Statistics:

Length:
20 km
Termini:
Northern: Redland Bay Rd (SR44), Capalaba
Southern: Beenleigh-Redland Bay Rd (SR47) and Skinners Rd (unnumbered), Cornubia
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
Cornubia, Mount Cotton, Sheldon and Capalaba

Route Numbering:

Current: 45
Multiplexed with: 21
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
110 (Capalaba)
111 (Cornubia to Capalaba

General Information:

State Route 45 is mostly a rural route servicing residential, commercial and rural areas. The route passes through significant koala habitat and bushland.

Multiplexes along the route include:
State Route 21, for 2 km, Capalaba.
South Moreton Bay Tourist Drive, for 7 km, Mount Cotton.

History:

April 2013: Intersection upgrade of Mt Cotton Rd and Wuduru Rd. Work included linemarking changes to include a dedicated southbound right-turn lane from Mount Cotton Road to Wuduru Road, shoulder widening, installation of new road signs and installation of reflective road pavement markers. 2

Capalaba to Cornubia

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Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Cornubia, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Mt Cotton approaching Double Jump Rd, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Black Reassurance Directional Sign:

Black distance sign at Mt Cotton, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Cornubia to Capalaba

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Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Sheldon, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Sheldon approaching Woodlands Dr, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black AD sign on Woodlands Dr at Mt Cotton, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Black Intersection Directional Sign:

Black ID sign facing Woodlands Dr at Mt Cotton, March 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign Beenleigh-Redland Bay Rd (SR47) and Skinner Rd at Cornubia, March 2006. This is the southern terminus of SR45.

Image © Michael Greenslade

1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Metropolitan Road Region Map, November 2022.
2 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Mount Cotton Road-Wuduru Road intersection Fact Sheet, March 2013.