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New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 56 (Glenfield to Picton)

State Route 56 is a north-south route through south-western Sydney. It follows the Hume Highway between Glenfield and Picton along Campbelltown and Menangle Roads.

The route's terminus in the north is the Hume Highway and Campbelltown Road at Glenfield and the southern terminus is Remembrance Drive (Old Hume Highway) and Menangle Street at Picton.

Roads used along the route include Menangle Street, Picton Road, Menangle Road, Tailby Street, Kellicar Road, Gilchrist Drive, Narellan Road, Moore-Oxley Bypass and Campbelltown Road. Towns and suburbs along he route include Glenfield, Ingleburn, Campbelltown, Menangle, Douglas Park and Picton.

Length:
53 km
Route Numbers: Multiplexed with  
 

Old Council AD Sign
Old diagrammatic sign at Campbelltown, as you approach the intersection of Campbelltown Road. Sign is located on Rudd Road. This sign has since been replaced. May 2005.

Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)

Advance Directional Sign
Southbound on SR69 (South) / Narellan Road at Campbelltown in Saturday morning shopping traffic, approaching the intersection with Blaxland Drive and Gilchrist Drive (SR56), October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign
ID Sign assembly on the corner of Gilchrist Drive at Campbelltown, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Gilchrist Drive
Looking southwest at Campbelltown approaching the bridge over the railway and Menangle Road, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Direcional Sign
Southbound AD sign approaching the intersection of Gilchrist Drive and Kellicar Road, Campbelltown, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Kellicar Road intersection
Looking south through the Kellicar Road junction, which was originally constructed when the Macarthur Square shopping mall opened in the 1970s, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign
ID sign on the corner of Kellicar Road, Cambelltown, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Westbound on Kellicar Road
Looking towards the overhead section of Macarthur Square, Campbelltown, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Geary Street / Menangle Road Intersection
Approaching Menangle Road from Geary Street, Campbelltown, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Glen Alpine Drive Roundabout
Looking southwest at Glen Alpine from Menangle Road, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Glen Alpine Drive
In the suburb of Glen Alpine, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Menangle Road
Looking southwest near Glen Alpine, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Crossing the old Sydney Water Supply channel
Traveling southwest at Menangle Park, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Crossing the South Western Freeway
Heading southwest as you approach the bridge over the South Western Freeway / Hume Highway (NH31) at Menangle Park, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Main Southern Railway
Westbound under the railway line at Menangle Park, near the Nepean River, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Nepean River
Crossing the Nepean River at Menangle Park, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

 

Entering Menangle
Southbound on Menangle Road through the town of Menangle with LGA signange on left of shot, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Fingerboard
Old black sign on the corner of Menangle Road, Woodbridge Road and Station Street in the Menangle town centre, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Typical Conditions
The average view through Menangle town centre, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Foot Onslow Creek
Crossing Foot Onslow Creek, looking southwest, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Crash Zone Sign
RTA signage indicating the high incidences of car accidents on the stretch of Menangle Road through the Menangle, Douglas Park and Razorback areas. Looking southwest at Menangle, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Menangle
Winding up through the hills, southwest of Menangle, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Approaching Finns Road intersection
Looking south as you approach the sweeping curve and intersection with Finns Road at Menangle, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

ID Sign
Intersection directional sign at the intersection with Finns Road, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign after the Finns Road intersection, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound at Menangle
Traveling across the hilltop at Menangle, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound at Menangle
Traveling across the hilltop at Menangle, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound at Menangle
Approaching the windy drop into Douglas Park, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

15km/h Speed Advisory
Very low speed advisory for the tight bends entering Douglas Park on Menangle Road, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Corner of Camden & Menangle Roads
Heading southwest at Douglas Park, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Westbound at Douglas Park
Menangle Road between Camden Road and Wrightson Way, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Westbound at Douglas Park
Typical conditions through the hills at Douglas Park, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Westbound at Razorback
Typical conditions through the hills at Razorback, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Old Reduce Speed Sign
Quite and old white coloured Reduce Speed sign (they are red nowadays) approaching the intersection with Picton Road, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign
AD sign approaching Picton Road at Razorback , October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign Assembly
ID signs facing Menangle Road at the Picton Road intersection at Razorback, October 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Railway Crossing Signage
Railway level crossing warning sign on the duplexed section of SR56 (Picton Road) at Maldon.

Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)