Gold Coast Highway

The Pacific Highway in Surfers Paradise in 1952.

Gold Coast Highway has been around since at least 1966, based on a page from a 1966 street directory.[2] The section between Tweed Heads and Currumbin used to be part of the Pacific Highway, including the New South Wales section (renamed in May 2009), which was bypassed due to opening of Tugun Bypass the previous year.[3][4] The Tugun Bypass is part of the Pacific Motorway, a motorway which runs parallel to the Gold Coast Highway.

Northbound towards Beach Road, Surfers Paradise

The highway is divided along the entire length, mostly with four lanes. There are some six lane segments (often as bus lanes). It is also predominately well lit at night, with a few exceptions such as Currumbin and Burleigh Heads. Median fencing to prevent pedestrians crossing has also been introduced in areas such as Mermaid Beach. The highway at Surfers Paradise is subject to congestion during events, notably during the Gold Coast 600 held each October when part of the highway becomes part of the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit at Paradise Waters. The highway width is reduced to two lanes (one carriageway) and the speed limit reduced to 40 km/h.

1. Labrador: Between Government Road and North Street, along a section mostly called Frank Street. The Highway was upgraded from a single carriageway to a divided 4 lane highway. A new bridge with a 4 lane crossing has been completed across Loders Creek in 2007. The road upgrade resulted in a thoroughfare similar to that in Surfers Paradise, with a narrow median and narrow road reserve due to limited space and to minimise property resumptions. One of the two lanes in each direction was initially designated a transit lane (buses and vehicles with 2 or more occupants), but this designation was removed in 2013.[5]

Bridge over Tallebudgera Creek

2. Broadbeach to Miami: Bus lanes will be added along the route as well as changes to bus stops, u-turns, traffic lights, signs, lighting and the median strip. The first phase (Alexandra Avenue to Hilda Street) was finished in mid September 2008. The second phase (Hilda Street to Chairlift Avenue) was largely completed in July 2009.[6]

3. Tugun: The most notorious bottle-neck was at Tugun, where the Gold Coast Highway joins the Pacific Highway 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Coolangatta has been eliminated with the opening of the Tugun Bypass in June 2008. Some minor changes and improvements near Stewart Road in Tugun have coincided with the completion of the bypass to deal with the changed traffic flow.

The road is in the Gold Coast local government area, with the exception of the last 1 km, which is in the New South Wales LGA of Tweed Shire.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Pacific Pines	0	0.0	Binstead Way - west (via roundabout) - Maudsland / Pacific Pines Boulevard - south (from roundabout) - Pacific Pines / Universal Street - north-west (from roundabout)- Oxenford	North-western end of Gold Coast Highway (State Route 2) The highway commences about 100m east of the intersection (roundabout)
Oxenford, Gaven, Helensvale border	0.2– 1.0	0.12– 0.62	Pacific Motorway (State Route M1) - north-west - Coomera / south - Nerang Entertainment Road - north-west - Oxenford Heslop Road - south - Gaven	This intersection provides access to Westfield Helensvale shopping centre from Pacific Motorway (southbound) and Gold Coast Highway (westbound)
Helensvale	1.4	0.87	Discovery Drive - north - Helensvale / Town Centre Drive - south - Westfield Helensvale and Helensvale railway station
Arundel, Biggera Waters, Labrador border	7.1	4.4	Olsen Avenue (State Route 4) - south - Ashmore / Oxley Drive (State Route 4) - north - Runaway Bay	Parts of the road west and east of this intersection are alternatively named Brisbane Road
Southport	11.4	7.1	North Street (State Route 10) - south-west - Pacific Motorway (via Smith Street Motorway)	Parts of the road north of this intersection are alternatively named Frank Street. Parts of the road south of this intersection are alternatively named Marine Parade.
	13.0	8.1	Ada Bell Way (to Queen Street) (State Route 20) - west - Ashmore	Parts of the road south of this intersection are alternatively named Ferny Avenue and Remembrance Drive
Nerang River	13.4– 13.7	8.3– 8.5	Sundale Bridge
Broadbeach	20.2	12.6	Hooker Boulevard (Nerang-Broadbeach Road) (State Route 90) - west - Carrara
Burleigh Heads	26.6– 27.7	16.5– 17.2	West Burleigh Road (State Route 80) - south-west - Reedy Creek	Parts of the road south of this intersection are alternatively named Tweed Street
Tallebudgera Creek	28.2– 28.3	17.5– 17.6	Bridge - no known name
Currumbin Creek	32.7– 32.8	20.3– 20.4	Estuary Bridge
Currumbin	32.9	20.4	Duringan Street (State Route 98) - south-west - Currumbin Waters
Tugun	34.4– 34.5	21.4– 21.4	Tugun Currumbin Road - west - Currumbin Waters	Southern end of State Route 2. Gold Coast Highway continues south with no route number.
Bilinga, Coolangatta, Tweed Heads, New South Wales border	38.8	24.1	Queensland - New South Wales border	Road crosses into New South Wales to intersect with the Pacific Motorway
Tweed Heads, New South Wales	39.8	24.7	Pacific Motorway (State Route M1) - north-west - Tugun / south - Tweed Heads South, New South Wales Sugarwood Drive - south - Tweed Heads West, New South Wales	Southern end of Gold Coast Highway.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition

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