Centenary Motorway
Centenary Motorway | |
|---|---|
| Motorway extension near Ripley, Queensland | |
| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Route number(s) | M5 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Western Freeway Kenmore |
| South end | Centenary Highway Springfield |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs / towns | Darra Sinnamon Park |
| Highway system | |
The M5 (Centenary Motorway) is a 43-kilometre (27 mi) motorway in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia.
It starts at the terminus of the A5 Centenary Highway at Springfield, and ends at Kenmore where it changes its name to the M5 Western Freeway. It features eight interchanges, the major ones being with the M7 Ipswich Motorway (formerly Metroad 2 / M2) in Darra, the M2 Logan Motorway at Ellen Grove (formerly Metroad 4 / M4), and another at Sinnamon Park. It is the main route from Brisbane to Ipswich, Toowoomba, and Warwick.
In October 2012, it was announced that the planned bikeway from Springfield to the existing bikeway along the Motorway would not proceed. Instead the existing two lane road would be expanded by two lanes.