Bruce Highway Queensland
Map of Queensland with Bruce Highway highlighted in yellow
General information
Type	Highway
Length	1,679 km (1,043 mi)
Route number(s)	M1(Bald Hills –Curra) A1(Curra –Cairns (exceptDouglas –Deeragun))
Major junctions
North end	Captain Cook Highway(National Route 1 / State Route 44),Cairns, Queensland
	Palmerston Highway(State Route 25) Flinders Highway(A6) Peak Downs Highway(State Route 70) Capricorn Highway(A4) Burnett Highway(A3) Dawson Highway(State Route 60) Isis Highway(State Route 52) Wide Bay Highway(State Route 49) Sunshine Motorway(State Route 70) D'Aguilar Highway(State Route 85) Gympie Arterial Road(M3)
South end	Gateway Motorway(M1),Bald Hills, Brisbane
Location(s)
Major settlements	Townsville,Mackay,Rockhampton,Maryborough,Gympie
Highway system
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TheBruce Highway is a major highway inQueensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital,Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way toCairns inFar North Queensland. The route is part of the AustralianNational Highway and also part ofHighway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately 1,679 kilometres (1,043 mi); it is entirely sealed withbitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician,Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed throughBrisbane, but was truncated atBald Hills when theGateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986.^{[citation needed]}

It was previously known as the Great North Coast Road, being renamed as the Bruce Highway in 1934 after the state's Minister for Public Works, Henry Bruce.^[1]

The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in the south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban congestion. As a result, the highway is constantly being shortened. The road is adual carriageway from Brisbane to Curra, north of Gympie, many of these upgrades being completed in the 1980s (Glass House Mountains,Tanawha,Maryborough) and 1990s (Nambour,Yandina, andCooroy).^{[citation needed]}

The highway commences just south of the bridge over thePine River at the Gateway Motorway interchange, 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of theBrisbane central business district. The highway has changed its route numbering from National Highway 1 to the M1 (motorway road) or A1 (single carriageway, generally with overtaking lanes).^{[citation needed]}

Major cities along the route includeGympie,Maryborough,Rockhampton,Mackay,Townsville, andCairns. The highway passes theGlasshouse Mountains,rainforests and pastures in theSunshine Coast, the Gunalda Range (north ofGympie),Mount Larcom (north ofGladstone), and the arid countryside north ofRockhampton; after that, it passes through land predominantly used forsugar cane, crop growing and dairy farms and thesub-tropics and tropics.^{[citation needed]}

In November 2024, the Bruce Highway Advisory Council was re-established.^[2]

In January 2025, the Australian prime minister announced that the Bruce Highway would get AU$7.2 billion dollars funding from theAustralian Government.^[3][4] This funding is meant to upgrade failing sections of the highway between Mackay and Bowen, notably around the very flood prone section south of Proserpine known as Goorganga Plains. This section is earmarked for an elevated carriageway similar to what was built at the Yeppen Floodplain near Rockhampton. The Goorganga Plains section can be closed for days resulting in huge economic loss for the state of Queensland.^[5][6]

The Bruce Highway is a state-controlled road, subdivided into fourteen sections for administrative and funding purposes. All sections are part of the National Highway.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

The sections are:

• 10A – Brisbane to Gympie
• 10B – Gympie to Maryborough
• 10C – Maryborough to Gin Gin
• 10D – Gin Gin to Benaraby
• 10E – Benaraby to Rockhampton
• 10F – Rockhampton to St Lawrence
• 10G – St Lawrence to Mackay
• 10H – Mackay to Proserpine
• 10J – Proserpine to Bowen
• 10K – Bowen to Ayr
• 10L – Ayr to Townsville
• 10M – Townsville to Ingham
• 10N – Ingham to Innisfail
• 10P – Innisfail to Cairns

State-controlled roads that intersect with the highway are listed in the main article.

