ional ▁Scottish ▁people ▁Category : F ict ional ▁nob ility <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Bruce ▁Highway ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁highway ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁Com men cing ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁Br is b ane , ▁it ▁passes ▁through ▁areas ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁coast ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁C air ns ▁in ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁route ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁Highway ▁and ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁longest ▁ ▁highway ▁route ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Its ▁length ▁is ▁approximately ▁; ▁it ▁is ▁entirely ▁se aled ▁with ▁bit umen . ▁The ▁highway ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁popular ▁former ▁Queensland ▁and ▁federal ▁politician , ▁Harry ▁Bruce . ▁Bruce ▁was ▁the ▁state ▁Minister ▁for ▁Works ▁when ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁blo ke . ▁The ▁highway ▁once ▁passed ▁through ▁Br is b ane , ▁but ▁was ▁trunc ated ▁at ▁Bald ▁Hills ▁when ▁the ▁Gate way ▁Motor way ▁became ▁National ▁Highway ▁ 1 ▁upon ▁its ▁opening ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁highway ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁traffic ▁car rier ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁It ▁initially ▁joined ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁coast al ▁cent res ; ▁however , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁by pass es , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁have ▁di vert ed ▁traffic ▁around ▁these ▁cities ▁to ▁exped ite ▁traffic ▁flow ▁and ▁ease ▁urban ▁con g estion . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁highway ▁is ▁constantly