Mount Cotton Road Explained

Type:road
Road Name:Mount Cotton Road
State:qld
Length:26.5
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A1:West
End A1: Mount Gravatt–Capalaba Road (State Route 21), Burbank, near Mackenzie
Direction B1:East
End B1: Duncan Road (State Route 21), Capalaba/Sheldon
Direction A2:North
End A2: Redland Bay Road (State Route 44), Capalaba, near Old Cleveland Rd
Direction B2:South
End B2: Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road (State Route 47), Carbrook/Cornubia
Through:Burbank, Capalaba, Sheldon, Mount Cotton, Carbrook, Cornubia
Lga:
Split:yes

Mount Cotton Road, or Mt Cotton Rd, is a major split road in the Brisbane area of South East Queensland, Australia. It runs in both an east-west direction between Burbank (Brisbane) and Sheldon (Redlands), and a north-south direction between Capalaba (Redlands) and Carbrook (Logan). In total, the road is approximately 26.5km (16.5miles) long, and is split at a three-way roundabout.[1]

The road is notable for connecting three adjacent local government areas of Queensland: the City of Brisbane, Redland City, and the City of Logan.[2] As there are no highways in this region east of the Gateway and Pacific Motorways,[1] Mount Cotton Road often provides the fastest link between the three cities (more so regarding the south-east of Brisbane and north-east of Logan).

History

The branching segments of Mount Cotton Road were originally known by multiple different names. The Burbank segment, west of the aforementioned roundabout, was once known as Broadwater Road, while the resulting northern branch was known as Capalaba School Road.[3]

Initially, Mount Cotton Road would have referred to the path travelled by the earliest colonial settlers of Mount Cotton in the mid-1800s.[4] As the surrounding region grew and became better-connected, the name spread to some adjoining roads, causing the multi-branched structure of Mount Cotton Rd today.

Much of the road was once surrounded by farmland. This was gradually replaced with residential properties, prompting the roadside construction of: the Carbrook Lutheran Cemetery and Church in the 1870s;[5] Capalaba State School in 1880; telephone lines, a community hall, and an avicultural farm in 1935-36;[6] a store and post office in 1948; a Salvation Army hall in 1960;[3] and Capalaba Park Shopping Centre in 1981.

With the construction of the Leslie Harrison Dam in the 1960s, the portions of the road near Tingalpa Creek were upgraded.[3]

Sections of Mt Cotton Rd have since been identified as dangerous driving areas, due to high incidences of crashes with other cars and wallabies,[7] leading to investigations in recent years.[8] [9]

Mt Cotton Road has been identified as a terminus point for the Coomera Connector, a highway project designed to parallel the M1.

Landmarks

Significant remaining structures and natural landmarks located along Mount Cotton Road include:

Major intersections

The east–west section has no major intersections.
The north–south section is shown below.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Maps . . 11 September 2015 . 23 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723180241/https://www.google.com.au/maps . live .
  2. Web site: Map of Mt Cotton Rd Sheldon, QLD 4157 . Whereis . 2015-09-11 . 15 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415200635/http://www.whereis.com/qld/sheldon-4157/mt-cotton-rd . live .
  3. Web site: Living on the Edge along Tingalpa Creek: a history of Upper Tingalpa, Capalaba and Thorneside. Mary Howells, University of Queensland. 2015-07-17. 20 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520035740/http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:185263/THE16194.pdf. live.
  4. Web site: Mt Cotton QLD 87.6 FM On Air 21/8/02 . chapelhill.homeip.net . 2001-08-21 . 2015-09-11 . 5 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405031103/http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Photos/MtCotton-Logan/MtCottonHistory.html . live .
  5. 10 July 2013.
  6. Web site: 3.1 Brief History . Redland City Council . 2015-09-11 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103938/http://web01.redland.qld.gov.au/robo/plans/Tingalpa_Creek_WMP/3.1_Brief_History.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Wallabies and Roads: Interactions and Management in an Urbanising Landscape . Amy Rachael Blacker . Griffith School of Environment Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology, Griffith University . January 2014 . 2015-09-11 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114054/https://www120.secure.griffith.edu.au/rch/file/51008736-db13-438e-8d14-85092f10c5ae/1/Blacker_2014_02Thesis.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: Mount Cotton Road - Wuduru Road intersection . Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads . 2015-09-11 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101341/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Projects/M/mtcottonwudururd/mtcottonwudurufactsheet.pdf . live .
  9. Web site: Queensland’s experience with speed limit reductions on ‘Black Links’ . Neil A Edgar & Santosh Tripathi . Australasian Road Safety, Research, Policing and Education Conference . 2011-11-09 . 2015-09-11 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192401/http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/rsr/RSR2011/3BPaper%20078%20Tripathi.pdf . live .
  10. Web site: Contact: Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association: Redlands PCYC . PCYC . 2015-09-11 . 6 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906222103/http://www.redlandspcyc.org.au/contact-us/ . live .
  11. Web site: A Focus to Community and Environmental Protection. 2022-01-12. Mt. Cotton Quarry. en-US. 13 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713051926/http://mtcottonquarry.com.au/. live.
  12. Web site: The RACQ Mobility Centre. live. 12 January 2022. Royal Automobile Club of Queensland. 12 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112073634/https://www.racq.com.au/about-us/community/racq-mobility-centre.
  13. Web site: Cemetery & Crematorium Carbrook QLD. live. 2022-01-12. Great Southern Memorial Park. en-US. 25 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225001110/https://www.greatsoutherncrem.com.au/.

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