Gooding Drive | |
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General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
Route number(s) | ![]() |
Major junctions | |
West end | Hinkler Drive, Worongary |
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East end | Nerang–Broadbeach Road ![]() |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Merrimac |
Gooding Drive (state route 50) is a major road on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The road begins at the intersection of Hinkler Drive in Worongary where it passes over the Pacific Motorway and runs through the suburb of Merrimac before terminating in Carrara where it joins up with Nerang–Broadbeach Road (state route 90).[1] As part of the most direct route from the Gold Coast Highway at Broadbeach to the Pacific Motorway it is a key component of Gold Coast infrastructure.[2]
History
[edit]The road was probably named for the Gooding family, who ran a dairy farm in the area for many years.[3]
Braeside, a home built early in the twentieth century, is on Gooding Drive. It now functions as a wedding and funeral centre.[4]
Major intersections
[edit]The road is in the City of Gold Coast local government area.
Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Worongary | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() Hinkler Drive – north – Nerang | Western end of Gooding Drive (State Route 50) | |
Worongary / Mudgeeraba midpoint | 0.1 | 0.062 | ![]() – M1 entry ramp – north – Nerang / – M1 exit ramp – from south (Mudgeeraba) | Roundabout | |
Merrimac | 0.25 | 0.16 | ![]() – M1 entry ramp – south – Robina / – M1 exit ramp – from north (Nerang) | Roundabout | |
Merrimac Clear Island Waters, Carrara tripoint | 3.8 | 2.4 | ![]() ![]() | Roundabout. Eastern end of Gooding Drive | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gooding Drive" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Worongary to Broadbeach" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Merrimac history (last para)". City of Gold Coast. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Braeside - Our History". Braeside Events. 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.