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Bruce Highway (National Highway 1) (Decommissioned) - Former Alignment: Nambour to Gympie

Statistics:

• Length: 1679 km (Nambour to Gympie: 67 km)
• Northern Terminus: Captain Cook Hwy (NR1), Florence St and Sheridan St, Cairns
• Southern Terminus: Gateway Motorway (Metroad 1) and Gympie Arterial Rd (Metroad 3) at Bald Hills
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Nambour, Eumundi, Cooroy, Black Mountain, Federal, Kybong and Gympie

Route Numbering:

• Current: M1 A1

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 10A (Bald Hills to Gympie) 1

General Information:

The Highway 1 corridor is the main coastal route from the NSW border to the northern tip of the east coast of Australia, and links major cities and towns with Brisbane, and beyond the NSW border, Sydney.

Bruce Highway is named after former Minister of Public Works, Henry Bruce and connects Brisbane with all coastal regions north of the city.

The route is freeway standard from the Gateway Motorway interchange to Curra, north of Cooroy. From there, the route alterna tes between single and dual carriageway, and passes through rural, residential, industrial and commercial areas.

History:

• November 1929: Maroochy River Bridge, Yandina opened. 2
• October 1934: Bruce Highway named after Minister for Works. 3
• November 1934: Bruce Highway declared. 4
• December 1962: Completion of Yurol Deviation. 5
• 1974: National Route 1 replaced by National Highway as part of the Federal National Highway funding program.
• 2005: M1 was extended to take in the Bruce Highway from Bald Hills to Cooroy, replacing National Highway 1.
• July 2009: Works for Cooroy to Curra Upgrade started on Section B. 6
• April 2011: Work commences on replacing NH1 with A1 between Curra and Gin Gin.

This page concentrates on the former NH1 alignments between Nambour and Gympie

Nambour to Gympie			Gympie To Nambour
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Coronation Av / Nambour Connection Rd (former Bruce Hwy), National Park Rd and Bli Bli Rd (TD23) at Nambour, January 2007. Note the missing TD23 shield. Image © Rob Tilley			Entering Cooroy: Elm St (former Bruce Hwy) as it enters the town of Cooroy, April 2012. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Old Gympie Rd at Yandina approaching Farrell St and Fleming St, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Old Pedestrian Signals: Old mast arm signals on Elm St at Cooroy, near the railway station, April 2012. These signals have since been replaced. Image © Paul Rands
	Yandina Town Centre: AD style sign installed as ID sign in the Yandina town centre at the junction with Fleming St, January 2009. Image © Rob Tilley			Bridges: Bunya Rd (former Bruce Hwy) at Bridges with Mt Ninderry in the distance, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
				Browns Creek: Old bridge on Bunya Rd over Browns Ck at Bridges, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Old Gympie Rd at Yandina approaching Farrell St and Fleming St, March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Nambour Connection Rd (former Bruce Hwy), approaching Coronation Av, National Park Rd and Bli Bli Rd (TD23) at Nambour, May 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
				Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Coronation Av / Nambour Connection Rd (former Bruce Hwy), National Park Rd and Bli Bli Rd (TD23) at Nambour, May 2007. Note the missing TD23 shield. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Department of Transport and Main Roads, The State Road Network of Queensland, 30 June 2010
2 Nambour Chronicle, 8 November 1929
3 Nambour Chronicle, 26 October 1934
4 Nambour Chronicle, 23 November 1934
5 Tyler Bullock
6 Department of Transport and Main Roads, Projects, Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra)

Last updated: 27-Jan-2020 11:16

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