Commencing inBald Hills at the junction of theGateway Motorway andGympie Arterial Road, the Bruce Highway is amotorway standard road (signed as theM1) for its first 163 kilometres (101 mi) to Curra, where it becomes a two-lane sealed highway for most of its remainder. The first 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the Dohles Rocks Road interchange has eight lanes and avariable (electronically signed) speed limit of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph). The next 22 kilometres (14 mi) to theCaboolture /Bribie Island interchange has six lanes and a maximum speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph). From there to Curra the road has four lanes and a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour (70 mph).

This section of the Bruce Highway crosses thePine River into theCity of Moreton Bay, passing through mainly urban areas before crossing theCaboolture River and reaching the Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange after 24.5 kilometres (15.2 mi). It runs past or throughMurrumba Downs,Griffin,Kallangur,Mango Hill,North Lakes,Dakabin,Narangba,Burpengary andMorayfield. On the way it is crossed by theRedcliffe Peninsula railway line and passes the Caboolture BP Travel Centre.^{[citation needed]}

The Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange also provides access to theD'Aguilar Highway via a service road. After the D'Aguilar Highway interchange the Bruce passes through mainly rural areas and the Beerburrum and Beerwah State Forests, entering theSunshine Coast Region before reaching the Caloundra Road interchange after a further 36.1 kilometres (22.4 mi). It passes the southern entry toSteve Irwin Way, a bypassed section of the highway, which provides access toBeerburrum,Glass House Mountains,Beerwah,Australia Zoo andLandsborough before terminating at the Caloundra Road interchange.^{[citation needed]}

The Caloundra Road Interchange is also Australia's firstDiverging diamond interchange.^[15][16]

The next 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to theSunshine Motorway interchange, providing access to theSunshine Coast, widens to 3 lanes in either direction. It then narrows back to 2 lanes. After another 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) theMaroochydore Road interchange provides access toMaroochydore andWoombye. The Bli Bli Road interchange, after a further 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), provides access toBli Bli andNambour. The Yandina–Coolum Road interchange, after 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi), provides access toYandina andCoolum. The Eumundi interchange, after 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi), provides access toEumundi andNoosa. The Cooroy interchange, after 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi), provides access toCooroy,Tewantin and Noosa. Total distance from Caloundra Road to this interchange is 42.4 kilometres (26.3 mi).^{[citation needed]}

The 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the end of the M1 atKybong includes three interchanges that provide access to the Old Bruce Highway. From Kybong the highway is designated A1. It has numerous parts with lower speed limits, including urban areas, high crash zones and roadwork sites. After 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kybong the Mary Valley Road interchange provides access to the west of theMary River. The highway then passes through theGympie urban fringe, with several at grade intersections providing access to various parts of the city. North of Gympie, 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) from the Mary Valley Road interchange, theWide Bay Highway interchange is reached, providing access toKilkivan. Total distance from the Cooroy interchange is 55.4 kilometres (34.4 mi).^{[citation needed]}

The 73.9 kilometres (45.9 mi) from the Wide Bay Highway interchange to the Maryborough–Biggenden Road interchange at Maryborough passes throughTiaro and the Gympie Road exit toMaryborough before crossing theMary River.^{[citation needed]}

The highway maintains a speed limit of 100 occasionally slowing down to 60 or 50 while driving through several small towns includingChilders,Gin Gin,Miriam Vale andMount Larcom before reachingRockhampton.^{[citation needed]}

With the completion of Section C of theBruce Highway – Cooroy to Curra upgrade project (Traveston toWoondum) in February 2018^[17] the M1 has now been extended toKybong, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south ofGympie. The Bruce Highway from Kybong to Gympie remains signed as A1. Section D of the project (Woondum toCurra, including a bypass of Gympie) will, when completed in 2024, become the next stage of the M1.^[18]

While the references use Woondum as a designator for sections of the project the new intersection that marks the end of the M1 is wholly within the locality of Kybong, although bordered on two sides by Woondum.^[19][20]

Roads to the north of Brisbane in the early days of settlement were constrained by the need to use reliable low level crossings of rivers and creeks well upstream from the coast.^{[citation needed]}

