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Bruce Highway (National Highway 1) (Decommissioned) - Gympie to Maryborough

Statistics:

• Length: 1679 km (Gympie to Maryborough: 87 km)
• Northern Terminus: Captain Cook Hwy (NR1), Florence St and Sheridan St, Cairns
• Southern Terminus: Gateway Motorway (Metroad 1) and Gympie Arterial Rd (Metroad 3) at Bald Hills
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Gympie, Chatsworth, Curra, Gunalda, Glenwood, Bauple, Tiaro, Tinana and Maryborough

Route Numbering:

• Current: A1

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 10B (Gympie to Maryborough) 1

General Information:

The Highway 1 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 is named after former Minister of Public Works, Henry Bruce 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:

• October 1934: Bruce Highway named after Minister for Works. 3
• November 1934: Bruce Highway declared. 4
• 17 October 1959: South Gympie Deviation (Mary River Road to Excelsior Road) completed and opened, including Normanby Bridge. 5
• December 1962: Completion of Yurol Deviation. 5
• 1964: North Gympie Deviation (Monkland Street to Oak Street) completed. 5
• 1967: Gympie CBD Bypass (between River Road and Monkland Street) completed. 5
• 1974: National Route 1 replaced by National Highway as part of the Federal National Highway funding program.
• August 1976: 9.5km Bauple Deviation opened. 5
• March 1979 3.3km Mackenzie Creek Deviation (just south of Bauple - Woolooga Road) opened. 5
• April 1979: Completion of Mackenzie Creek Deviation. 5
• April 1980: 1.8km Mackenzie Creek to Oaky Creek Deviation opened. 5
• October 1981: 2.3km Oaky Creek and Gutchy Creek and overflow bridges and approaches completed. 5
• May 2009: Traffic signals at the Bruce Highway/Monkland and Channon Street intersections in Gympie switched on. 6
• July 2009: Works for Cooroy to Curra Upgrade started on Section B. 7
• April 2011: Work commences on replacing NH1 with A1 between Curra and Gin Gin.

Gympie to Maryborough			Maryborough to Gympie
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Brisbane Rd (SR15 / TD40) at Gympie, April 2007. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Gunalda approaching Anderleigh Rd and Queen St, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Mary Valley Rd (SR51 / TD42) approaching Bruce Hwy (NH1) interchange at Gympie, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Gympie approaching Excelsior Rd, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Gympie, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Mary Valley Rd (SR51 / TD42) interchange at Gympie, October 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Gunalda approaching Queen St and Anderleigh Rd, October 2004. Note the incorrect NR1 shield. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for National Highway 1 between Maryborough and Gin Gin Click here for the continuation of National Highway 1 between Nambour and Gympie

1 Department of Transport and Main Roads, The State Road Network of Queensland, 30 June 2010
3 Nambour Chronicle, 8 November 1929
3 Nambour Chronicle, 26 October 1934
4 Nambour Chronicle, 23 November 1934
5 Tyler Bullock
6 Department of Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around Wide Bay/Burnett, May 2009
7 Department of Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra)

Last updated: 24-Oct-2021 22:36

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