46-530: The Riverside Expressway is part of the Pacific Motorway that runs through Brisbane , Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of the Brisbane CBD and is made up of various bridges and overpasses . The North Bank development was formerly proposed to alleviate the visual disruption of the expressway and recapture Brisbane for pedestrians. The Expressway runs the entire western length of
92-471: A one-way pair . RACQ representations sought the highly congested area at the produce markets become one-way. A later 1954 proposal to make the street one-way between George and Roma Streets was also to assist the markets through increased traffic speed, and allow more space for more retailers. In 1971 the Turbot Street Bypass was constructed, including over Creek Street . Such construction saw
138-399: A change from 0.385 kilometres (0.239 mi) to 0.600 kilometres (0.373 mi) long. In December 1877, Alderman Pettigrew made a motion before the town council, The year 1886 also saw the asphalting of footpaths on both sides of Turbot Street being undertaken. The looseness of soil and presence of rock resulted in the death of two workers, Patrick Gleeson and Thomas McCullough, at
184-444: A fire at the R. M. Gow Pty Ltd office and warehouse. Stock including £65,000 of emergency food supplies was destroyed, and large building valued at £25,000 was ruined; impacting 200 employees. Third Officer Alfred Lambert and firemen Henry Schirmer and George Uren were overcome by smoke and fumes in the office. To 1951, this was the worst brigade disaster. The 'Arcade Murder' of 19-year-old typist Bronia Mary Armstrong occurred near
230-428: A male tried to use a .32 calibre revolver to unlawfully kill a female, after she indicated she would not leave her allegedly-violent husband. During World War II , a tunnel and large underground air raid shelter were proposed on the northern side of Turbot Street. A fire was also labelled as suspected sabotage during this period. On Tuesday, 13 January 1942 saw tragedy when three fire brigade officers died in
276-520: A name existed prior to 1860. Appearing on Ham's 1863 map, a short street, it ran from today's North Quay , past the Roma Street intersection (then 'New Street') towards Albert and Edward Streets, all of functional 0.385 kilometres (0.239 mi). The western end of the street abutting the Brisbane River also had ferry steps, towards the then-Stanley Street, South Brisbane . The ferry point
322-545: A report, the Brisbane Transportation Study , which included plans for traffic management for many years. In 2016, the road was the most congested in the state with average traffic speeds in afternoon peak times slowing to 19 km per hour. Construction on the Riverside Expressway began in late 1968, when the pylons for the bridge were laid on the north bank of the Brisbane River . It was built over
368-604: A shop. Solar panels on the roofs of the centres provide power to the facilities. There is a fixed speed camera on the Pacific Motorway at Tarragindi, facing northbound. There is another at Loganholme just after the Logan Motorway exit facing northbound. A third set of speed cameras, situated on the northbound side of the motorway at the Smith Street overpass at Gaven, became active around March 2013. Yatala to Coolangatta
414-399: A short while later, he was then charged with public drunkenness before being taken to the watchhouse. Transported to hospital, after his death, he was determined to have died of a fracture to the skull. Charges of unlawful killing against the pieman were later discontinued. A newspaper sensation occurred the following year at one of the street's boarding houses when on 16 February 1923
460-601: A weight test. The main section of the Expressway was reopened, except for the Alice St and Ann St ramps. A few days later the ramps were completely reopened to all but heavy vehicles. At the northern end the road start where North Quay ends at the intersection with Herschel Street. Nearby the road is crossed by the Kurilpa Bridge . Entrance and exits are provided for both Turbot Street and Ann Street . The Riverside Expressway
506-537: Is then crossed by the Victoria Bridge . Further south there are entrances and exits for Elizabeth Street , Margaret Street and Alice Street . [REDACTED] Media related to Riverside Expressway at Wikimedia Commons Pacific Motorway (Brisbane%E2%80%93Brunswick Heads) The Pacific Motorway is a motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland , and Brunswick Heads, New South Wales , through
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#1732844333959552-555: Is within the City of Gold Coast . The city has a population of 500,000 and is Australia's sixth-largest city. The oceanside parts of the Gold Coast are characterised by high-rises, residential canal developments, a casino, theme parks, amusement parks and numerous tourist attractions, whilst its inland suburbs are leafy and well kept, looking much like the newer suburbia of other large Australian cities. The Gold Coast attracts tourists from around
