Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Pacific Motorway, Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway (M1 / A1)
Loganholme to Eight Mile Plains
Former Alignment
Statistics:
- Length:
- 1802 km (Loganholme to Eight Mile Plains: 16 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:
- Loganholme, Tanah Merah, Shailer Park, Slacks Creek, Daisy Hill, Springwood, Underwood, Rochedale South, Rochedale and Eight Mile Plains
Route Numbering:
- Current: M1
- Former: 1 1 F-3
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 12A
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.
The M1 portion of the Pacific Motorway bypasses the suburban areas of the Gold Coast and outer Brisbane areas, and passes through residential, commercial and industrial areas, and features a number of service roads to cater to some of the industrial and commercial zones.
The section from Brisbane to Springwood is formerly known as the South Eastern Freeway.
The Pacific Motorway passes several Gold Coast tourist attractions such as Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet 'n' Wild Water World, and Dreamworld.
The route features twin tunnels bypass the Tugun area as it crosses into NSW.
History:
- Pacific Motorway:
- 1927: Start of the formation and bitumen pavement of the Pacific Highway in Logan area. 2
- 1930s: Pacific Highway named. 3
- 1 July 1931: Logan Bridge built to military specifications to bear the weight of a small tank. 2 3
- 1963: Work began on the Beenleigh Bypass on the Pacific Highway, and included a new bridge at Yatala to replace the existing timber bridge over the Albert River. 3
- 1965: Brisbane Transportation Study recommended the construction of the South East Freeway. 2
- December 1965: Southbound carriageway opened as two lanes on Beenleigh Bypass. 4
- December 1966: Northbound carriageway completed on Beenleigh Bypass. 4
- 1968: New bridge over the river at Loganholme was built in conjunction with the duplication of the Pacific Highway. 2
- November 1972: The first section, opened in Brisbane, was originally known as the Southeast Freeway. 5
- 25 September 1979: Watland Street / Park Road interchange opened. 4
- 1985: Completion of South East Freeway, from Brisbane to Springwood. 6
- December 1996: Motorway upgrade to 6 lanes between Winnetts Road to Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road. 7
- October 2000: Motorway standard upgrade of Pacific Highway between the junction of Logan Motorway and Nerang opened to traffic. 8
- November 2009: Construction of interchange upgrades commenced between Springwood and Daisy Hill. 9
- May 2010: The first stage of the new Loganlea Road overpass bridge commenced. 10
- November 2012: Upgrades between Springwood and Daisy Hill completed. 9
- April 2013: Construction started on a 1.8 km lane on the Pacific Motorway in the southbound direction between Fitzgerald Avenue and Shortland Street. 11
This page concentrates on the former alignment between Loganholme and Eight Mile Plains.
Loganholme to Eight Mile Plains
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Slacks Creek approaching Nujooloo Rd interchange, February 2009. This sign has since been removed.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Slacks Creek approaching Nujooloo Rd interchange, February 2009. This sign has since been removed.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign & Nujooloo Road Exit:
Old RD sign with Pacific Hwy coverplate over South Eastern Fwy near the Nujooloo Rd interchange at Slacks Creek, February 2009. This sign has since been removed.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Slacks Creek approaching Loganlea Rd, February 2009. This sign has since been removed.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Slacks Creek approaching Loganlea Rd, February 2009. This sign has since been removed.
Image © Rob Tilley
Loganlea Road:
Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Loganlea Rd interchange at Slacks Creek, February 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Slacks Ck for the Paradise Rd (SR50) interchange, February 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign with M1 coverplate on Loganlea Rd at Slacks Ck approaching Pacific Mwy (M1), March 2006. This sign has since been removed in association with interchange upgrade works.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign with M1 coverplates on Loganlea Rd at Slacks Ck approaching Pacific Mwy (M1), March 2006. This sign has since been removed in association with interchange upgrade works.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign with M1 coverplates on Loganlea Rd at Slacks Ck approaching Pacific Mwy (M1), March 2006. This sign has since been removed in association with interchange upgrade works.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on the Loganlea Rd interchange with Pacific Mwy (M1) at Slacks Creek, May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign Loganlea Rd approaching the interchange with Pacific Mwy (M1) at Slacks Creek, May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the Paradise Rd (SR50) interchange at Slacks Creek, February 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign incorrectly showing Pacific Hwy at Slacks Ck, February 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Eight Mile Plains to Loganholme
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on Winnetts Rd at Daisy Hill approaching Loganlea Rd interchange with Pacific Mwy (M1), May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black ID sign on the Loganlea Rd interchange with Pacific Mwy (M1) at Daisy Hill, near Winnetts Rd, May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Daisy Hill for Shailer Rd interchange, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Daisy Hill for Shailer Rd interchange, March 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
Shailer Road Interchange:
Pacific Mwy (M1) at the Shailer Rd interchange, Daisy Hill, March 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
2 Logan District History.
3 QLD Government, Bulldust, Beef and Beyond.
4 Tyler Bullock.
5 Building Brisbane's History: Structure, Sculptures, Stories and Secrets. ISBN 9781921606199.
6 Brisbane Times, South-East Queensland transport infrastructure rollout since 1975, 6 July 2010.
7 QLD Government, Department of Main Roads Annual Report 1995-1996.
8 The Pacific Motorway Report: An investigation into the actions of the Department of Main Roads in relation to noise and safety issues concerning the Pacific Motorway. ISBN 978-0-9758442-9-8.
9 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Pacific Motorway (M1) upgrade: Springwood (south) to Daisy Hill.
10 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Construction Update, Pacific Motorway Upgrade Project, Springwood (south) to Daisy Hill, May 2010.
11 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Media Release, Pacific Motorway Upgrade Start of construction works Pacific Motorway: Fitzgerald Avenue to Shortland Street, April 2013.