James Ruse Drive

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James Ruse Drive

New South Wales
JamesRuseDriveBridge.JPG
James Ruse Drive Bridge over the Parramatta River
James Ruse Drive is located in Sydney
SE end
SE end
NW end
NW end
Coordinates
General information
TypeFreeway
Length6.7 km (4.2 mi)[1]
Opened6 June 1977 (1st section)
Route number(s)
  • A40 (2013-present)
    (Parramatta-Northmead)
  • Concurrency:
  • A28 Cumberland Highway
    (North Parramatta-Northmead)
Former
route number		see Former route allocations
Major junctions
SE end Parramatta Road
Clyde, Sydney
 
NW end Briens Road
Northmead
Location(s)
Major suburbs / townsClyde, Rosehill, Parramatta, North Parramatta, Northmead
Highway system

The James Ruse Drive is a 6.7-kilometre-long (4.2 mi)[1] urban freeway (Nnrth of Hassall Street/River Road West) and highway (south of Hassall Street) located to the east and north of Parramatta, in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The road's southeastern terminus is located at the T-intersection with Parramatta Road in Granville; with the road's northwestern terminus at the junction of the Cumberland Highway and Windsor Road in Northmead. The road passes through six large interchanges, with the Parramatta Road, the M4 Motorway, Victoria Road, Kissing Point Road, Pennant Hills Road, and Windsor Road.

History[]

The road was named in honour of James Ruse, a convict who was given land in the Parramatta district, which he successfully developed into the colony's first sustainable farm. The original Experiment Farm Cottage still exists on Ruse Street, Parramatta. Known initially as the Parramatta Bypass, the project was opened in stages.

The first 1.5 kilometre section from Victoria Road to Pennant Hills Road opened on 6 June 1977.[2] The next 1.6 kilometres section from Pennant Hills Road interchange to Windsor Road opened on 10 September 1979.[3] Stage 3 from Windsor Road to Kleins Road opened 19 September 1980, followed by stage 4 to Old Windsor Road on 21 December 1980.[4] In July 1994 as part of a grade separation project, a bridge was built over James Ruse Drive at Rydalmere to eliminate the intersection with Victoria Road.[5]

It has been allocated several route numbers, as follows: State route 53 (entire length from 1977-1988),[6] State Route 77 (Cumberland Highway 1988-1993), State route 55 (south of Cumberland Highway from 1988-2004), Metroad 7 (replaced SR77 from 1993-2005),[7] State route 40 (north of Victoria Road 2008/9-2013) and A40 (replaces SR40 2013- ).[8]

Former route allocations[]

Clyde - Parramatta:

  • State Route 53 (1977-1988)[6]
  • State Route 55 (1988-2004)
  • unallocated (2007-present)

Parramatta - North Parramatta:

  • State Route 53 (1977-1988)
  • State Route 55 (1988-2004)
  • unallocated (2004-2007)
  • State Route 40 (2007-2013)
  • A40 (2013-present)

North Parramatta - Northmead:

  • State Route 53 (1979-1988)
  • State Route 77 (1988-1993)
  • Metroad 7 (1993-2005)[7]
  • unallocated (2005-2007)
  • State Route 40 (2007-2013)
  • A28 (2013-present)
  • A40 (2013-present)

Exits and interchanges[]

Route Diagram
Legend
Windsor Road
North Rocks Road
New South Wales alphanumeric route A28.svg Pennant Hills Road
Belmore Street Eeat
Kissing Point Road
New South Wales alphanumeric route A40.svg Victoria Road
Parramatta River
Hassall Street
Prospect Street
Carlingford railway line (Closed)
New South Wales alphanumeric route M4.svg M4 Motorway
New South Wales alphanumeric route A44.svg Parramatta Road
Carlingford railway line (Closed)
LGALocationkm[1]miDestinations[1]Notes[1]
ParramattaClyde00.0 Parramatta Road (A44) Granville, Merrylands, Auburn, StrathfieldControlled T-intersection; southeastern highway terminus
0.30.19 M4 Motorway (M4 east) Homebush, Strathfield, Sydney CBD, Sydney Airport
M4 Motorway (M4 west) Parramatta, Eastern Creek, Penrith		Partial trumpet and partial diamond interchange;
Northbound exit east only; northbound entrance east and west; southbound exit east and west; southbound entrance east only
Rosehill1.60.99Grand Avenue (east) – Camellia, Rosehill Racecourse
Hassall Street (west) Harris Park, Parramatta		Controlled intersection
Parramatta River2.11.3James Ruse Drive Bridge
ParramattaParramatta2.71.7 Victoria Road (A40 east) Ryde, Gladesville, Drummoyne, Sydney CBD
Victoria Road (west) North Parramatta, Parramatta		Partial diamond interchange with partial cloverleaf
Route A40 continues north along James Ruse Drive, east along Victoria Road
3.32.1Kissing Point Road (north-east) – Dundas
Pennant Street (south-west) North Parramatta		Diamond interchange
Oatlands4.83.0 Pennant Hills Road (Cumberland Highway) (A28 north-east) Carlingford, Pennant Hills, Wahroonga
Pennant Hills Road (south-west) North Parramatta		Diamond interchange; southeastern concurrency terminus with route A28
Route A28 continues north along James Ruse Drive, east along Pennant Hills Road
Northmead6.44.0Windsor Road Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill ParramattaDiamond interchange
6.74.2 Briens Road (Cumberland Highway) (A28/A40) Wentworthville, Bella Vista Windsor, Westmead and Children's hospitalsRoad continues west as Briens Road (Cumberland Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Route transition

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "2 James Ruse Dr, Clyde NSW 2142 to Cumberland Hwy, Northmead NSW 2152". Google Maps. 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ Parramatta By-Pass New Section Opened Main Roads June 1977 pages 115/116
  3. ^ Parramatta By-Pass - Another Section Opened Main Roads January 1981 pages 50-52
  4. ^ Extensions to Parramatta By-Pass Main Roads December 1981 pages 106-108
  5. ^ Annual report for year ended 30 June 1994 Roads & Traffic Authority page 61
  6. ^ a b Former NSW State Route 53, Ozroads, Retrieved on 9 June 2013.[self-published source]
  7. ^ a b Metroad 7, Ozroads, Retrieved on 9 June 2013.[self-published source]
  8. ^ James Ruse Drive, Ozroads. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.[self-published source]

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