Sandgate Road is a major road in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. It provides part of the road connection between Redcliffe

Redcliffe, Queensland

  Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...

 and the Brisbane CBD. It is designated state route 26 throughout its entire length.

The road is divided for the majority of its route, ranging from 4 to 6 lanes. It also includes a tunneled section underneath the town centre of Nundah. It also passes Centro Toombul

Centro Toombul

Centro Toombul is a regional shopping centre located in the locality of Toombul which is part of Nundah, a suburb of the city of Brisbane in the state of Queensland, Australia. The centre is currently anchored by a Kmart discount department store, Coles supermarket, BI-LO supermarket and Aldi Food...

 at Nundah.

According to surveys by the RACQ, Sandgate Road is one of the states 10 most frustrating roads.

At Clayfield

Clayfield, Queensland

Clayfield is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, located approximately from the CBD. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the East by Ascot and Hendra, to the west by Wooloowin and to the South by Albion....

, the road crosses the Doomben railway line via an overpass

Overpass

An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...

.

The other main roads in Brisbane's north include Kingsford Smith Drive

Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane

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 the Breakfast Creek.-Congestion:...

 and Gympie Road

Gympie Road, Brisbane

Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Queensland....

.