Road
Photos & Information: Queensland
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Uhlmann
Road, Morayfield Road and Beerburrum Road (State Route 60) |
Statistics:
- Length: 23 km
- Northern Terminus: Steve Irwin Way (TD24) at Beerburrum
- Southern Terminus: Bruce Hwy (M1) and Uhlmann Rd (unnumbered) at Burpengary
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities
Along The Route: Burpengary, Morayfield, Caboolture South, Caboolture, Elimbah and Beerburrum
Route Numbering:
- Current:
- Former:
- Multiplexes:
- Road Authority Internal
Classification: 127 (Caboolture to Beerburrum) and 406
(Burpengary to Caboolture)1
General Information:
State Route 60 is the former Bruce Highway
alignment between Beerburrum and Burpengary.
The route varies from rural highway standard to
multi-laned divided suburban arterial road standard and caters to local
traffic, leaving the Bruce Hwy (M1) for through traffic.
SR60 passes through residential, commercial,
industrial, semi-rural and bushland areas.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- Tourist Drive 27 for 14 km, between Caboolture and Beerburrum
History:
- September 2009: Renaming of the Six Mile Creek
Bridge on Beerburrum Road at Elimbah to Hammond Bridge. The Hammond
family were an important family of the area.2
- 4 July 2011: Work commences on the construction
of a new bridge over Six Mile Creek along Beerburrum Road at
Elimbah.3
- 15 December 2011: Work begins on duplicating
more than four kilometres of Morayfield Road to four lanes between the
Bruce Highway and Gaffield Street. Other work includes Constructing a
service road between Gleeson Road and Paradise Road, and installing new
traffic signals at both intersections. Plus the upgrading of the
Graham Road and Lindsay Road intersections and the provision new
pedestrian and cyclist paths.4
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Intersection
Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Beerburrum Rd
(SR60), Old Gympie Rd and Industry Dr at Caboolture, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Bruce
Highway Interchange:
Sign facing the southbound off ramps from
Bruce Hwy (M1) at the junction with Uhlmann Rd (SR60), August 2009.
SR60 only travels right from this junction.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance
Directional Sign:
AD sign on Beerburrum Rd (SR60)
approaching Pumicestone Rd at Caboolture, November 2009. The SR85
shield should be prefixed with 'to' as SR85 is not routed along
Beerburrum Rd.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance
Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Industry Dr and Old
Gympie Rd at Caboolture, November 2009. SR85 is no longer routed along
Old Gympie Rd since the opening of the Caboolture Bypass, and merely
acts as access to the D'Aguilar Hwy (SR85) and Caboolture Bypass
(SR85), and to several small towns nearby.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Intersection
Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Beerburrum Rd
(SR60), Old Gympie Rd and Industry Dr at Caboolture, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Intersection
Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Beerburrum Rd
(SR60), Old Gympie Rd and Industry Dr at Caboolture, November 2009.
Image © Rob Tilley
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1
Transport & Main Roads, Queensland state-controlled roads and
region maps, North Coast Region: back
2 Queensland Government,
Ministerial Media
Statements, New names revealed for north coast bridges, 4
September 2009.
3 Queensland Government,
Ministerial Media
Statements, New concrete bridge for Six Mile Creek, 30 June
2011
4 Queensland Government,
Ministerial Media
Statements, Green light for $153 million Morayfield Road upgrade,
15 December 2011
Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55
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