598-515: The BAFS Institute rooms on 10 January 1947, where a 49-year-old accountant was charged. Described by the presiding judge as 'probably one of the most brutal and pathetic cases in the history of Queensland crime', the suspect was found guilty, sentenced to life at Boggo Road Gaol , and took his own life nine days later on 21 March 1947. Following on from the extension of the railway line and tunnel underway from Roma Street in 1889, concern with
644-494: The Edward Street to Roma Street sections. Never explained was the serious explosions of five postal department electric utility hole covers on Monday, 28 July 1913. In late-1917, a deputation of businessmen protested the closure of the street around the fruit markets and police barracks to traffic. This was introduced due to traffic congestion in that area, as well as issues created by earlier colonial land divisions. It
690-529: The Riverside Expressway in the southwest to the suburb of Fortitude Valley in the northeast; address numbers run the same direction. It is a one-way pair with Ann Street. Turbot (pronounced 'terbet', not 'turbo') Street is not part of naming series of female British royalty used for the other parallel streets in the CBD. Turbot was an indigenous word used by the local Turrbal people. Turbot Street as
736-424: The 'Hungry '40s', saw bullock teamsters staying at Humber's Forge on the corner of Turbot and George Streets. The section between George and Albert Streets was fairly much unpassable to vehicular traffic due to the deep gully running from Tank Street to Ann Street. A ladies seminary, or 'school for young girls', was opened on the street in 1866, and was to include the teaching of English, French, and music. Over
782-610: The 1970s. On 17 October 2006, parts of the expressway were closed due to safety concerns regarding hairline cracks in the Alice Street and Ann St ramps. The initial conclusion reached by engineers is that the hairline fracture, measuring over 2 metres long and 0.4 mm wide, was caused by the stress on the structure due to "The weight of both ramps is [now] balanced on one bearing and they are failing to shift their weight to their other bearings as designed." This road closure caused widespread delays for motorists travelling through
828-623: The Brisbane CBD from Coronation Drive to the Captain Cook Bridge at Gardens Point , an estimated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) before becoming the Pacific Motorway which ends at the Gold Coast . The roadway has been described as a concrete barrier on the river's edge and an eyesore , however others have praised the dramatic and visually arresting views of the Brisbane River , city skyline and surrounds experienced by drivers and passengers on
874-763: The New South Wales–Queensland border at Tweed Heads . The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, The Brisbane city section of the motorway is often referred to by its former name, the Riverside Expressway. The motorway is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) long, and features eight traffic lanes with a 110 km/h (68 mph) speed limit between the M6 Logan Motorway at Loganholme and State Route 10 Smith Street Motorway at Gaven and generally six or four lanes at 100 km/h (62 mph) on other sections. The motorway passes through
920-722: The Pacific Motorway to Brunswick Heads is part of the Pacific Highway upgrade from the Queensland border to Ballina . It was renamed to Pacific Motorway from Pacific Highway in February 2013. The motorway's first stage was completed in July 1985 with the opening of the first stage of the Tweed Heads Bypass, followed by the second stage in November 1992. Over the next 20 years, sections of
966-478: The Turbot Street railway cutting in late 1888. The railway was extended from the 1873 Roma Street to Central terminus by 1889. The major 1893 Brisbane flood , compared to Queen Street, had little impact on Turbot Street. Electric street lighting started to be introduced to the area by 1898. In 1900 Turbot Street was proposed as a new Brisbane town hall 3.5-acre site, at the top of Edward Street and near
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#17328443339591012-439: The construction of a new fire station . The Brisbane Fire Brigade Headquarters was officially opened on 11 November 1908. A move of the headquarters was proposed in 1943 to Kemp Place and Ivory Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane , although this was not achieved until 1964. A plaque on the site notes the change from 'a volunteer bucket brigade to horse-drawn steam pumps, to a motorised permanent fire-fighting force'. Within
1058-602: The demolition of the building used by the Twelfth Night Theatre , as well as the 1878 Roma Street Police Station . In 2009, the vehicle speed limit for the Brisbane CBD was reduced to 40 km/h , except for Ann and Turbot Streets which remained at 60 km/h (Ann Street's speed was lowered to 40 km/h on 5 November 2018, east of Wharf Street, to the Riverside Expressway). Many Brisbane landmarks are or were located on Turbot Street (as numbered, starting from
