Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
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| Major settlements | Nudgee, Eagle Farm, Belmont, Eight Mile Plains |
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The Gateway Motorway (M2 to Eight Mile Plains and M1 to Bald Hills) is a major tolled motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia which includes the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges (former Gateway Bridge). The motorway is operated by toll road operator Transurban.
It bypasses Brisbane in order to provide easier access between the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and Toowoomba. It runs from the M2 Logan Motorway in Drewvale (near Browns Plains) to the Bruce Highway in Bald Hills. At the interchange with the Pacific Motorway at Eight Mile Plains (Pacific Motorway exit 16), its original terminus pre-1997, the route number changes from M2 (Logan Motorway – Pacific Motorway) to M1 (Pacific Motorway – Bruce Highway (Gympie Arterial Road)). The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges are part of the Gateway Motorway and the Motorway provides access to the Port of Brisbane, Brisbane Airport and Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
According to Transurban the motorway was used by 125,000 vehicles per day in 2023.