Caboolture–Bribie Island Road

Caboolture–Bribie Island Road is a continuous 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) road route in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 85.^[1] It is a state-controlled district road (number 126) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).^[2][3]

Caboolture–Bribie Island Road Bribie Island Road Queensland
General information
Type	Road
Length	19.2 km (12 mi)[1]
Route number(s)	(Caboolture – Bribie Island)
Major junctions
West end	Bruce Highway, Caboolture
	Caboolture–Beachmere Road Bestmann Road
East end	Benabrow Avenue, Bribie Island
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Ningi, Sandstone Point

Route description

Caboolture–Bribie Island Road commences at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in Caboolture as State Route 85. Known as Bribie Island Road it runs east, passing the Caboolture–Beachmere Road exit, and then turns north-east. After passing the Old Toorbul Point Road exit it enters the locality of Ningi and turns south-east, east, and north-east before reaching the village of Ningi. Here it passes the Bestmann Road exit and turns south-east to Sandstone Point, again turning north-east and then south-east. The road passes the exit to Bestmann Road East as it turns north-east to the Bribie Island Bridge. It crosses to the eastern end of the bridge, where it ends at an intersection with Welsby Parade and Sylvan Beach Esplanade. State Route 85 continues east as Benabrow Avenue.^[1]

Land use along the road is mainly rural, but with business and residential developments at each end and in Ningi village.^[1]

Road condition

The road is fully sealed, with several sections of dual carriageway.^[1] The Queensland Government has a long-term plan to upgrade the entire length of the road to four lanes.^[4] The following projects aim to improve the condition of sections of this road.

Old Toorbul Point Road intersection

A project to upgrade the intersection with Old Toorbul Point Road, part of a $30.4 million upgrade strategy, was completed in September 2021.^[5]

Regina Avenue intersection

A project to upgrade the intersection with Regina Avenue in Ningi, at a cost of $3 million, was in the pre-construction stage in July 2022.^[6]

Duplication between Hickey Road and King Johns Creek

A project to plan the future duplication of the road between Hickey Road and King Johns Creek in Caboolture, part of a $20.95 million upgrade strategy, was expected to be completed in 2022.^[4]

Duplication between Old Toorbul Point Road and Saint Road

A project to plan the duplication of the road between Old Toorbul Point Road and Saint Road, part of a $30.4 million upgrade strategy, was in detailed design in July 2022.^[7]

Planning for duplicate Bribie Island Bridge

A project for planning and preliminary design of a duplicate Bribie Island Bridge, at a cost of $4 million, is expected to be completed in mid-2024.^[8]

History

Main article: Caboolture, Queensland § History

The Caboolture area was colonised by European people in 1842 when the land around the Moreton Bay penal colony was opened up to free settlers. By the mid-1860s farms had been established and the local pastoralists were experimenting with sugar cane and cotton.^[9] Some of these farms may have been to the east, along the line of the present road to Bribie Island.

In 1912 the settlement of Bongaree was established on Bribie Island, with a jetty, a few basic buildings, a postal service, and a regular service by the Steamship Koopa from Brisbane via Redcliffe. By 1953 a barge was ferrying motor vehicles from Toorbul Point (now Sandstone Point) to the island, thus greatly increasing the usage of the road from Caboolture. The Bribie Island Bridge was built in 1963, further increasing traffic on the road.^[10]

Current usage

Bribie Island now has a large resident population (estimated to exceed 20,000 in June 2021)^[11] and is a popular tourist destination. It is likely that many residents commute to Caboolture or Brisbane for work, resulting in the road being very heavily used.

Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps.^[1] The entire road is in the City of Moreton Bay.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Caboolture	0– 0.4	0.0– 0.25	Bruce Highway – north – Sunshine Coast – south – Brisbane Lower King Street – south–west – Caboolture CBD Western Service Road – north – to D'Aguilar Highway	Western end of Caboolture–Bribie Island Road (State Route 85) Roadway continues south–west as Caboolture Connection Road (Lower King Street)
	0.65	0.40	Caboolture–Beachmere Road – south, then south–east – Beachmere Aerodrome Road – north – Caboolture Airfield	Road continues east.
	5	3.1	Old Toorbul Point Road – north, then north–west – Elimbah	Road continues north–east.
Ningi	11.4	7.1	Bestmann Road – south–east – Godwin Beach, Sandstone Point	Road continues east.
Sandstone Point	17.9	11.1	Bestmann Road East – south – Sandstone Point Village, Godwin Beach	Road continues east, then north–east.
Pumicestone Channel	18.4– 19.2	11.4– 11.9	Bribie Island Bridge
Bellara / Bongaree midpoint	19.2	11.9	Benabrow Avenue – north–east – Bongaree, Woorim Sylvan Beach Esplanade – north–west – Bellara Welsby Parade – south–east – Bongaree	Eastern end of Caboolture–Bribie Island Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

v t e Caboolture–Bribie Island Road
Lower King Street to D'Aguilar Highway Bruce Highway Beachmere Road / Aerodrome Road Pasturage Road Local Road Connections Hickey Road Goong Creek King John Creek Old Toorbul Point Road Local Road Connections McGrath Road Saint Road Local Road Connections Browns Road / Volz Road Peel Road / Lee Road Carmody Lane Beames Road Aylward Road Pinelands Way Bestmann Road Local Road Connections Regina Avenue Rebecca Avenue Robert Avenue Ningi Esplanade Sellens Court Rita Avenue Rowan Lane Ross Street Rex Lane Ruby Avenue Rose Avenue Redondo Street Renie Street Donald Street Ningi Waste Transfer Station access Turners Camp Road Local Road Connections Kal-ma-kuta Drive Spinnaker Drive Bestmann Road East Sandstone Point Hotel Access Pumicestone Passage Welsby Pde \ Sylvan Beach Esp Benabrow Avenue

Caboolture–Beachmere Road

Caboolture–Beachmere Road
Beachmere Road
Location	Caboolture–Bribie Island Road, Caboolture to Biggs Avenue, Beachmere
Length	9.2 km (5.7 mi)

Caboolture–Beachmere Road is a state-controlled district road (number 128) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). ^[2][3] It runs from Caboolture–Bribie Island Road in Caboolture to Biggs Avenue on the Beachmere foreshore, a distance of 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi).^[12]

A project to provide safety improvements to this road, at a cost of $15.275 million, was to commence detailed design in mid-2022.^[13]

v t e Caboolture–Beachmere Road
Aerodrome Road Bribie Island Road Local Road Connections Hagars Street Wharf Street Roseby Road Braces Place Last Post Road Ann Maree Drive Lanaghan Court Hickey Road Local Road Connections Jocelyn Street Old Beachmere Road Goong Creek Goong Creek Road Riversleigh Road King John Creek Local Road Connections Adcock Road Newman Road Wallace Road Adcock Road Bakers Flat Road Beachmere Village James Road / Egan Avenue Moreton Terrace / Bishop Road Biggs Avenue Main Street

See also

• Australian Roads portal
• Queensland portal

• List of road routes in Queensland
• List of numbered roads in Queensland

References

1. "Caboolture to Bribie Island" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. North Coast region map (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
3. "North Coast district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
4. "Caboolture - Bribie Island Road, Hickey Road to King Johns Creek". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
5. "Caboolture - Bribie Island Road and Old Toorbul Point Road intersection upgrade". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
6. "Caboolture - Bribie Island Road and Regina Avenue, upgrade intersection". Queensland Government. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
7. "Caboolture - Bribie Island Road, Old Toorbul Point Road to Saint Road". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
8. "Caboolture - Bribie Island Road, Bribie Island Bridge, planning". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
9. "Caboolture, Queensland". Aussie Towns. 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
10. "Bribie Island Fascinating History". The Bribie Islander. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
11. "Bribie Island estimated resident population at 30 June 2021". Moreton Bay Regional Council. 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
12. "Caboolture to Beachmere" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
13. "Caboolture-Beachmere Road, improve safety and planning". Queensland Government. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.