Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road is a continuous road route in the
Logan and
Redland local government areas of
Queensland
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, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 47.
[ It is a state-controlled district road (number 108) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).]
Route description
Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road commences at an intersection with the Pacific Motorway in , just north of , as State Route 47. Starting at the western service road to the Pacific Motorway, it runs north-east under the motorway before turning east. It passes the exit to Bryants Road as it enters . It then turns south-east, following the north side of the Logan River
The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South ...
through .[
On entering the road turns north-east and its name changes to Longland Road. It then turns north as Serpentine Creek Road. Continuing north it reaches an intersection where Serpentine Creek Road exits to the north-east and State Route 47 turns north-west as ]Cleveland–Redland Bay Road
Cleveland–Redland Bay Road is a continuous road route in the City of Redland, Redland local government area of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 47.
It is a state-controlled district road (number 109) rat ...
. This is the eastern end of Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road.[
Land use along the road is mainly rural, with the exception of the short residential section through the southern tip of Cornubia.][
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Road condition
The road is fully sealed, with a short section of four-lane dual carriageway.[ A project to signalise the intersection with Kruger Road and to improve associated roadworks, at a cost of $23.85 million, was completed in November 2021. Kruger Road provides access to several schools in Carbrook.][
A project to plan for a future upgrade of a section at Cornubia will be undertaken in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years.
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History
Farming had begun along the north bank of the ''Logan River'' by the 1860s, with a cotton gin
A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine"—is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.. Reprinted by McGraw-Hill, New York and London, 1926 (); a ...
, later converted to a sugar mill, built in Loganholme in 1867. Carbrook was settled by German immigrants in 1868.[ The first roads from north to south may have been made by timber cutters to enable transport of their product to market. In time the north-south road would have been linked to the west-east road from Loganholme, resulting in the forerunner of the Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road that exists today.
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Coomera Connector
It is planned that a local road from the Coomera Connector will cross the Logan River from to Carbrook, ending at the intersection of Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road and Mount Cotton Road, likely resulting in increased traffic on those roads.
Major intersections
All distances are from Google Maps.[
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See also
* List of road routes in Queensland
Road routes in Queensland assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, by identifying important through-routes. Queensland is in the process of converting to an alphanumeric route numbering system, with a letter denoting the importance a ...
* List of numbered roads in Queensland
Numbered roads in Queensland provides readers with basic information about the many roads in the state, particularly those for which there is no Wikipedia article. It also assists editors with the task of adding road information to existing and n ...
Notes
References
Roads in Queensland
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