▁for ▁sugar ▁can e , ▁c rop ▁growing ▁and ▁da iry ▁far ms ▁and ▁the ▁sub - t rop ics ▁and ▁trop ics . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁ ▁Com men cing ▁in ▁Bald ▁Hills ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁Gate way ▁Motor way ▁and ▁G ym pie ▁Ar ter ial ▁Road , ▁the ▁Bruce ▁Highway ▁is ▁a ▁motor way ▁standard ▁road ▁( signed ▁as ▁the ▁M 1 ) ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁ ▁to ▁Ky b ong , ▁where ▁it ▁becomes ▁a ▁two - lane ▁se aled ▁highway ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁remainder . ▁The ▁first ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁D oh les ▁Ro cks ▁Road ▁inter change ▁has ▁eight ▁lan es ▁and ▁a ▁variable ▁( elect ron ically ▁signed ) ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁next ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁Cab ool t ure ▁/ ▁B rib ie ▁Island ▁inter change ▁has ▁six ▁lan es ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁. ▁From ▁there ▁to ▁Ky b ong ▁the ▁road ▁has ▁four ▁lan es ▁and , ▁with ▁one ▁short ▁exception , ▁a ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁Mary borough ▁ ▁Bald ▁Hills ▁to ▁Cab ool t ure ▁ ▁This ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Bruce ▁Highway ▁cross es ▁the ▁P ine ▁River ▁into ▁the ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁Region , ▁passing ▁through ▁mainly ▁urban ▁areas ▁before ▁crossing ▁the ▁Cab ool t ure ▁River ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁Cab ool t ure ▁/ ▁B rib ie ▁Island ▁inter change ▁after ▁. ▁It ▁runs ▁past ▁or ▁through ▁M urr um ba ▁Down s