The Gold Coast Highway in Queensland, Australia links the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast. 33 km in length, the highway passes through popular tourist resorts such as Southport, Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads and Currumbin. It is characterised by a variety of urban forms, ranging from high-density high rises in Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Broadbreach, low rise apartments in Palm Beach and Bilinga, shopping at Southport and Mermaid Beach historic motels and low-rise residential areas at Miami and light industry at Arundel. It has coastal views at Currumbin Creek and passes alongside the Burleigh Heads National Park.
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