia, and links major cities and towns with Brisbane, and beyond the NSW border, Sydney.

Bruce Highway:

Formerly known as the Great North Coast Road, the Bruce Highway is named after former Minister of Public Works, Henry Bruce ² and connects Brisbane with all coastal regions north of the city.

The route is freeway standard from the Gateway Motorway interchange to Curra, north of Cooroy. From there, the route alternates between single and dual carriageway, and passes through rural, residential, industrial and commercial areas.

History:

Bruce Highway:: October 1934: Bruce Highway named after Minister for Works. ³; November 1934: Bruce Highway declared. ⁴; December 1934: Bruce Highway was officially opened at Glass House Mountains. ⁵; June 1939: Bruce Highway between Nambour and Woombye opens. ³¹; 1957: Landsborough to Mooloolah Connection Road Reconstruction completed (4 km). Also now former Isis River Bridge completed. ⁶; 1958: Caloundra Road to Sippy Creek Reconstruction completed (3.7 km). Mooloolah Connection Road to Caloundra Road Reconstruction completed, including channelised Calounda Road junction (3.2 km). ⁶; 1960: Sippy Creek to Crosby Hill Road Reconstruction including channelised Crosby Hill Road junction completed (2.8 km). Yurol Deviation between Yurol State Forest and Skyring Creek commenced. ⁶; 1961: Tanawha deviation (old route now Main Creek Road) completed (2.4 km). Work began on the Landsborough Bypass. ⁶; 1962: Eudlo Creek to Maroochydore Road Reconstruction including Eudlo Creek Bridge and channelised Maroochydore Road junction completed. ⁶ By this time, the highway was bitumen sealed between Brisbane and Cairns. ⁷; June 1962: Construction completed on Landsborough Bypass, which became the first section of limited-access road on the Bruce Highway. ⁶; November 1963: Construction begun on first four lane section with the Maroochy Shire Council region. ⁸; July 1968: Beerburrum to Glass House Mountains reconstruction completed. ⁶; 1969: Glass House Mountains to Beerwah reconstruction completed. ⁶; 9 December 1985: Bruce Highway deviated around the Glass House Mountains region. ⁹; 14 July 2014: A new on-ramp from Frizzo Rd interchange with a much longer merge lane opened to traffic. ¹⁰

Click or tap here for the former alignment between Beerburrum and Nambour

Beerburrum to Nambour

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Beerburrum, March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Audible Line Marking Sign:

Sign indicating the use of audible road markings, Beerburrum, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Tourism Sign:

Tourism sign welcoming motorist to the Sunshine Coast, Beerburrum, March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Services Sign:

Tourist information services sign at Beerburrum, May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Beerburrum approaching Johnston Rd, March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Beerburrum approaching Johnston Rd, May 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Johnston Road:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the Johnston Rd interchange at Glass House Mountains, July 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Black Fingerboard:

Black fingerboard within the Johnston Rd interchange at Glass House Mountains, November 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Bruce Hwy (M1) at Glass House Mountains, approaching Bells Ck Rd & Roys Rd, May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Roys Road & Bells Creek Road:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the interchange with Bells Ck Rd & Roys Rd at Glass House Mountains, May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Roys Road & Bells Creek Road:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the interchange with Bells Ck Rd & Roys Rd at Glass House Mountains, April 2018.

Image © Dean Sherry

NEW Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Roys Rd, Landsborough, approaching Bruce Hwy (M1), February 2021.

Image © Rob Tilley

UPDATED Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Glass House Mountains, February 2021. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

UPDATED Reassurance Sign:

Pacific Coast Way reassurance sign at Glass House Mountains, February 2021.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Glenview approaching the interchange with Steve Irwin Way (SR6 / TD24) and Caloundra Rd (SR6), May 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from July 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

UPDATED Steve Irwin Way & Caloundra Road Interchange:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the interchange with Steve Irwin Way (SR6 / TD24) and Caloundra Rd (SR6) at Glenview, February 2021. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from May 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from July 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Steve Irwin Way & Caloundra Road Interchange:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the interchange with Steve Irwin Way (SR6 / TD24) and Caloundra Rd (SR6) at Glenview, May 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from July 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Steve Irwin Way & Caloundra Road Interchange:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the interchange with Steve Irwin Way (SR6 / TD24) and Caloundra Rd (SR6) at Glenview, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Mooloolah River:

Bruce Hwy (M1) as it crosses Mooloolah River via Colin Clift Bridge at Glenview, April 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign:

Freeway green AD sign at Glenview approaching Frizzo Rd interchange, May 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from July 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from January 2008.

Image © Rob Tilley

Frizzo Road Interchange:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the Frizzo Rd interchange at Glenview, May 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Frizzo Road Interchange:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the Frizzo Rd interchange at Glenview, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Palmview approaching the interchange with Sunshine Mwy (SR70), July 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from April 2008.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Palmview approaching the interchange with Sunshine Mwy (SR70), May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Palmview approaching the interchange with Sunshine Mwy (SR70), April 2012. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from January 2008.

Image © Paul Rands

Sippy Creek Road:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the junction with Sippy Ck Rd in Tanawha, March 2009.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sunshine Motorway Interchange:

Bruce Hwy (M1) at the interchange with Sunshine Mwy (SR70) at Tanawha, April 2012. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from March 2009. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from April 2008. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from January 2008. Click or tap here for a photo of this location from March 2006.

Image © Paul Rands