Road Photos & Information: Queensland
Southport-Burleigh Road (State Route 3) (South Coast Region)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 18 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Smith St (SR10), North St (SR10) and High St, Southport
- Southern: Pacific Mwy (M1) and Oyster Creek Dr (unnumbered), Burleigh Heads
- Miscellaneous:
- Route taken: Bermuda Street, Bundall Road, Ferry Road and High Street
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Burleigh Heads, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Bundall and Southport
Route Numbering:
- Current: 3
- Former: 86
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 103
General Information:
State Route 3 on Queensland's Gold Coast is a suburban arterial route which acts feeder and by-pass route through the inner western suburbs.
It's a divided road which passes through generally commercial and residential zones, including canal home areas. At the southern end it passes by a quarry and close to the Reedy Creek land fill facility.
History:
- 3 June 1997: Bermuda Street Extension to Pacific Motorway. 2
- August 2000: High Street Duplication to four lanes. 2
- April 2010: Widening works begin on Bermuda St at the Reedy Creek Rd junction at Burliegh Heads. 3
- November 2010: Traffic signals switched on at the Executive Drive and Bermuda Street intersection at Burleigh Heads. 4
- June 2011: Work begins on implementation of on-road bicycle lanes along Southport-Burleigh Road between Markeri Street and Christine Avenue. 5
Burleigh Heads to Southport
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Ferry Rd (SR3) at Southport, approaching Queen St (SR20), March 2005. SR3 becomes High St after this junction.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on High St (SR3) at Southport, approaching North St (SR10) and the unnumbered portion of High St, March 2005.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Southport to Burleigh Heads
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Cottesloe Street in Mermaid Waters approaching Bermuda Street (SR3), February 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, South Coast Region, November 2022.
2 Tyler Bullock.
3 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Reedy Creek Road: early works at the Bermuda Street intersection.
4 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Lights, action on busy Bermuda Street in Burleigh Heads, 5 Nov 2010.
5 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Gold Coast: on-road cycle lanes.
2 Tyler Bullock.
3 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Reedy Creek Road: early works at the Bermuda Street intersection.
4 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Lights, action on busy Bermuda Street in Burleigh Heads, 5 Nov 2010.
5 QLD Government, Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Gold Coast: on-road cycle lanes.