Milton Road is an

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. It is currently signed as

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32 for its entire length. Milton Road is a major corridor for traffic between the

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and the western suburbs. It carried an average of 50,954 vehicles per day between July and December 2014. Milton Road's western end is at the northern terminus of the Western Freeway at the base of

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in the suburb of

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and progresses in a north-easterly direction through the suburbs of Auchenflower and

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before terminating at

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in Brisbane City. 250 metres west of Petrie Terrace is an interchange with the Hale Street expressway which allows access to and from the Inner City Bypass. Milton Road closely parallels the

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. Attractions along Milton Road include the XXXX Brewery and

Lang Park Lang Park, also known as Brisbane Football Stadium, by the sponsored name Suncorp Stadium, and nicknamed: 'The Cauldron', is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton. The current facility co ...

stadium, both in Milton. A pedestrian bridge crosses the road here, linking the stadium to Milton railway station. The Toowong tram line ran along the entire length of Milton Road until 1962, when the

Paddington tram depot fire The Paddington tram depot fire occurred on the night of 28 September 1962, and was one of the largest fires in Brisbane's history.Legacy Way The M5 Legacy Way (formerly Northern Link Tunnel) is a long tunnel linking the Western Freeway at Toowong and the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. The project consisted of two bored tunnels carrying two motorway grade lanes of tr ...

underground road tunnel was opened. The new toll road initially reduced traffic on Milton Road by 16%.

Major intersections

The entire road is in the

local government area.

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{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane Roads in Brisbane Milton, Queensland

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