Anzac Parade, Sydney

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Anzac Parade

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Bunnerong Road ,Kingsford
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North end
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South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length13.5 km (8.4 mi) [1]
Opened1917
Gazetted August 1928 [2]
Former
route number
Australian state route 70.svg State Route 70 (1974–2004)
Major junctions
North endFlinders Street
Moore Park, Sydney
 
South endNo through road
La Perouse, Sydney
Location(s)
Major suburbs Kensington, Kingsford, Maroubra, Matraville, Malabar, Chifley, Little Bay
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National Institute of Dramatic Art

Anzac Parade is a major road in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia which travels south-east from the CBD, named in memory of members of the First Australian Imperial Force (later to become known as Anzacs) who marched down the street from their barracks (now a heritage listed part of the University of New South Wales) to Sydney Harbour, where they were transported to Europe during World War I.

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Route

Anzac Parade commences to the east of Driver's Triangle (a small park east of the intersection of Moore Park Road and South Dowling Street) [3] at the intersection of Moore Park Road, Flinders Street and the Eastern Distributor at Moore Park and heads in a southerly direction as a six-lane, dual-carriageway road through Kensington, before incorporating a wider central median through the suburbs of Kingsford, Maroubra, Matraville, Malabar, Chifley and Little Bay. It narrows to a two-lane, single carriageway route before ending shortly afterwards at a loop at La Perouse.

Major landmarks along Anzac Parade include the University of New South Wales and National Institute of Dramatic Art in Kensington, as well as Pacific Square in Maroubra.

Anzac Parade included part of the marathon during the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the blue line denoting the marathon's path still exists today.

History

The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 [4] through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the Department of Main Roads, and eventually Transport for NSW). Main Road No. 171 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Allison Road in Kensington, via Kingsford and Maroubra to La Perouse; [2] with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 [5] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 171 on 8 April 1929.

The northern end of Main Road 171 was extended further along Anzac Parade to its intersection with Moore Park Road (and continuing further north along Flinders Street to the intersection with Oxford Street at Taylors Square) on 2 December 1964. [6]

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 [7] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Anzac Parade retains its declaration as part of Main Road 171. [8]

The route was allocated State Route 70 in 1974, but was completely decommissioned in 2004.

In February 2015, the Albert Cotter Bridge across Anzac Parade opened. This pedestrian and cycle bridge was built to improve access to events at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium. [9]

Naming

Anzac Parade began life as a series of discrete roadways through south-eastern Sydney, which were unified under one name in 1917. These streets were:

Quambi Avenue, which ran between La Perouse tram terminus and the nearby wharf, was added to Anzac Parade in November 1934. [10]

Public transport

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Light rail construction on Anzac Parade in 2016

The road is served by Transdev John Holland bus services, to the city, Railway Square, Bondi Junction, Maroubra, Westfield Eastgardens, Coogee, Little Bay and La Perouse The road also contains a bus-only lane prior to its intersection with Alison Road, as well as a separate parallel bus corridor accompanying its route through Moore Park. It is one of the busiest road based public transport routes in Sydney.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, construction of the CBD and South East Light Rail commenced. Running from Circular Quay down George Street to Central station, it then crosses Moore Park and follows Anzac Parade. South of Moore Park the line splits into two branches – one continuing down Anzac Parade to Kingsford which opened in 2020, and the second heading to Randwick via Alison Road which opened in 2019. [11] In April 2016, work began on a temporary six-lane diversion of Anzac Parade between the Albert Cotter Bridge and Lang Road while a tunnel was built below the road. Traffic was directed on to the temporary road from mid-2016. The original alignment was reinstated in April 2017. [12]

South of Kingsford, Anzac Parade is a divided road with a wide grassy median strip. This median strip was formerly used by a tram service. The line was closed in 1961, when the route was replaced by buses. [13]

Major intersections

LGALocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
Sydney PaddingtonMoore Park boundary0.00.0Flinders Street  Darlinghurst Northern terminus of road
AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Eastern Distributor (M1 north)  North Sydney, Lane Cove Northbound entrance only
Moore Park Road  Surry Hills, Woollahra
Moore Park 0.30.19AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg Eastern Distributor (M1 north)  North Sydney, Lane Cove Southbound exit only
1.00.62 Cleveland Street (west)  Surry Hills, Chippendale
Lang Road (east)  Woollahra
SydneyRandwick boundary Moore ParkCentennial ParkKensington tripoint1.71.1Dacey Avenue (west)  Waterloo
Allison Road (east)  Randwick, Coogee
Randwick Kingsford 4.42.7Gardeners Road (west)  Rosebery, St Peters
Rainbow Street (east)  South Coogee
Maroubra 6.74.2Maroubra Road  Pagewood, South Coogee
Phillip BayLittle Bay boundary12.27.6Bunnerong Road  Matraville
La Perouse 13.58.4No through roadSouthern terminus of road

See also

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