South Pine Road runs fromEnoggera Road atAlderley throughEverton Park toEverton Hills, crossingKedron Brook.^[21]

Bunya Road runs from South Pine Road at Everton Hills toEatons Crossing Road atDraper,^[22] after crossing theSouth Pine River at Drapers Crossing (afordable crossing).^{[citation needed]}

Old Northern Road runs from South Pine Road at Everton Park toanother South Pine Road atAlbany Creek.^[23] Eatons Crossing Road runs from this road (north of the South Pine River) to Draper.^[24] This South Pine Road continues north over the South Pine River via Cash's Crossing and thence to Gympie Road atStrathpine.^[25]

Old North Road links this South Pine Road atBrendale to Youngs Crossing Road atBray Park. Youngs Crossing Road continues to Dayboro Road atPetrie after crossing theNorth Pine River.^[26]Further upstream, Whiteside Road^[27] (now submerged byLake Samsonvale) provided a fordable crossing at Quinn's Crossing^[28] when water level was too high at Youngs Crossing.^{[citation needed]}

Further north, another segment ofOld North Road starts at Caboolture River Road inUpper Caboolture, crosses theCaboolture River at Zillmans Crossing^[29] and proceeds toWamuran.^[30]

Early roads from the North Pine River crossing to the Caboolture River crossing may have included parts of:^{[citation needed]}

• Narangba Road fromAnzac Avenue inKallangur toNarangba, where it becomes (after a short distance as Main Street)Oakey Flat Road , toMorayfield Road atMorayfield.^[31]
• Burpengary Road from Boundary Road atDakabin toBurpengary, where it becomes Station Road. From Station Road the direct route to Morayfield follows Obrien Road and Lindsay Road.^[32]
• Old Gympie Road from Anzac Avenue in Kallangur to Morayfield Road at Burpengary.^[33]
• Caboolture River Road from Morayfield Road at Morayfield to Old North Road at Upper Caboolture.^[34]

The Oakey Flat Road route avoids the crossing of Burpengary Creek on Obrien Road at Burpengary. From Oakey Flat Road at Morayfield a route consisting of Williamson Road, Forest Hills Drive, Haywood Road and Moorina Road runs to Caboolture River Road at Upper Caboolture,^[35] avoiding the crossing of Sheep Station Creek on Morayfield Road at Morayfield.^{[citation needed]}

Early roads fromCaboolture (after travelling east from Wamuran) toLandsborough and then to the Bruce Highway atPalmview may have included parts of:^{[citation needed]}

• Another segment ofOld Gympie Road from Caboolture to Landsborough.^[36]
• Beerburrum Road from Caboolture toBeerburrum,^[37] where it joins theSteve Irwin Way to Landsborough and Palmview.

The following quotations are from theMurrumba Homestead Grounds article.^[38]

• "To facilitate his timber operations Tom Petrie marked out several early northern roads, including a track between the Pine River and Bald Hills and a trail from Murrumba to Maroochydore, which later became the Gympie Road. He also blazed a track from North Pine to Humpybong (Redcliffe)."
• "In 1869 Cobb & Co opened a coach route from Brisbane to Gympie via the route Tom had helped mark out."

Anzac Avenue is part of the history of the Bruce Highway as the highway followed it from Petrie toRothwell for many years prior to the construction of its present alignment.^{[citation needed]}

The following quotation is from the Anzac Avenue article.^[39]

• "A road from Bald Hills to Redcliffe was formed by the early 1860s, but by 1864 this was almost impassable. Tom Petrie marked a track from the Hays Inlet crossing and in the early 1870s assisted in surveying the road. Known as the "Brisbane Road" it became the primary way of accessing the Redcliffe Peninsula by road."

One of the most dramatic deviations of the highway was the Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation. Beginning construction in 1972, the new route stretched from Roghan Road at Bald Hills to Deception Bay Road at Burpengary. Construction took place across four stages, the last of which was opened on 10 November 1977.

