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Bruce Highway (National Highway 1) (Decommissioned) - 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 alternates 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.

Click here for former NH1 alignments between Nambour and Gympie

Nambour to Gympie			Gympie To Nambour
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Rosemount approaching Nambour-Bli Bli Rd (SR10), March 2006. Click here for a photo of this location by Rob Tilley from April 2005. Image © Paul Rands			Myall Street: Bruce Hwy (NH1) at the Myall St (SR6) interchange at Cooroy, October 2004. Myall St is a former Bruce Hwy alignment. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Rosemount approaching Nambour-Bli Bli Rd (SR10), March 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Kulangoor approaching Yandina-Coolum Rd (SR11), April 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
Click here for the continuation of National Highway 1 between Gympie and Maryborough Click here for the continuation of National Highway 1 between Beerburrum and Nambour

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 11:25

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