Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Wickham Street, Ann Street, Breakfast Creek Road, Kingsford Smith Drive, Eagle Farm Road, Main Myrtletown Road, Priors Road, Bancroft Road, Brownlee Street and Main Beach Road (State Route 25) (Metropolitan Region)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 16 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Marine Rd (unnumbered), Pinkenba
- Western: Gipps St (SR15) and Wickham St (unnumbered) and Gipps St (SR15), Kemp Pl (SR15) and Ann St (unnumbered), Fortitude Valley (one-way pair)
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Albion, Hamilton, Eagle Farm and Pinkenba
Route Numbering:
- Current: 25
General Information:
State Route 25 is an arterial route linking the Brisbane CBD with the industrial suburbs and airport east of the city.
The route is a mix of divided and undivided road, which features a one-way pair in Fortitude Valley, and also travels along the foreshore of Brisbane River through the Hamilton area.
History:
- 1829-1830: Kingsford Smith Drive was built by convict labour and connected Brisbane town with the women's jail at Eagle Farm. 1
Fortitude Valley to Pinkenba
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25) at Hamilton near Cooksley St, June 2012.
Image © Justin Cozart
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25) approaching Links Av and Schneider Rd at Eagle Farm, May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Freeway Green Advance Directional Sign:
Freeway Green AD sign on Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25) approaching Links Av and Schneider Rd at Eagle Farm, May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Trailblazer:
Trailblazer assembly at the corner of Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25), Links Av and Schneider Rd at Eagle Farm, May 2005. Note the old route number for Gateway Arterial Rd (SR20), which was decommissioned in the 1990s.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Pinkenba to Fortitude Valley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign, looking westbound on Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25) at Eagle Farm approaching Links Av, May 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25) at the Gateway Mwy (M1) interchange at Eagle Farm, May 2005. Note the freeway green sign in the distance, showing the old Gateway Arterial name.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Intersection Directional Sign:
AD style sign on the corner of Kingsford Smith Dr (SR25) and Sugarmill Rd at Pinkenba, January 2010. Note the mention of Gateway Arterial Rd.
Image © Rob Tilley