Due to the nature of wet weather and tropical cyclone prone areas of North Queensland, the highway is prone to frequent flooding in a number of places. Following the catastrophicQueensland floods in 2010–2011 the Australian Government commissioned a feasibility study on flood-proofing the highway.^[40]

Numerous stretches of the highway are set to undergo redevelopment, realignment, flood-proofing and extension of dual carriageway sections.^[41] Former PremierAnna Bligh announced the plans while launching theQueensland Infrastructure Plan (Now (A part of) known as Building Our Future, it includes all Transport Infrastructure Projects Nation-wide). The works are expected to total A$2 billion and include 77^[42] projects over a period of two decades.^[41] As of December 2020, 23 major projects had been completed under the program including the delivery of 64 bridges, 30 new rest stops, 300 km safer roadsides, and 190 km wide centre line treatments.^[43]

To improve flood immunity of the highway south ofChilders, a new and improved road alignment and a higherbridge over theIsis River were completed in September 2011.^[44]

Between theGateway Motorway and Caboolture, the highway has been widened to eight and six lanes since 2001, including the Dohles Rocks Road to Boundary Road section in October 2004, the Boundary Road to Uhlmann Road section in March 2007, and the latest section Uhlmann Road to Bribie Island Road in November 2009. Extension of the six lane section to Steve Irwin Way is proposed to commence in 2020.^{[citation needed]}

A new interchange has been built at the notorious intersection of Roys Road atBeerwah. It also connects to the nearby Bells Creek Road, eliminating another dangerous intersection.^[45]

The Nambour-Bli Bli Road interchange was upgraded in 1998 from a half-diamond to a dumbbell. The old interchange had lasted just 8 years. Later on, the entireNambour Bypass went through a process of rehabilitation due to the extremely rough surface and dangerous pothole appearances during wet weather. This work was completed in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2020 Sections A, B & C of the joint State and Federal funded 61 kilometres (38 mi) Cooroy to Curra upgrade of the highway are open. The final part of the upgrade, Section D, which provides a motorway-standard bypass ofGympie, opened in October 2024.^[46]

TheNorthern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project:

The project for upgrading between Gracemere saleyards and the Rockhampton abattoirs to provide access for Type 1Road Trains was completed by early 2021 at a total cost of $30 million.^[119] It involved about 29 kilometres (18 mi) of road improvements on four roads:

• Capricorn Highway – from Saleyards Road at Gracemere to the Bruce Highway roundabout at Rockhampton (7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi)).
• Bruce Highway – from the Capricorn Highway roundabout to the Yaamba Road intersection (8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi)).
• Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road – from the Bruce Highway intersection south-west to the Emu Park Road intersection (2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi).
• Rockhampton–Emu Park Road – from the Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road intersection to St Christophers Chapel Road atNerimbera (10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi)).

Travelling north, the following towns and small cities are found on (or very close to) the Bruce Highway.

To avoid unnecessary length this table does not show any bridges (seeRiver crossings below)