1104-418: The elevated expressway. Traffic congestion in the central city area became problematic in the late 1950s and 1960s. The Story Bridge , William Jolly Bridge and Victoria Bridge were clogged with traffic wanting to cross from one side of town to the other. A traffic engineering company called Wilbur Smith and Associates was asked to study Brisbane's traffic problems by the state government. They delivered
1150-534: The former Short Street which provided access to a wharf. The bridge was completed in 1975 as was the Southeast Freeway to Holland Park . The Brisbane River was used as a source for gravel to make much of the concrete used in construction. The freeway was opened on 22 July 1976 by Governor Sir Colin Hannah . The development of the Expressway necessitated an increase in Turbot Street's capacity as an arterial road, so
1196-421: The fruit markets following a hard fall against a truck, an unsteady Birrell appearing inebriated, went across to a pie cart . The 'Pieman King' told Birrell that he could not get a pie without money. Birrell then went to the front of the cart and hit the pony drawing it soundly on the nose. Confronted, the owner pushed away Birrell, who fell backwards and struck his head on the footpath. Regaining consciousness
1242-552: The inner city. Public transport facilities were heavily utilised to travel to work at peak periods. Business activity in the Brisbane central business district was affected by a dramatic reduction in customers as shoppers avoided the area. On 20 October 2006, Department of Main Roads workers successfully drove a 22 tonne truck up and down the Ann Street ramp deeming the ramp to have passed
1288-471: The intersection at the Riverside Expressway ): Other former places along Turbot Street include: There was also a Turbot Lane ca. 1890s. Named in honour of King Edward VII (1841–1910) in the early part of the 20th century, the one-acre parklands is part of the Wickham Park and Observatory Park recreation area green space that was part of Turbot Street to Wickham Terrace, Brisbane . While Wickham Park
1334-448: The major tourist region of the Gold Coast , the destination for most of the vehicular traffic from Brisbane. More than a $ 2 billion was spent on the motorway between 1990 and 1998, including widening the road and safety measures. The motorway passes Gold Coast attractions such as Warner Bros. Movie World , Wet'n'Wild Water World at Oxenford , and Dreamworld in Coomera , which are among
1380-594: The most popular theme parks in Australia. Since 2008 the motorway connects with the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales. There are also plans to progressively widen the four lane section from Nerang to Tugun to six lanes. The first section of this upgrade ( Nerang to Varsity Lakes ) was completed in May 2012. Planning is ongoing for the remaining section of the upgrade (Varsity Lakes to Tugun). The highest point of
1426-541: The motorway is 92 metres (302 ft) AHD on a cutting 130 km (81 mi) south of Brisbane (between Cudgera Creek Rd and Sleepy Hollow Rest Area). The first section, opened in Brisbane in November 1972, was originally known as the Southeast Freeway . It included the Riverside Expressway which was designed to alleviate traffic congestion in central Brisbane. The first segment reached south to Greenslopes, then to Upper Mt Gravatt by 1982. The Southeast Freeway
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1472-801: The motorway progressively opened to traffic, until the final section, the Banora Point upgrade, opened in September 2012. For more comprehensive information on this section of motorway, see the Ozroads website. Below is an overview of when each stage of the motorway was completed (from south to north): The Pacific Motorway, when it was upgraded in September 2000, was the first motorway in Queensland to have service centres integrated. There are two service centres, Stapylton servicing southbound traffic, and Coomera servicing northbound traffic. The travel centres include fuel and fast-food restaurants, picnic areas and
1518-453: The old highway. The bypassed section was renamed Gold Coast Highway. The highway crosses the Tweed River south of Banora Point . Tweed Heads is the major commercial centre of the southern part of the Gold Coast, which extends as far south as Crabbes Creek in New South Wales. It was known as a "twin town" along with Coolangatta, Queensland before they coalesced with other towns to form
1564-460: The project. Construction of the upgrade commenced in November 2009 and was completed in November 2012. The Tugun Bypass was completed in 2008. It has four lanes (two in each direction in 2008 and provision for six lane widening in the future). Widening from four lanes to six lanes is planned for 2025. Below is an overview of when each construction project on the highway (later motorway) was completed (from earliest to latest): The NSW section of
1610-422: The railway station; the extending of Turbot Street to Creek Street, closing Upper Edward Street. At this time the land reserve above Central Rail Station had been set-aside as a school reserve. With the municipal hall proposal not progressed by 1904, Turbot Street was not extended. Public telephone boxes appeared after 1910. Street gas lamps were still being superseded by electric lighting by 1919, between
