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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
Metroad 3 (Mona Vale to Homebush)
Metroad 3 stretches from Mona Vale on Sydney's northern
beaches to the Princes Highway at Blakehurst.
The route varies from a two-lane narrow winding road
to high speed dual carriageways to typical urban 6-lane
divided road
The route was first formally recognised as a continuous
circumferential route in 1964 when it was given the
Ring Road 3 shield. The route of Ring Road 3 at the
time is largely the same as Metroad 3's route today,
with the exception that Ring Road 3 travelled via the
former State Route 27 through Strathfield. In 1974,
when the State Route system was introduced and the Ring
Road system abandoned, Ring Road 3 was renumbered State
Route 33. Then in April 1993, State Route 33 was replaced
by Metroad 3.
Roads along the route include Mona Vale Road, Lane Cove Road, Homebush Bay Drive,
Concord Road, King Georges Road and more. The route
passes through suburbs such as Pymble, Ryde, Rhodes,
Flemington, Greenacre, Roselands and more.
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Approaching
Homebush Bay Drive
Eastbound at Homebush Bay Drive on the M4 Motorway interchange,
April 2006.
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Advance
Directional Sign
Northbound at Homebush Bay approaching the Australia
Avenue interchange. Before the Sydney Olympics, etc,
Homebush Bay Drive used to be intersected by Australia
Avenue, the roundabout used still remains and now acts
as part of the interchange, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Australia
Avenue Interchange
Northbound at the exit to Australia Avenue at Homebush
Bay, April 2006.
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Rands |
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Australia
Avenue Interchange
Northbound after the exit to Australia Avenue at
Liberty Grove, April 2006.
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Advance
Directional Sign
AD signage for
Dulton Avenue at Liberty Grove, this is where expressway
style conditions end and revert back to arterial road
standards with signalised junctions, etc. April 2006.
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Variable
Message Sign
Northbound VMS as you approach Dulton Avenue at Liberty
Grove. Note the interesting setup of the street lighting
on the right of the image. April 2006.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Alphanumeric
Signage
Signs showing the upcoming alphanumeric route numbers,
which are not in use in NSW, with exception of
M7. This is located at the exit of the Rhodes Shopping
Centre as you approach Dulton Avenue at
Rhodes.
Image © Paul
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Reassurance
Sign
Northbound trailblazer outside the Rhodes Shopping Centre,
April 2006.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Northbound
at Rhodes
Passing through the intersection with Phoenix Avenue,
with the advance directional sign showing the name change
from Homebush Bay Drive to Concord Road in the background.
April 2006.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Northbound
at Rhodes
Passing various corporate buildings between the Blaxland
Road and Llewellyn Street intersections, 2006.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Averill
Street
Northbound as you approach the turn off to Averill Street,
Rhodes. April 2006.
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Rands |
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Approaching
Parramatta River
Northbound at Rhodes as you approach the original Ryde
Bridge. An iron truss, bascule opening span bridge built
in 1935, the southbound bridge was built in 1988. April
2006.
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Ryde
Bridge
Northbound at Rhodes. Note the 3 bridge lane clearances:
4.6m, 5.2m and 4.6m. April 2006.
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Rands |
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Guide
Sign
Sign guiding motorist to move to the left lane for Parramatta
and other destinations. Northbound at Ryde, just after
the Ryde Bridge. April 2006.
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Lane
Allocation Sign
Advance directional sign with lane arrangements at Ryde
near the intersection with Junction Street. Note the
old 4 lantern Eagle signal without target board on the
left of the photo. This would be one of the remaining
few signals like this in Sydney, and possibly the only
4-way of this style left. This type of signal dates back
to the 1960s and 70s. April 2006.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Morrison
Road Intersection
Northbound at Ryde at the signals with Morrison Road.
Note the advance directional sign for the Victoria Road
(SR40) interchange. April 2006.
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Rands |
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Victoria
Road interchange
Northbound at Ryde looking at the Devlin Street / Victoria
Road interchange, April 2006.
Image © Paul
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign on Devlin Street approaching the Blaxland Road intersection, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional
Northbound diagrammatic AD sign approaching the intersection with Blaxland Road and Lane Cove Road at Ryde, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Blaxland & Lane Cove Roads
Northbound on Devlin Street approaching the signalised junction of Blaxland and Lane Cove Roads at Ryde, September 2006.
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Lane Cove Road
Northbound on Lane Cove Road (RTA main road 162) at North Ryde approaching the Cox's & Kent Road intersections near North Ryde Golf Club, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign approaching the Epping Road interchange at North Ryde, September 2006.
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Epping Road Junction
Northbound at the signalised ramps for Epping Road at North Ryde. If you look closely in this photo you will see a small grey metal thing hanging from the overpass between the 2 bridge mounted signs. This was once the place a traffic signal. September 2006.
