Statistics:

Length:
32 km
Termini:
Northern: Shore St West (SR22), Cleveland
Southern: Pacific Mwy (M1) and Pacific Mwy Service Rd (unnumbered), Loganholme
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
Loganholme, Cornubia, Carbrook, Redland Bay, Victoria Point, Thornlands and Cleveland

Route Numbering:

Current: 47
Multiplexed with: 21
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
108 (Loganholme to Redland Bay)
109 (Redland Bay to Cleveland)

General Information:

State Route 47 is an arterial route in Brisbane's bayside. It connects coastal suburbs with Pacific Motorway (M1) the main route between Brisbane and the New South Wales border.

Within Cleveland and Loganholme, the route is divided, but beyond that it's undivided for most of its remainder. The route passes through residential, commercial, rural and bushland areas.

Multiplexes along the route include:
State Route 21, for 400 m, Victoria Point.
Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive, for 6 km, between Victoria Point and Cleveland.

History:

2007: Intersection upgrade at Benfer Rd and Clay Gully Rd. Works included the addition of turning lanes and a staged pedestrian crossing. 2
October 2010: Work begins on intersection upgrades at Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, Ziegenfusz Road, Dinwoodie Road and Beveridge Road. Works included duplication of Cleveland-Redland Bay Road between Ziegenfusz Road and Dinwoodie Road from two lanes to four, and signal installation at Ziegenfusz Road and Dinwoodie Road intersections, duplication from two lanes to four and signal installation at the Cleveland-Redland Bay Road and Beveridge Road intersection, construction of a bridge spanning 13 metres between Ziegenfusz Road and Dinwoodie Road, incorporating provision for fauna, the upgrade of six existing bus stops to include bus pull in bays and the provision cycle lanes and pedestrian footpaths. 3
August 2011: Beveridge Road intersection improvements completed. 3
2012: Finalisation on work started in October 2010. 3

Loganholme to Cleveland

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Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign on Beenleigh-Redland Bay Rd (SR47) at Carbrook, October 2016. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from May 2006.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Serpentine Ck Rd (SR47) approaching Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd (SR47) and the unnumbered section of Serpentine Ck Rd, October 2016.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd (SR47) approaching German Church Rd at Redland Bay, October 2016.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Gordon Rd (SR47) approaching Boundary St at Redland Bay, October 2016.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Victoria Point, approaching Benfer Rd, October 2016.

Image © Dean Sherry

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Black Reassurance Directional Sign:

Black distance sign at Thornlands, May 2006. This sign has since been removed and the road widened.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Trailblazer:

SR47 trailblazer at Thornlands on Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Trailblazer:

Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive trailblazer near South St at Thornlands on Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Trailblazer:

SR47 trailblazer at Cleveland on Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign with incorrect SR46 shield approaching Long St at Cleveland, July 2011. The Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive duplex ends at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at the corner of Bloomfield St (SR47) and Long St at Cleveland, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Trailblazer:

SR47 trailblazer at Cleveland on Bloomfield St, near Long St, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Bloomfield St (SR47) approaching Russell St (SR47) at Cleveland, July 2011. SR47 turns left at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Russell St (SR47) approaching Waterloo St (SR47) in Cleveland, July 2011. SR47 turns right at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Waterloo St (SR47) at Cleveland approaching Queen St, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Waterloo St (SR47) in Cleveland approaching Middle St, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Waterloo St (SR47) approaching Shore St West (SR22 / Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive) at Cleveland, July 2011. This junction is the northern terminus of SR47.

Image © Rob Tilley

Cleveland to Loganholme

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Bloomfield St (unnumbered) at Cleveland, approaching Bloomfield St (SR47) and Russell St (SR47), May 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Thornlands approaching Boundary Rd (SR21), May 2006. The SR21 duplex begins at this intersection.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black AD sign at Victoria Point approaching Colburn Rd (SR21), May 2006. The SR21 duplex ends at this intersection. This sign has since been replaced.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd (SR47) approaching Benfer Rd and Clay Gully Rd at Victoria Point, July 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black AD sign at Redland Bay approaching Double Jump Rd, May 2006. This sign has since been replaced.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black AD sign at Redland Bay approaching Serpentine Creek Rd, May 2006. This sign has since been replaced.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Redland Bay on Serpentine Creek Rd approaching Cleveland-Redland Bay Rd (SR47), May 2006.

Image © Michael Greenslade

1 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and region maps, Metropolitan Region, November 2022.
2 QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Victoria Point Intersection upgrade, 27 March 2007.
3 QLD Government, Department of Transport and Redlands Corridor Program Section C: Cleveland Redland Bay Road Upgrade.