Victoria Road, Sydney

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Victoria Road

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Victoria Road at West Ryde
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West end
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East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length20.1 km (12 mi) [1]
Gazetted August 1928 [2]
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A40.svg A40 (2013–present)
(North Parramatta–Rozelle)
Former
route number
  • Australian state route 40.svg State Route 40 (1974–2013)
    (North Parramatta–Rozelle)
  • Concurrency:
  • Australian state route 21.svg State Route 21 (1974–2004)
    (Huntleys Point–Drummoyne)
Major junctions
West endO'Connell Street
Parramatta, Sydney
 
East endAUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg Western Distributor
AUS Alphanumeric Route A44.svg City West Link
Rozelle, Sydney
Location(s)
Major suburbs Rydalmere, Ermington, West Ryde, Ryde, Gladesville, Drummoyne

Victoria Road is a major road in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, connecting Parramatta with Rozelle and is currently one of the longest roads in Sydney. The road passes over two major bridges: the Iron Cove Bridge over Iron Cove, and the Gladesville Bridge over the Parramatta River.

Contents

Route

Victoria Road commences at the intersection of O'Connell Street in Parramatta and heads east as a four-lane dual-carriageway road, passing over an interchange with James Ruse Drive in eastern Parramatta, under an interchange with Silverwater Road in Ermington, over another interchange with Devlin Street in Ryde, through Gladesville and Drummoyne, and terminating at a modified intersection with City West Link and Western Distributor at Rozelle. It is predominantly three lanes in each direction between Rozelle and Gladesville, and two or three lanes in each direction west of Gladesville. A large number of Busways and Transit Systems bus routes travel along Victoria Road, and during peak hours much of the road includes a dedicated bus lane.

In 2011 the road was named as one of the most congested road in Sydney with an average travel speed of 24 kilometres per hour (15 mph) during the morning peak period and 31 kilometres per hour (19 mph) in the afternoon peak. [3]

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. 165 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from Rozelle, Gladesville, along Kissing Point Road via Dundas, and along Pennant Street back along Victoria Road to Parramatta (and continuing east over the Glebe Island Bridge into Pyrmont); [2] the alignment along Kissing Point Road via Dundas was altered to run via its current alignment through West Ryde on 2 December 1964. [5]

In July 1955, a new four (later five) lane Iron Cove Bridge opened, followed in October 1964 by a new six (later seven) lane Gladesville Bridge, both replacing 1880s built two-lane structures.

In 2011, the Inner West Busway project introduced a tidal flow arrangement between Drummoyne and Rozelle which provides four city bound lanes (including a dedicated bus lane) and two west bound lanes in the morning peak, before reverting to three lanes in each direction at 10am. [6] A barrier transfer machine is used to move the concrete barrier. [7] This also saw a new three-lane Iron Cove Bridge built for out-bound traffic with the existing structure being solely used by inbound traffic. [8]

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 [9] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Victoria Road retains its declaration as part of Main Road 165. [10]

The route was allocated State Route 40 in 1974 between Church Street in Parramatta and Rozelle (continuing north along Church Street and Windsor Road via Windsor eventually to Lithgow, and continuing east over Glebe Island Bridge to Pyrmont). State Route 21 was also declared along Victoria Road between Huntleys Point and Drummoyne (continuing north along Burns Bay Road, and continuing west along Lyons Road) as a concurrency in 1974; it was removed in 2004. The western end of State Route 40 was truncated to James Ruse Drive in North Parramatta in 2007 (and continuing north along James Ruse Drive and Old Windsor Road to Windsor instead). With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, State Route 40 was replaced by route A40. [11]

Major intersections

LGALocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
Parramatta Parramatta 0.00.0O'Connell Street  Parramatta, North Parramatta Western terminus of road
0.40.25Church Street  Parramatta, North Parramatta
2.01.2AUS Alphanumeric Route A40.svg James Ruse Drive (A40 north, unallocated south)  Clyde, Rouse Hill, Windsor No right turn eastbound into, and no right turn southbound from, James Ruse Drive
Route A40 continues north along James Ruse Drive
RydalmereErmington boundary4.83.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A6.svg Silverwater Road (A6)  Carlingford, Lidcombe, Padstow, Heathcote No right turn westbound into Silverwater Road
ErmingtonMelrose ParkWest Ryde tripoint6.74.2Marsden Road (north)  Carlingford
Wharf Road (south)  Melrose Park
Ryde West Ryde 8.55.3 Main North railway line
Ryde 10.16.3AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Devlin Street (A3)  Mona Vale, Macquarie Park, Wiley Park, Blakehurst
Hunter's Hill Huntleys Point 15.69.7Burns Bay Road  Lane Cove North
Parramatta River 15.8–
16.4
9.8–
10.2
Gladesville Bridge
Canada Bay Drummoyne 17.210.7Lyons Road  Five Dock No right turn southbound into Lyons Road
Iron Cove 18.1–
18.6
11.2–
11.6
Iron Cove Bridge
Inner West Rozelle 18.911.7AUS Alphanumeric Route M4.svg M4 Motorway (M4)  Parramatta
AUS Alphanumeric Route M8.svg M8 Motorway (M8)  St Peters, Kingsgrove
Iron Cove Link under construction, opening late 2023
20.112.5AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg Western Distributor (A4 east)  Pyrmont, Sydney CBD
AUS Alphanumeric Route A44.svg City West Link (A44 west)  Haberfield, Parramatta, Penrith
Eastern terminus of road and route A40

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (17 August 2022). "Victoria Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "Doing 24km/hr? You must be on Victoria Rd". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. State of New South Wales, An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
  5. "Main Roads Act, 1924-1963". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 137. National Library of Australia. 4 December 1964. pp. 3910–1. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. "Inner West Busway". Roads & Maritime Services. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
  7. "Unzip extra lanes on Victoria Rd". Daily Telegraph . 18 December 2010.
  8. "Inner-west's bridge of sighs". Sydney Morning Herald . 29 January 2011.
  9. State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
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