LGA	Location	km[120]	mi	Exit[121]	Destinations	Notes
Brisbane	Bald Hills	0	0.0	127	Gateway Motorway (M1) southeast – Gold Coast,Brisbane Airport / Gympie Arterial Road (M3) south –Brisbane	Southern highway terminus;partial Y interchange: no access between Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road
Moreton Bay	Griffin–Murrumba Downs boundary	2.2	1.4	130	Dohles Rocks Road – Murrumba Downs,Griffin	Half-diamond interchange: northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Kallangur–Mango Hill– North Lakestripoint	5.0– 7.1	3.1– 4.4	133	Anzac Avenue (State Route 71) – Petrie,Redcliffe	Parclo interchange
	North Lakes–Dakabin–Narangbatripoint	9.7– 11.1	6.0– 6.9	138	Boundary Road – Dakabin,Deception Bay	Parclo interchange
	Deception Bay–Burpengary boundary	13.6– 15.0	8.5– 9.3	142	Deception Bay Road (State Route 26) – east – Deception Bay / west – Burpengary,Narangba	Parclo interchange
	Burpengary	17.9– 19.1	11.1– 11.9	146	Uhlmann Road (State Route 60) – west – Burpengary,Morayfield / Uhlmann Road (no shield) – east – Burpengary East	Diamond interchange
	Burpengary–Morayfield boundary	19.7– 20.8	12.2– 12.9	—	Caboolture BP Travel Centre
	Morayfield	21.6– 22.6	13.4– 14.0	150	Buchanan Road – Morayfield	Dumbbell interchange
	Caboolture	24.1	15.0	152A	Lower King Street west / Bribe Island Road east – Caboolture,Bribie Island	Parclo interchange; northern ramps merge with D'Aguilar Highway southern ramps
		24.8– 26.7	15.4– 16.6	152B	D'Aguilar Highway (State Route 85) – Kilcoy	Trumpet interchange, southbound exit number is Exit 152
	Caboolture–Elimbah boundary	29.0– 30.3	18.0– 18.8	157	Pumicestone Road – Elimbah,Toorbul,Donnybrook	Diamond interchange
	Elimbah	34.8– 35.9	21.6– 22.3	163	Steve Irwin Way (Tourist Drive 24) – Beerwah,Glass House Mountains
Sunshine Coast	Glass House Mountains– Coochin Creek boundary	42.8– 43.7	26.6– 27.2	171	Johnston Road – Mobil Service Centre,Wild Horse Mountain Lookout	Diamond interchange
	Beerwah–Coochin Creek boundary	45.4	28.2	–	Beerburrum East State Forest access	At-grade intersection: southbound entrance and exit only
	Beerwah–Coochin Creek boundary	50.9– 52.2	31.6– 32.4	179	Roys Road – west – Beerwah / east – Coochin Creek	Diamond interchange. This interchange replacesat-grade intersections with Roys and Bells Creek Roads that are now closed.
	Meridan Plains–Glenview boundary	59.7– 61.2	37.1– 38.0	188	Steve Irwin Way (State Route 6 / Tourist Drive 24) west /Caloundra Road (State Route 6) east	Diverging diamond interchange, northbound access to Frizzo Connection Road to accessAussie World
	Palmview	62.8	39.0	190	Frizzo Connection Road / Pignata Road – Glenview,Palmview	Frontage road, southbound exit only, access toAussie World
	Tanawha–Sippy Downs boundary	65.3– 67.2	40.6– 41.8	194	Sunshine Motorway (State Route 70) – Buderim,Mooloolaba	Trumpet interchange
	Forest Glen–Chevallum boundary	70.4– 72.5	43.7– 45.0	200	Mons Road – Forest Glen, Buderim	Frontage roads
	Woombye	73.0– 74.3	45.4– 46.2	201	Maroochydore Road (State Route 8) east / Nambour Connection Road west – Nambour,Woombye,Maroochydore,Big Pineapple	Roundabout interchange
	Bli Bli–Nambour boundary	80.4– 80.9	50.0– 50.3	208	Nambour–Bli Bli Road (State Route 10 east / Tourist Drive 23 west) – Nambour,Bli Bli,Mapleton,Sunshine Coast Airport	Dumbbell interchange, formerly half-diamond
	Bli Bli–Parklands–Kulangoor tripoint	82.5– 83.5	51.3– 51.9	210	Nambour Connection Road – Parklands	Partial parclo interchange: no northbound entrance ramp
	Yandina	87.0– 87.9	54.1– 54.6	215	Yandina–Coolum Road (State Route 11) – Yandina,Coolum Beach	Dumbbell interchange
	Eumundi	95.1– 95.2	59.1– 59.2	224	Eumundi–Noosa Road (State Route 12 east) – Eumundi,Noosa,Kenilworth	Hybrid interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Eerwah Vale	99.0	61.5	224	Memorial Drive / Eumundi–Kenilworth Road – Eumundi, Noosa, Kenilworth	Hybrid interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance only
Noosa	Cooroy	102.4– 103.8	63.6– 64.5	230	Myall Street (State Route 6) – Cooroy,Noosa	Trumpet interchange
	Pomona	108.7– 110.6	67.5– 68.7	237	Cooroy Connection Road – southeast – Pomoma,Kin Kin / Old Bruce Highway – northwest – Pomoma,Noosa Heads	Dumbbell interchange
	Federal	116.5	72.4	244	Old Bruce Highway – Imbil	Northbound exit ramp only.
Gympie	Traveston	125.2– 127.2	77.8– 79.0	253	Traveston Road – east – Traveston / Old Bruce Highway – west – Amamoor	Dumbbell interchange
	Kybong	136.8	85.0	262	Cooroy-Gympie Road – Kybong	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only.
	East Deep Creek	141.7	88.0	268	Flood Road  – East Deep Creek	Dumbbell interchange
	Victory Heights	146.7	91.2	273	Gympie Connection Road - west  – Gympie / Gympie Connection Road - east – Tin Can Bay	Diamond interchange
	Curra	164.3	102.1	290	Gympie-Curra Road - south  – Gympie	Northern terminus of M1. Southern terminus of A1.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Route transition

