Statistics:

Length:
21 km
Termini:
Northern: Depot Rd (SR22) and Lemke Rd (SR22), Deagon
Southern: Waterworks Rd (SR31) and Illowra St (unnumbered), The Gap
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
The Gap, Keperra, Arana Hills, Everton Hills, McDowall, Bridgeman Downs, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon and Deagon

Route Numbering:

Former: 40

General Information:

State Route 40 is a suburban route on Brisbane's northside. It connects several northwestern suburbs with several important routes and passes through residential, commercial and industrial zones.

History:

2011: Widening works along Bridgeman Road at Bridgeman Downs.

This page concentrates on the former alignment between The Gap and Deagon

The Gap to Deagon

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Linkfield Rd (SR40) and Lacey Rd (SR40) at Bald Hills, July 2011. Despite the lack of route number on the sign, SR40 turned left at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

Deagon to The Gap

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Advance Directional Sign:

Diagrammatic AD sign on Telegraph Rd approaching Lacey Rd at Fitzgibbon, July 2011. SR40 turned left at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Trailblazer:

SR40 trailblazer at the corner of Lacey Rd and Linkfield Rd at Bald Hills, July 2011. SR40 turned right at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Intersection Directional sign:

ID sign at the corner of Lacey Rd and Linkfield Rd at Bald Hills, July 2011. SR40 turned right at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Metropolitan Region, November 2022.