Riverside Expressway

Riverside Expressway

Pacific Motorway

General information
TypeExpressway
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s) M3
Former
route number
Metroad 3
Major junctions
North end Coronation Drive
Brisbane City
South end Pacific Motorway (Captain Cook Bridge)
Brisbane City
Highway system
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The Riverside Expressway is part of the Pacific Motorway that runs through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of the Brisbane CBD and is made up of various bridges and overpasses. The North Bank development was formerly proposed to alleviate the visual disruption of the expressway and recapture Brisbane for pedestrians.

The Expressway runs the entire western length of the Brisbane CBD from Coronation Drive to the Captain Cook Bridge at Gardens Point, an estimated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) before becoming the Pacific Motorway which ends at the Gold Coast.

The roadway has been described as a concrete barrier on the river's edge and an eyesore, however others[who?] have praised the dramatic and visually arresting views of the Brisbane River, city skyline and surrounds experienced by drivers and passengers on the elevated expressway.