To avoid unnecessary length this table does not show any bridges (seeRiver crossings below)

LGA	Location	km[120]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Fraser Coast	Tinana	225	140		Gympie Road (State Route 57) – Maryborough,Hervey Bay
	Maryborough West / Maryborough midpoint	230	140		Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) – northwest – Brooweena,Biggenden / Alice Street – southeast – Maryborough
Bundaberg	Childers	287	178		Isis Highway (State Route 52) south – Biggenden
	Apple Tree Creek–North Isis[122] boundary	293	182		Isis Highway (State Route 3) north – Bundaberg,Bargara	Partially grade separated
	Gin Gin	342	213		Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road (Gin Gin Road) (State Route 3) – Bundaberg
Gladstone	Benaraby–Wurdong Heights[123] boundary	489	304		Gladstone–Benaraby Road (State Route 58) – Gladstone
	Calliope	501	311		Dawson Highway (State Route 60) – Calliope,Rolleston, Gladstone	Diamond interchange with additional looped ramp
	Mount Larcom	535	332		Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road (State Route 58) – Gladstone
Rockhampton	Gracemere–Port Curtis boundary	604	375		Burnett Highway (A3) – Mount Morgan,Dululu
	Port Curtis–Fairy Bower[124] boundary	606	377		Capricorn Highway (A4) – Gracemere,Emerald	Roundabout
	Rockhampton	611	380		Fitzroy Street to Rockhampton–Emu Park Road – Emu Park
	Parkhurst	619	385		Yeppoon Road (Tourist Drive 10) – Yeppoon
Mackay	Sarina	912	567		Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) – west – Homebush,Eton
	Ooralea–Paget–West Mackay tripoint[125]	942	585		Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70) – Nebo,Eungella
	Hampden	972	604		Marian Hampden Road (State Route 5) – south – Marian,North Eton
Whitsunday	Hamilton Plains	1,070	660		Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) – north – Airlie Beach,Shute Harbour
	Bowen	1,136	706		Peter Delamothe Road (State Route 77) – south – Collinsville,Mount Coolon
Townsville	Stuart	1,322	821		Flinders Highway (A6) – southwest – Charters Towers / Southern Port Road – north –South Townsville,Port of Townsville
	Cluden	1,324– 1,325	823– 823		Abbott Street (State Route 16) – north – Idalia,Oonoonba,Townsville / Cluden Street – south – Stuart
	Cluden, Idalia,Wulguru, Annandale quadpoint	1,326	824		Stuart Drive – northwest – Townsville / southeast – Stuart
	Annandale,Douglas, Mount Stuart tripoint	1,331	827		Douglas–Garbutt Road (University Road) – northwest – Garbutt	Junction of A1 and former Bruce Highway. (Southern end ofTownsville Ring Road) No southbound exit to or entry from University Road.
	Bohle Plains	1,339– 1,340	832– 830		Hervey Range Developmental Road (State Route 72) – west – Hervey Range / east – Thuringowa Central
	Deeragun / Mount Low boundary	1,350	840		North Townsville Road (former Bruce Highway) – east – Townsville	Junction of A1 and former Bruce Highway. (Northern end of Townsville Ring Road)
Johnstone	Belvedere–Goondi boundary	1,595	991		Palmerston Highway (State Route 25) – Millaa Millaa,Atherton
Cairns	Gordonvale	1,655	1,028		Gillies Highway (State Route 52) – Yungaburra, Atherton
	Cairns	1,679	1,043		Captain Cook Highway (National Route 1) – Mareeba,Mossman	Northern highway terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

