# Sandgate Road

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.

## History
### Early days

European settlement occurred along what is now Sandgate Road from as early as 1838 (see Nundah history for an example) but the first bridges over Breakfast Creek were often destroyed by floods. The first permanent bridge from Breakfast Creek Road was built in 1858, and the first permanent bridge on Bowen Bridge Road was in 1860.
Prior to the 1870s the road from Albion to Nundah ran to the west of the present route. It followed what is now Bonney Avenue to the area now occupied by the railway line near Eagle Junction railway station, crossing what is now Junction Road and proceeding along what is now Jackson Street to Kedron Brook. This route involved negotiating a track over low land subject to frequent flooding, in addition to crossing Kedron Brook itself, before proceeding along what is now Bage Street. It is possible to walk a close approximation of this route (see map) It is the shortest walking route for this journey.
For information on changes to the route of Sandgate Road through Nundah in the 1860s refer to Nundah growth.
The following timeline shows events that were pertinent to the development of Sandgate Road.
| Date | Details |
| 1838 | First European settlement at Nundah |
| 1853 | First European settlement at Sandgate |
| 1858 | First substantial bridge over Breakfast Creek |
| 1861 | Bridge over Cabbage Tree Creek |
| 1868 | Coach service from Sandgate to Brisbane |
| 1860s | Routing of Sandgate Road through what is now Nundah Village |
| Late 1870s | New Sandgate Road from Clayfield to Nundah (with better crossing of Kedron Brook) |

### Recent changes

Before the construction of Stage 3 of the Inner City Bypass in 2002 the southern end of Sandgate Road was at the point where Breakfast Creek Road crosses Breakfast Creek. Prior to the construction of the Abbotsford Road Bridge in 1928 this was the only direct access to Sandgate Road from the Brisbane CBD.

## Upgrades
### Intersection upgrades

A project to upgrade the intersection with Cameron Street, at a cost of $1.336 million, was to start in August 2022.
A project to upgrade the intersection with Northgate Road, at a cost of $1.296 million, was to start in August 2022.

## Major intersections

The entire road is in the Brisbane local government area.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Albion | 0 | 0.0 | Hutcheson Street runs north through Albion | Southern end of Sandgate Road (no route number) |
| Albion | 0.2 | 0.12 | Argyle Street runs south through Albion | |
| Albion | 1.0 | 0.62 | Abbotsford Road (State Route 26) runs south to Bowen Hills | Sandgate Road continues north as State Route 26 |
| Albion | 1.3 | 0.81 | Albion Overpass runs west to Windsor | |
| Clayfield | 2.4 | 1.5 | Oriel Road runs east to Ascot | |
| Clayfield | 3.1 | 1.9 | Junction Road (State Route 20) runs west to Wooloowin / Junction Road (no shield) runs east to Hendra | |
| Clayfield–Nundah boundary | 4.4 | 2.7 | Airport Link runs west to Lutwyche / and east to Hendra | |
| Nundah | 5.0 | 3.1 | Sandgate Road (former route – no shield) runs north through Nundah Village | Sandgate Road (State Route 26) continues north–east through the Nundah Bypass Tunnel |
| Nundah | 5.6 | 3.5 | Sandgate Road (former route – no shield) runs south–east through Nundah Village | |
| Nundah | 5.9 | 3.7 | Rode Road runs west to Wavell Heights | |
| Nundah | 6.3 | 3.9 | Northgate Road runs north–east to Northgate | |
| Nundah | 6.5 | 4.0 | Hamilton Road runs west to Wavell Heights | |
| Virginia | 7.8– 8.0 | 4.8– 5.0 | Toombul Road runs south–east to Northgate | |
| Virginia | 9.0 | 5.6 | Robinson Road East (State Route 28) runs west to Geebung | |
| Boondall | 9.9 | 6.2 | Zillmere Road runs west to Zillmere | |
| Boondall | 11.0 | 6.8 | Beams Road runs west to Zillmere and Taigum / Stanworth Road runs north–east to Boondall | |
| Boondall | 12.0 | 7.5 | Roghan Road runs west to Fitzgibbon / Carlyle Road runs east to Boondall | |
| Deagon | 13.1 | 8.1 | Braun Street (State Route 26) runs north to Sandgate | Northern end of Sandgate Road. State Route 26 continues north on Braun Street. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Route transition |||||
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