Gooding Drive
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type = road
| road_name = Gooding Drive
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| length = 3.8
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| end_a = Hinkler Drive, Worongary
| end_b = Nerang–Broadbeach Road {{AUshield|S|90}} State Route 90, Carrara
| est =
| through = Merrimac
| route ={{AUshield|S|50}} State Route 50
| exits ={{AUshield|QLD|M1}} Pacific Motorway (M1)
}}
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). {{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-28.050135,153.3542017/-28.0324278,153.3850662/@-28.0410002,153.3620929,15z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=Gooding Drive |access-date=12 Mar 2019}} 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. {{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-28.048669,153.3569258/-28.0342231,153.4308924/@-28.0430948,153.3761648,14z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=Worongary to Broadbeach |access-date=12 Mar 2019}}
History
The road was probably named for the Gooding family, who ran a dairy farm in the area for many years.{{cite web |url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/merrimac-history-2650.html |title=Merrimac history (last para) |author= |date= |website= |publisher=City of Gold Coast |access-date=12 Mar 2019 |quote=}}
Braeside, a home built early in the twentieth century, is on Gooding Drive. It now functions as a wedding and funeral centre.{{cite web |url=https://braesidechapel.com.au/our-history/ |title=Braeside - Our History |author= |date=2019 |website= |publisher=Braeside Events |access-date=12 Mar 2019 |quote=}}
Major intersections
The road is in the City of Gold Coast local government area.
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{{QLDint
|location=Worongary
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|type=
|km=0
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|50}} Mudgeeraba Road (State Route 50) – south – {{QLDcity|Mudgeeraba}} /
Hinkler Drive – north – Nerang
|notes=Western end of Gooding Drive (State Route 50)
}}
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|location_special=Worongary /
Mudgeeraba midpoint
|lspan=
|type=
|km=0.1
|Mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|M1}} Pacific Motorway (M1)
– M1 entry ramp – north – Nerang /
– M1 exit ramp – from south (Mudgeeraba)
|notes=Roundabout
}}
{{QLDint
|location=Merrimac
|lspan=
|type=
|km=0.25
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|QLD|M1}} Pacific Motorway (M1)
– M1 entry ramp – south – Robina /
– M1 exit ramp – from north (Nerang)
|notes=Roundabout
}}
{{QLDint
|location_special=Merrimac
{{QLDcity|Clear Island Waters}},
{{QLDcity|Carrara}} tripoint
|lspan=
|type=
|km=3.8
|mile=
|road={{AUshield|S|90}} Nerang–Broadbeach Road (State Route 90) – north – Nerang / east – Broadbeach /
{{AUshield|S|7}} Robina Parkway (State Route 7) – south – Robina
|notes=Roundabout. Eastern end of Gooding Drive
}}
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See also
{{portal-inline|Australian Roads}}