1656-617: The road surface is portland cement concrete. The upgraded road was opened to the public in October 2000. In March 2006, the Queensland Government released planning for substantial changes to the section between Springwood and Daisy Hill , mainly at the entrances and exits along the section to deal with substantial traffic problems on surrounding streets and traffic backups onto the motorway. The planned upgrade led to some popular protest, mainly by people whose homes would be resumed for
1702-541: The street was widened. In 2018, a three car accident at Greenslopes caused around a 10 km traffic delay including the whole of the Riverside Expressway. In February 2021, Extinction Rebellion staged a protest on the roadway at the Turbot Street offramp. During September and October 2006, roadworks occurred on the Expressway, and surrounding structures, including the Captain Cook Bridge. Maintenance on these structures had not been done since its construction in
1748-539: The suburbia of the Gold Coast. The Tweed River valley contains the Cudgen Road Tunnel completed in 2002. The tunnel was built to avoid the visual impact of a road cutting. Turbot Street, Brisbane Turbot Street runs parallel to Ann Street and is on the northern side of the Brisbane CBD in Queensland , Australia . It is a major thoroughfare , linking as a three-to-five lane one-way street with
1794-486: The weight of the first Trades Hall over the tunnel resulted in land resumption, with a new site selected at Upper Edward Street for the hall. The presence of the second trade union hall with the intersection along Turbot Street with Edward Street also meant Labour Day processions and street marches on Turbot Street. This included the 1927 lock-out of 1500 railwaymen, and 1948 clash between police and communists . The poem 'The Tears of Turbot-street' by E. N. MacCulloch
1840-648: The world and is one of Australia's leading tourist destinations. Most of the city is bypassed by the Pacific Motorway (M1 Motorway) which continues from Metroad 3 at Logan City south of Brisbane. The former route of the Pacific Highway through the Gold Coast has been renamed as the Gold Coast Highway . The Pacific Highway was very congested between Tugun and Bilinga until the Tugun Bypass opened in June 2008 bypassing
1886-438: The years, the construction of Turbot Street underwent various changes. Edward Street intersecting with Turbot Street was altered ca. 1867. In 1880, soil material from the road cutting of Ann Street was moved to Turbot Street between George and Roma Streets. Another cutting of Turbot Street occurred in 1884. By 1926 Turbot Street had extended from its original North Quay—Albert Street length, to Edward and Upper Edward Streets,
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1932-416: Was closed in May 1875, and within a year the old shed was harbouring 'idle and disorderly people'. To the north of North Quay, Turbot and George Streets was a dammed water hole known as Tank Stream which served as the colony's water supply from 1842 (and later gave its name to Tank Street). By the 1880s new water supplies were found and saw that area opened up to commercial premises. The 1850s, following
1978-534: Was connected to the Pacific Highway at Springwood by 1985. The Southeast Freeway was designated originally as the F3, but this nomenclature was removed in 1994. On 15 April 1996 it was announced that the Pacific Highway between the Logan Motorway interchange at Loganholme and Nerang would be upgraded to motorway standard. From the Albert River at Beenleigh to Coombabah Creek at Gaven , about 28 km (17 mi),
2024-402: Was owned by the municipal council, King Edward Park was state government land. It is bounded to the east by Jacob's Ladder . In February 1990, the park was reopened as a sculpture park. It contains art works by: East from Wharf Street, and between Turbot and Ann Streets is Cathedral Square. Its name comes from the nearby St John's Anglican Cathedral . In 1887 this area was set aside for
2070-620: Was penned in 1927 with reference to the Trades Hall and Labour Day. Trams never ran on Turbot Street, although they crossed it at Edward Street. In 1960, the Gardens trolley bus route was altered to include Turbot Street, although Brisbane trolley buses ceased service on 13 March 1969 and were replaced by buses. At some time, Turbot Street connected straight through to Wickham Street (a change from 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) to 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) long), and Ann and Turbot Streets became
2116-424: Was stated that over 400 horse carts used the area between 8.30 am and 1.00 pm, as well as being a thoroughfare from Spring Hill . The closure was intended for land resumption by the government between Roma and Albert Streets. A 1924 photograph shows the road again open, and two-directional traffic flow. On 23 October 1922, the death of a fruit vendor Randolph Nolan Birrell occurred on the street. After leaving
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