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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 61 (Decommissioned) (Richmond to Heathcote)
Introduced in 1973, State Route 61 was once a major artery in the Sydney road network, and to a lesser extent the roads it used still are.
Part of the route was replaced by Metroad 6 (Heathcote Road from the Princes Highway at Heathcote (Metroad 1) to New Illawarra Road at Lucas Heights) in the 1990s.
A section of SR61, the Phillip Parkway (SR61), was replaced upon the construction of the Westlink M7 Motorway in the Rooty Hill / Doonside area. Part of these works was to decommission the remainder of the route after a series of alterations in the Liverpool area through the 1990s, thanks to the introduction of Metroads.
Roads along the former SR61 include East Market St, Lennox St, Blacktown Rd, Richmond Rd, Rooty Hill Rd North, Woodstock Ave, Philip Parkway (now swallowed by the Westlink M7 motorway), Gt Western Hwy, Wallgrove Rd and Elizabeth Dr. Towns and suburbs along the route include Richmond, Llandilo, Blacktown, Doonside, Rooty Hill, Eastern Creek, Cecil Park, Bonnyrigg, Liverpool, Holsworthy, Lucas Heights and Heathcote.
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45 km |
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| Information courtesy of Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Remnant SR61 Shield
Southbound on Wallgrove Road at Eastern Creek, as you pass the distance sign after the Lighthorse Interchange with the M7 and M4 Motorways. April 2006.
This section was upgraded to dual carriageway during the late 1980s.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Approaching Old Wallgrove Road
Southbound
at Eastern Creek approaching the interchange with the Westlink M7. April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Approaching Old Wallgrove Road
Southbound
at Eastern Creek approaching the interchange with the Westlink M7. April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Old Wallgrove Road intersection
Southbound
at Eastern Creek at the interchange with the Westlink M7 and the intersection with Old Wallgrove Road. April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Westlink M7 On-Ramp
Northbound on ramp off Wallgrove Road at Eastern Creek, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign on Wallgrove Road at
Eastern Creek after the Westlink M7 / Old Wallgrove Road intersection, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Horsley Park
Typical conditions of the roadway through the Horsley Park area, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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AD Sign
Advance directional sign for Redmayne Road and its low clearance under the M7 at Horsley Park, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Supplementary AD Sign
Supplementary advance directional sign between Redmayne Road and The Horsley Drive at Horsley Park, southbound, April 2006.
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The Horsley Drive Approach
Advance directional sign before the signalised intersection of Wallgrove Road and The Horsley Drive at Horsley Park
, April 2006.
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Remnant SR61 Shield
Southbound after the Horsley Drive is this old RD sign, still sporting an SR61 shield, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound AD sign approaching the turn off to the Sydney Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park (Saxony Road), April 2006.
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Approaching Abbotsbury Drive
Southbound at Horsley Park, with the M7 atop of the embankment left of shot, April 2006.
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Dual Road Shot
Photo of both Wallgrove Road and Westlink M7 southbound at Horsley Park, April 2006.
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Advance Directional Sign
This little sign replaced a large overhanging gantry when the intersection was altered to suit the interchange with the M7. Southbound at Cecil Park, April 2006.
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Elizabeth Drive / Wallgrove Road Junction
When SR61 was in existence, it turned left for the journey to Liverpool and Heathcote, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
