Sandgate Road
Sandgate Road | |
|---|---|
| Sandgate Road at Nundah, 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) |
| Route number(s) | (no shield) Hutcheson Street to Abbotsford Road, Albion State Route 26 Albion to Deagon |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Hutcheson Street Albion |
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| North end | Braun Street (State Route 26) Deagon |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Clayfield, Nundah, Virginia, Boondall |
Sandgate Road is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It provides part of the road connection between Redcliffe and the Brisbane CBD. It is designated state route 26 throughout most of its length.
The road is divided for the majority of its route, ranging from 4 to 6 lanes in some rare places with the majority of the road being 2 to 4 lanes. It also includes a tunneled section (the George Bridges Tunnel named after local pioneer George Bridges) underneath the town centre of Nundah. It also passes the now closed and demolished Toombul Shopping Centre opposite Toombul station.
According to surveys by the RACQ, Sandgate Road is one of the states 10 most frustrating roads.
At Clayfield, the road crosses the Doomben railway line via an overpass.