Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane
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| General direction | South West - North East |
| From | Hamilton |
| Major suburbs | Eagle Farm |
| To | Pinkenba |
The Kingsford Smith Drive is a major road in Brisbane. The road was named after the aviator Charles Kingsford Smith.
It connects the suburb of Pinkenba to the Brisbane central business district at Breakfast Creek. In 2002 the Inner City Bypass, Brisbane was opened. This bypass allowed traffic joining the Pacific Motorway to avoid the smaller and sometimes congested city streets
The route runs along Hamilton Reach of the Brisbane River at Hamilton, before passing under the Gateway Motorway at Eagle Farm. The road was once the major access route to Brisbane's old airport terminals.
During the annual Bridge to Brisbane the road is temporarily closed in one direction.
In February 2007 it was announced by the Queensland Government that the road was to receive a major upgrade and that traffic rates estimated at 67 000 vehicles a day. [1]
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