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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 40 (Parramatta to Sydney)
State Route 40 is located Sydney and Lithgow. The route
is formed by several routes. It duplexes with state
route 21 from Drummoyne to Huntleys Point (over Gladesville
Bridge), and also Metroad 2 from Kellyville to Windsor.
It's interesting to note that both the Western Distributor
and Gladesville Bridge (and the associated Burns Bay
Road (SR21)) were to form part of the F3 Freeway from
Sydney to the Hunter Region of NSW.
The route's eastern terminus is the Western Distributor
at Darling Harbour and to the west, it's terminus is
the corner of the Great Western Highway (NR32) &
Main Street in Lithgow.
Roads taken in by SR40 include the Western Distributor,
Anzac Bridge, Victoria Road, Church Street, Windsor
Road, Bridge Street, Macquarie Street, Richmond Road,
Windsor Street, East Market Street, March Street, Kurrajong
Road, Bells Line of Road, Chifley Road, Mort Street,
Lithgow Street and Main Street.
Some of the towns and suburbs through which SR40 passes
through include Darling Harbour, Drummoyne, Gladesville,
Ryde, Parramatta, Baulkham Hills, Kellyville, Windsor,
Richmond, Kurrajong, Bell and Lithgow.
Click
here for the former State Route 40 / Glebe Island
Bridge.
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Approaching James Ruse Drive Interchange
Victoria Road at Rydalmere, outside the University of Western Sydney,
Westbound, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign for the James Ruse Drive interchange at Rydalmere, as you cross the bridge over Dudley Street, Brodie Street and the Carlingford Rail Line.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign for the James Ruse Drive interchange at Rydalmere, as you cross the bridge over Dudley Street, Brodie Street and the Carlingford Rail Line.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Victoria Road, Rydalemere
Westbound near Clyde Street, April 2006.
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S-Lane Signage
Typical S-Lane sign at Rydalmere on Victoria Road.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Rydalmere
Outside John Street and Rydalmere Public School. Westbound, April 2006.
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Distance Sign
RD sign located after the Metroad 6 / Silverwater Road interchange at Rydalmere.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Metroad 6 Interchange
Approaching Silverwater Road, outside the Ermington shopping precinct.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Supplementary AD sign approaching River Road and Erminton.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign for Metroad 6 interchange, located on the corner of Victoria Road and Spurway Street in Ermington.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Victoria Road Ermington
Typical conditions.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Kissing Point Road Intersection
Westbound at Ermington, April 2006.
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Marsden Road Intersection
Approaching the corner of Victoria Road and Marsden Road at West Ryde.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign for Marsden Road at West Ryde,
Westbound, April 2006.
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Typical Conditions
Victoria Road at West Ryde, east of the golf club.
Westbound, April 2006.
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West Ryde Town Centre
Corner of West Parade and Victoria Road, near the railway underpass and station. Westbound, April 2006.
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Mellor Street intersection
Westbound at West Ryde, April 2006.
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Bowden Street Signals
Westbound at West Ryde, April 2006.
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Victoria Road, Ryde
Traveling past the Belmore Street intersection as you approach the police station and courthouse.
Westbound, April 2006.
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Intersection Directional Signage
ID sign facing traffic exiting from Devlin Street (Metroad 3)
northbound. Ryde, April 2006.
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Devlin Street Interchange
Northbound off-ramp at Ryde, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign at the Devlin Street interchange, April 2006.
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Victoria Road at Ryde
Eastbound after the Devlin Street Interchange, September 2006.
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RD Sign
Distance sign near Blaxland Road at Ryde.
Eastbound, September 2006.
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Entering Gladesville
Eastbound as you head past Freedom Furniture and Westminster Road, September 2006.
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Gladesville Town Centre
Eastbound on Victoria Road, September 2006.
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Typical Conditions
Average conditions around the Gladeville Hospital area.
Eastbound near Sunnyside Street, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Eastbound AD sign approaching the signal controlled intersection with Huntleys Point Road at Huntleys Point, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Large overhead AD sign for the Burns Bay Road / Victoria Road interchange at Huntleys Point.
Eastbound, September 2006.
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Westbound AD Sign
Huntleys Point Road approach, September 2006.
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Victoria Road / Burns Bay Road Interchange
Eastbound at Huntleys Point. This interchange was constructed in the mid 1960s as part of a larger project to link the Sydney CBD with the then F3 Sydney-Newcastle Tollway, September 2006.
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Approaching Gladesville Bridge
Looking southeast as you make the climb over the bridge, which is 330m in length. Back in its day, the bridge was the longest concrete arch spans in the world, September 2006.
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Victoria Road / Burns Bay Road Split
Heading northwest at Huntleys Point, September 2006.
Had the F3 project been completed as it was planned, northbound traffic to the Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Brisbane would've veered right for the journey north.
Instead the road services the lower north shore of Sydney instead.
Note the old 2000 Olympics orange temporary signage still on display in the distance.
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Victoria Road / Burns Bay Interchange
Looking south from Burns Bay Road, September 2006.
Note the old 2000 Olympics orange temporary signage still on display.
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Advance Exit Sign
Gantry for the Victoria Road / Burns Bay Road interchange at Huntleys Point. Image taken from the merge lane of the Church Street / Gladesville Road interchange, September 2006.
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Gladesville Bridge
Looking southeast over the bridge, which is 330m in length. Back in its day, the bridge was the longest concrete arch spans in the world, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Gladesville Bridge
Photo of the full span of the Gladesville Bridge, taken from the vantage point at the Huntleys Point Wharf, September 2006.
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Victoria Road Drummoyne
Looking southeast as you come off the Gladesville Bridge, September 2006.
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Approaching Gladesville Bridge
Looking northwest as you make the climb over the bridge, which is 330m in length. Back in its day, the bridge was the longest concrete arch spans in the world, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance Sign
RD sign near Seymour Street.
Heading northwest at Drummoyne, September 2006.
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Drummoyne CBD
Looking southeast on Victoria Road, September 2006.
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Distance Sign
Looking southeast approaching the distance sign near Church Street at Drummoyne, September 2006.
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Approaching Iron Cove Bridge
Looking southeast on Victoria Road as you approach Iron Cove Bridge at Drummoyne, September 2006.
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Iron Cove Bridge
On the deck of the Iron Cove Bridge (over Iron Cove) at Drummoyne.
Looking southeast, September 2006.
The bridge opened to traffic in 1955.
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Add-on Lane
The add-on lane on the Iron Cove Bridge.
Heading northwest, September 2006.
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Distance Sign
RD sign as you approach the add-on lane of the Iron Cove Bridge at Rozelle.
Heading northwest, September 2006.
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Special Signage
Custom sign for the add-on lane of the Iron Cove Bridge.
Heading northwest, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Approaching the intersection of Darling Street at Rozelle.
Looking southeast, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Approaching the intersection of Darling Street at Rozelle. Heading northwest, September 2006.
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Variable Message Sign
VMS sign as you pass through the Evans Street junction at Rozelle.
Looking southeast, September 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign for the City West Link / ANZAC Bridge at Rozelle. This is where SR40 picks up the Metroad 4 duplex.
Looking southeast, September 2006.
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City West Link / ANZAC Bridge intersection
Looking southeast at Rozelle, September 2006.
This is where SR40 turns left, picks up the Metroad 4 duplex and heads towards the Sydney CBD via ANZAC Bridge and the Western Distributor. The Western Distributor was also a part of the F3 Freeway project in the 1970s. See the Metroad 4 section for more details and for photos.
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