The former Bruce Highway diverts from the A1 at the Annandale, Douglas, Mount Stuart tripoint (1,331 kilometres (827 mi) from start – see Major intersections – A1) and rejoins at the Deeragun / Mount Low boundary (1,350 kilometres (840 mi) from start) It runs north as University Road, crossing the Ross River via theCharles N Barton Bridge and continuing north as Nathan Street. It crosses Ross River Road (State Route 72) and Dalrymple Road, continuing north as Duckworth Street. It then turns west into Woolcock Street, crossing Louisa Creek and the Bohle River before turning north-west to rejoin the A1 after crossing Saunders Creek and Stony Creek. Total distance is 17 kilometres (11 mi), compared to almost 19 kilometres (12 mi) on the A1.^{[citation needed]}

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River crossings – north to south
Cairns Desmond Trannore Bridge Mulgrave River Russell River Sir Joseph McAvoy Bridge North Johnstone River Jubilee Bridge South Johnstone River Tully River Murray River John Row Bridge Herbert River Black River Bohle River Ross River Townsville Haughton River Burdekin Bridge Burdekin River Elliot River Proserpine River O'Connell River Ron Camm Bridge Pioneer River Mackay Yaamba Milman border Fitzroy River Neville Hewitt Bridge Fitzroy River Rockhampton Calliope River Boyne River Kolan River Tim Fischer Bridge Burnett River Isis River Bridge Isis River Mary River Maryborough Maroochy River Captain Whish Bridge Caboolture River Pine River Brisbane

This diagram shows the crossings of all named rivers by the Bruce Highway.^[126]

To facilitate the use ofelectric vehicles the Queensland Government has installed fast chargers in convenient, safe locations close to major highways where there are existing amenities such as cafes, restaurants and shops. This network is collectively described as the Queensland Electric Super Highway. For a limited time charging electric vehicles at these stations will be free. The majority of these are along the Bruce Highway, at the locations listed below (from south to north):^[127]

• Cooroy
• Maryborough
• Gin Gin
• Childers
• Miriam Vale
• Mt Larcom
• Rockhampton
• Marlborough
• Carmila
• Mackay
• Proserpine
• Bowen
• Ayr
• Townsville
• Cardwell
• Tully
• Cairns

Other locations are:

• Hamilton
• Helensvale
• Coolangatta
• Springfield
• Gatton
• Toowoomba

Only three of thecharging stations are on the highway. They are at Cardwell, Marlborough and Carmila (Puma Service Stations) The others are some distance from the highway in car parks or other places as listed in the reference.^[128] Note that the reference does not include the precise location of the Townsville charging station.

The greatest distance between charging stations used to be about 216 km from Townsville to Tully. Other stages greater than 150 km (which may have exceeded the range of some electric vehicles) were:

• Childers to Miriam Vale (about 155 km)
• Miriam Vale to Rockhampton (about 170 km)
• Mackay to Bowen (about 191 km)
• Bowen to Townsville (about 202 km)

The distance issues described above have been alleviated with phase 2 of the project which added more charging stations, for example at Gin Gin, Mt Larcom, Proserpine and Ayr.^[129]

The network has been extended to the west, encompassing locations from the east coast to and between Cummamulla, Cloncurry, Longreach and Mount Isa.^[130]

In November 2024, the Bruce Highway Advisory Council was re-established.^[131]

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