Port of Brisbane Motorway
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Port of Brisbane Motorway is a motorway, which connects the Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane is the shipping port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on reclaimed land that was once called Fisherman Islands at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's...

 to the Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway
The Gateway Motorway is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....

. Stage 1 was opened in December 2002. The motorway was built to take freight traffic off Lytton Road, with about 4,000 vehicles travelling to the Port of Brisbane in 2002 . Stage 1 cost A$196 million and was finished six months ahead of schedule and A$20 million under budget .

Stage 2 includes a three kilometre extension of the existing motorway through to Pritchard Street. Construction will commence in April 2011 with completion due in mid 2013.

Exits

Port of Brisbane Motorway
North-Eastbound exits Distance from
Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway
The Gateway Motorway is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....


(km)
Distance from
Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane is the shipping port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on reclaimed land that was once called Fisherman Islands at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's...


(km)
South-Westbound exits
Merge with Lytton Road
continues as
Lytton Road

to Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane is the shipping port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on reclaimed land that was once called Fisherman Islands at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's...

4 7 Start Port of Brisbane Motorway
continues from
Lytton Road
Wynnum
Wynnum, Queensland
Wynnum is a suburb located on the shores of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia, about 16 kilometres east of the CBD. The area was sparsely settled until the arrival of the railway in the late 1880s, but then grew fairly rapidly. The former Wynnum Shire Council was created in 1902, and twelve years...

, Hemmant
Hemmant, Queensland
Hemmant is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 11 km east of the CBD located on the Brisbane River.Hemmant was originally known as "Doughboy Creek"-Transport:Hemmant railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Cleveland....

 
Lytton Road Lindum Road
Wynnum
Wynnum, Queensland
Wynnum is a suburb located on the shores of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia, about 16 kilometres east of the CBD. The area was sparsely settled until the arrival of the railway in the late 1880s, but then grew fairly rapidly. The former Wynnum Shire Council was created in 1902, and twelve years...

, Hemmant
Hemmant, Queensland
Hemmant is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 11 km east of the CBD located on the Brisbane River.Hemmant was originally known as "Doughboy Creek"-Transport:Hemmant railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Cleveland....

 
Lytton Road Lindum Road
Murrarie
Murarrie, Queensland
Murarrie is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs on the southern bank of the Brisbane River adjacent to the Gateway Bridge.Murarrie has both residential and industrial sections...

, Hemmant
Hemmant, Queensland
Hemmant is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 11 km east of the CBD located on the Brisbane River.Hemmant was originally known as "Doughboy Creek"-Transport:Hemmant railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Cleveland....

 
Lytton Road
1 10 no exit
(proposed)
no exit 0 11 Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...

, Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

 
Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway
The Gateway Motorway is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....

 
Start Port of Brisbane Motorway
continues from
Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway
The Gateway Motorway is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....

 
Merge with Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway
The Gateway Motorway is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....

 
continues as
Gateway Motorway

to Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...

, Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...


See also

  • Freeways in Australia
    Freeways in Australia
    This is a list of freeways and motorways in Australia, sorted by states and territories and their corresponding routes. This list includes toll roads such as the CityLink freeway system in Melbourne. This list has over 70 entries...

  • Freeways in Brisbane
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