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Distance Sign
Northbound AD after Epping Road at Macquarie Park, September 2006.
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Macquarie Park
Northbound near Waterloo Road with AD sign for the M2 Hills Motorway in the distance, September 2006.
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Lane Cove River
Northbound at Macquarie Park at De Burgh's Bridge as you approach Lady Game Drive, September 2006.
The bridge was named after Bridge Engineer, Mr EM De Burgh. The original De Burgh's Bridge was a wooden structure.
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign at West Pymble approaching Yanko Road, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign located near Cross Street in Pymble for the upcoming grade separated interchange with the Pacific Highway (Metroad 1), September 2006.
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Pacific Highway Interchange
Northbound through the interchange at Pymble / Gordon, September 2006.
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Pacific Highway Underpass
Approaching the tunnel under the Pacific Highway at Pymple / Gordon, September 2006.
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Under the Pacific Highway
Heading through the Pacific Highway tunnel at Pymble. This is where Lane Cove Road becomes Mona Vale Road, September 2006.
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Signage for Entering Traffic
Interesting sign denoting entering traffic as you approach the Greendale Avenue intersection at Pymble, September 2006.
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign Pymble, September 2006.
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St Ives
Heading past St Ives Village Shopping Centre, September 2006.
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Link Road Intersection
Looking northwest on Mona Vale Road, St Ives, September 2006.
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Distance Sign
Distance sign located near the Link Road intersection, September 2006.
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Sign Goof
This a pretty big screw up. The Metroad shield is the wrong shape, the font is wrong and the arrow is too big. Taken heading northeast on Mona Vale Road at St Ives, September 2006.
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Mona Vale Road
Mona Vale Road as it passes by McIntosh Park and Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden at St Ives, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Mona Vale Road
Mona Vale Road as it passes between St Ives and Belrose, September 2006.
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Austlink Industrial Park Interchange
Approaching the tunnel that goes under the southbound carriageway to access Narabang Way at Belrose, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Nice clean AD sign approaching the Forest Way intersection at Belrose, September 2006.
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Forest Road Intersection
Looking northeast at Belrose. There are several original 1970s Eagle branded signals on this intersection, September 2006.
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Distance Sign
RD sign located after the Forest Way junction at Terrey Hills, September 2006.
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Mona Vale Road Terrey Hills
Heading northeast near the motel and plant nursery, between Forest Way and Aumuna Road, September 2006.
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Directional Sign
Massive AD sign approaching the intersection with McCarrs Creek Road. Note the Metroad 3 shield on a coverplate, it's hiding an A3 alphanumeric marker, September 2006.
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McCarrs Creek Road Intersection
Looking east at Terrey Hills. This section of road was upgraded to dual carriageway in the 1990s. Image taken September 2006.
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Approaching Kimbriki Road
Amazing scenery as you look out to the Pacific Ocean from Mona Vale Road at Ingleside, September 2006.
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Mona Vale Road
& Kimbriki Road
Looking south near the junction with Kimbriki Road at Ingleside. Note the unusual sign on the
left hand side.
Image © Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Typical Conditions
Photo showing the standard of road conditions in the Tumbledown Dick Hill area at Ingleside, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Tumburra Road Intersection
Heading east at Ingleside near Tumbledown Dick Hill, September 2006.
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Steep Descent Signage
Sign indicating the steep run down Tumbledown Dick Hill and the Warriewood Escarpment at Ingleside as you approach the Chiltern Road intersection. September 2006.
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Trucks & Buses Must Use Low Gear
Custom low gear sign as you descend the Warriewood Escarpment at Ingleside, September 2006.
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Rock Cutting
Old rock cutting flanking both sides of Mona Vale Road at Ingleside, September 2006.
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Junction with Lane Cove Road
No that subheading isn't a typo, this is the intersection with Lane Cove Road (most probably a former alignment) right on the edge of Ingleside and Mona Vale at Foleys Hill, alongside Narrabeen Creek, September 2006.
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Rock Cutting
Another old rock cutting, eastbound at Mona Vale, September 2006.
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End Low Gear Area
The end of low gear requirements for heavy vehicles as you approaching Ponderosa Parade and Samuel Street at Mona Vale, September 2006.
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Mona Vale Road
Mona Vale Road between Foley and Oliver Streets, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign near Bungan Street as you approach the northeastern terminus of Metroad 3, just before it meets Metroad 10 (Pittwater Road and Barrenjoey Road intersection), September 2006.
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End Metroad 3
This is the northeastern end of Metroad 3 at Mona Vale. Left is Barrenjoey Road to Palm Beach, right is Pittwater Road (Metroad 10), which takes you to the city, September 2006.
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