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

Statistics:

• Length: 1679 km (Maryborough to Gin Gin: 117 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: Bald Hills, Burpengary, Caboolture, Beerwah, Nambour, Eumundi, Cooroy, Gympie, Maryborough, Childers, Gin Gin, Miriam Vale, Benaraby, Mt Larcom, Rockhampton, Sarina, Mackay, Proserpine, Bowen, Ayr, Townsville, Ingham, Cardwell, Tully, Innisfail, Babinda, Gordonvale and Cairns

Route Numbering:

• Current: A1

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 10B (Gympie to Maryborough) and 10C (Maryborough to Gin Gin) 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. 2
• November 1934: Bruce Highway declared. 3
• May 1940: Original Wallaville Bridge completed. 4
• 1962: By this time, the highway was bitumen sealed between Brisbane and Cairns. 5
• 1974: National Route 1 replaced by National Highway as part of the Federal National Highway funding program.
• April 2011: Work commences on replacing NH1 with A1 between Curra and Gin Gin.
• September 2011: To improve flood immunity of the highway south of Childers, a new and improved road alignment and a higher bridge over the Isis River were completed. 4

Preview:	Description:
	Gympie Road: Bruce Hwy (NH1) at Gympie Rd (SR57) at Tinana, December 2002. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Childers approaching Isis Hwy (SR52), May 2005. Note the incorrect NH52 shield. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the continuation of National Highway 1 between Gin Gin and Gladstone Click here for the continuation of National Highway 1 between Gympie and Maryborough

1 Department of Transport and Main Roads, The State Road Network of Queensland, 30 June 2010
2 Nambour Chronicle, 26 October 1934
3 Nambour Chronicle, 23 November 1934
4 Tyler Bullock
5 Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, North Coast Roadside Rest Areas

Last updated: 24-Oct-2021 22:43

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