Logan Road, allocated state routes 95 and 30, is a major road in

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. It runs from Springwood in Logan City to

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in Brisbane, with most of the route signed as state route 95. The route was formerly the main route to the

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from Brisbane, until the South East Freeway (now Pacific Motorway) was built. The road runs close to

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and Greenslopes Private Hospital, Mount Gravatt, past

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and the

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. Logan Road provides the quickest access to Mount Gravatt from the south, as well as being the main access road for the

Shopping Centre. At the road's southern extent it is crossed by both the Pacific Motorway and

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. At

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Kingston Road splits off to become a major road into central

Logan City Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City als ...

History

William Slack, a local cattle grazier, took his stock along a possible Aboriginal track which became known to the locals as Slacks Track. Later the track became a road and then highway. The route takes its name from Captain

Patrick Logan Captain Patrick Logan (1791 – October 1830) was the commandant of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement from 1826 until his death in 1830 at the hands of Aboriginal Australians who objected to him entering their lands. As he had been hated by co ...

, one of the founders of the

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

convict settlement. Its route is similar to that of the Pacific Motorway and can be accessed directly via exit numbers 20 and 14 as well as by the

. The first electric trams travelled along the road in 1897. The service ran into the city to its terminus at the southern side of the Victoria Bridge. Between 1953 and 1969, electric

trams A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ar ...

ran along Logan Road between

and Mount Gravatt. At the northern end of Logan Road is the Woolloongabba Fiveways. This intersection was one of the busiest in the city, requiring a policeman to coordinate rail and road traffic.

Major intersections

The road is in the

local government area, except the last 3.3 kilometres, which are in

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History

Major intersections

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