Windsor Road

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Windsor Road

Northbound on the Windsor Road at Baulkham Hills.jpeg
Northbound Windsor Road at Baulkham Hills
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Northwest end
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Southeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length29.3 km (18 mi) [1]
OpenedWindsor to Kellyville 1794
Kellyville to Northmead 1812
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A2.svg A2 (2013–present)
(Windsor–Kellyville)
Former
route number
see Former route allocations
Major junctions
Northwest endAUS Alphanumeric Route A9.svg Macquarie Street
Bridge Street
Windsor, Sydney
 
Southeast endChurch Street
Northmead, Sydney
Location(s)
LGA(s)
Major suburbs McGraths Hill, Vineyard, Rouse Hill, Kellyville, Baulkham Hills, Northmead
Highway system

Windsor Road is a notable road in the Hills District of Sydney. It starts from Windsor, New South Wales and ends at Northmead, New South Wales. However, Windsor Road is not continuous. The northern section of Windsor Road (Windsor to Kellyville) is continuous with Old Windsor Road instead, designated route A2. The southern section of Windsor Road forms a T-junction with route A2 at Kellyville.

Contents

The North West T-way runs next to and parallel to Windsor Road from Kellyville to Rouse Hill.

History

Windsor to Kellyville

This section of Windsor Road was part of the original Windsor Road, which opened in 1794. [2] The rest of the original Windsor Road is now known as Old Windsor Road, which goes parallel to the new Windsor Road from Kellyville to Northmead. When the new Windsor Road opened in 1812, the original Windsor Road is aligned such that this section and the new section is continuous, leaving the southern original section renamed to Old Windsor Road and forms a T-junction with Windsor Road. This remained until 2002 when the Old Windsor Road regained importance and the junction was remade to the original Windsor Road alignment. [3]

Kellyville to Northmead

This newer section of Windsor Road was completed in 1812. [2] Metroad 2 used to run along Windsor Road between Windsor and Showground while State Route 40 used to run along the entire stretch of Windsor Road from Northmead to Windsor. The opening of the M2 Hills Motorway forced Metroad 2 to realign to Old Windsor Road and Metroad 2 was decommissioned on this section of the road. In 2007, State Route 40 was realigned to Old Windsor Road and the northern section of Windsor Road. As a result, this section has had no route allocation since then.

Road classification

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. 184 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Pennant Hills Road just north of Parramatta to Windsor (and continuing westwards via Richmond, Bilpin and Bell to the intersection with Great Western Highway at Mount Victoria). [5]

Former route allocations

Windsor Road has had few but continually-changing former route allocations. Where and when the former route numbers were implemented are stated below.

Windsor – Kellyville:

Kellyville – Castle Hill:

Castle Hill – Northmead:

See also

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References

  1. Google (19 August 2022). "Windsor Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Old Windsor Road and Windsor Road Heritage Precincts , Roads and Transport Authority, Published on 16 November 2010, Retrieved on 16 July 2013
  3. Old Windsor Road & Windsor Road: History and Development, Ozroads, Retrieved on 17 June 2013[ self-published source ]
  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, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Retrieved 1 August 2022.