State Route 2 Gold Coast Highway

RD sign northbound on Gold Coast Highway at the junction with Pacific Highway, Tweed Heads West. Photo taken December 2009.

Introduced: 2008

Length: 1km (in NSW)

Northern Terminus: QLD/NSW Border, Bilinga

Southern Terminus: Pacific Highway & Gold Coast Highway, Tweed Heads West

Route taken: Gold Coast Highway

Interstate Continuation: Extends northwards via Gold Coast Highway to Helensvale, QLD.

Focal Points: Ballina, Tugun

Roads Act 1993 classification: State Highway No. 31

Notable Events:

3 June 2008 - Tugun Bypass opened to traffic.1 State Route 2 commissioned.

Description:

State Route 2 is New South Wales' newest State Route, created in 2008 following the opening of the Tugun Bypass project which moved Pacific Highway onto a new alignment north of Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads. The route is a simple southerly extension of State Route 2 in Queensland, which was also extended from Tugun to the NSW Border following completion of the Tugun Bypass.

Within NSW the route generally comprises a four-lane, dual carriageway road with no direct property access. A grade-separated junction with Pacific Highway provides access to Kennedy Drive and the reconstructed Pacific Highway. Prior to completion of the Tugun Bypass, this route was part of the Pacific Highway, constructed in 1985 as part of Stage 1 of the Tweed Heads Bypass project.

More information on the remainder of State Route 2, in Queensland, will be forthcoming.

References:

1. Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads, Tugun Bypass Project, Accessed: 30 January 2011

Photos of State Route 2
	AD sign northbound on Pacific Highway, approaching the Kennedy Drive and Gold Coast Highway junctions at Tweed Heads West. Photo taken: December 2009.
	AD sign northbound on Pacific Highway, approaching the Kennedy Drive and Gold Coast Highway junctions at Tweed Heads West. Photo taken: July 2008.
	AD sign northbound on Pacific Highway as you pass over Kennedy Drive, approaching the Gold Coast Highway junction at Tweed Heads West. Photo taken: July 2008.
	AD sign southbound on Pacific Highway, approaching the Gold Coast Highway junction at Tweed Heads West. Photo taken: December 2009.
	AD sign southbound on Pacific Highway, approaching the Gold Coast Highway junction at Tweed Heads West. Photo taken: December 2009.
	ID sign southbound on Pacific Highway at the junction with Gold Coast Highway, Tweed Heads West . Photo taken: July 2008.
	Gold Coast Highway looking south to the junction with Pacific Highway at Tweed Heads West. The central two lanes allow traffic to proceed directly onto the highway southbound, whilst the left lane accesses Kennedy Drive. Photo taken: December 2009.
	RD sign northbound on Gold Coast Highway as you leave the Pacific Highway junction. Note the transition from the new asphalt pavement onto the old concrete pavement which was constructed as part of the original Tweed Heads bypass in 1986. Photo taken: December 2009.
	Gold Coast Highway southbound approaching the junction with Pacific Highway at Tweed Heads West. Note the use of 'M1' and 'Pacific Motorway' - this was done to ensure cross-border consistency. Photo taken: December 2009.
	Gold Coast Highway southbound between Pacific Highway and Coolangatta. The service sign was installed following the recent upgrade work on the Pacific Highway in NSW which meant many fuel stops are now bypassed. Photo taken: December 2009.
	Gold Coast Highway looking south at the QLD/NSW border at Bilinga, just south of the Coolangatta Road overpass. This is the northern terminus of State Route 2 in NSW. Photo taken: December 2009.
	Gold Coast Highway looking north at the QLD/NSW border, showing 'Welcome to Queensland' signage on the Coolangatta Road overpass, Bilinga. Photo taken: December 2009.
For photos of State Route 2 in Queensland, click HERE. (coming soon)