Metroad 6
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The Metroad 6 is a Metroad
in Sydney
, Australia
. It travels from the Metroad 1
at Princes Highway, Heathcote
to Pennant Hills Road/M2 Motorway, in Carlingford
.
Metroad 6 replaced State Route 45 in February 1999. The Pennant Hills Road section of Metroad 6 overlapped part of Metroad 7
until Metroad 7 was reassigned from Cumberland Highway to the Westlink M7
motorway when it was opened in December 2005. Prior to then, Metroad 6 terminated at the Marsden Rd/Pennant Hills Road intersection in Carlingford
.
It is believed that this route will be known as the A6 when alphanumerical route numbering is introduced in New South Wales
.
, Stacey Street(partly freeway standard), Rookwood Road, Joseph Street, Olympic Drive(Lidcombe Bypass), St. Hilliers Road, Silverwater Road(mostly freeway standard) (junction with M4 Western Motorway
), Stewart Street, Marsden Road, Pennant Hills Rd (Cumberland Highway) (junction with M2 Hills Motorway
.
It provides a link from Hills Motorway, the northern and western suburbs to the inner western suburbs, Bankstown
and the Princes Highway
southbound along the eastern coast of NSW, and several industrial areas, even although it is not necessarily the optimal route to take. Some stretches such as Silverwater Road, Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road and Heathcote Road have very few junctions or are in (currently) rural areas, and the speed limit is therefore relaxed slightly. Metroad 6 is a dangerous road, with a narrow bridge at one point and no road divider. The trees along parts of the road are not cut back often enough, leading to poor visibility on sweeping left corners.
Metroad
Metroads are the primary road routes serving the Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan areas in Australia. The Metroads form a network of radial and circumferential routes throughout the city, lengths of some of which are of freeway grade.-History:...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It travels from the Metroad 1
Metroad 1
Metroad 1 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It replaced National Route 1, from Metroad 7 at Pearces Corner in Wahroonga south-east to the CBD then from the CBD south-west to the F6 Southern Freeway at Waterfall in October 1993.-Route:...
at Princes Highway, Heathcote
Heathcote, New South Wales
Heathcote is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Heathcote is located 36 km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire....
to Pennant Hills Road/M2 Motorway, in Carlingford
Carlingford, New South Wales
Carlingford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlingford is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the The Hills Shire, Hornsby Shire and the City of Parramatta...
.
Metroad 6 replaced State Route 45 in February 1999. The Pennant Hills Road section of Metroad 6 overlapped part of Metroad 7
Metroad 7
Metroad 7 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Metroad 7 links the Hume Highway at Casula with the Pacific Highway and Pennant Hills Road at Wahroonga....
until Metroad 7 was reassigned from Cumberland Highway to the Westlink M7
Westlink M7
Westlink M7 - formerly Western Sydney Orbital - is one of Sydney, Australia's urban motorways and a part of Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Network. It connects three Metroads: M5 at Prestons, M4 at Eastern Creek and M2 at Baulkham Hills...
motorway when it was opened in December 2005. Prior to then, Metroad 6 terminated at the Marsden Rd/Pennant Hills Road intersection in Carlingford
Carlingford, New South Wales
Carlingford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlingford is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the The Hills Shire, Hornsby Shire and the City of Parramatta...
.
It is believed that this route will be known as the A6 when alphanumerical route numbering is introduced in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
Route
Metroad 6 changes names several times as it passes through the city. Its names from Heathcote to Wahroonga are: Heathcote Road, New Illawarra Road(partly freeway standard), Old Illawarra Road, Alfords Point Road(freeway standard), Davies Road(partly freeway standard), Fairford Road(partly freeway standard) (junction with the M5 South Western MotorwayM5 South Western Motorway
The M5 South Western Motorway is a privately operated tolled motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 5 and the Sydney Orbital Network...
, Stacey Street(partly freeway standard), Rookwood Road, Joseph Street, Olympic Drive(Lidcombe Bypass), St. Hilliers Road, Silverwater Road(mostly freeway standard) (junction with M4 Western Motorway
M4 Western Motorway
The M4 Western Motorway,, is a motorway in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
), Stewart Street, Marsden Road, Pennant Hills Rd (Cumberland Highway) (junction with M2 Hills Motorway
M2 Hills Motorway
The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
.
It provides a link from Hills Motorway, the northern and western suburbs to the inner western suburbs, Bankstown
Bankstown, New South Wales
Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bankstown is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Bankstown.-History:Prior to European...
and the Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
southbound along the eastern coast of NSW, and several industrial areas, even although it is not necessarily the optimal route to take. Some stretches such as Silverwater Road, Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road and Heathcote Road have very few junctions or are in (currently) rural areas, and the speed limit is therefore relaxed slightly. Metroad 6 is a dangerous road, with a narrow bridge at one point and no road divider. The trees along parts of the road are not cut back often enough, leading to poor visibility on sweeping left corners.
Major intersections
The major intersections along the route from north to south are:- Pennant Hills RoadPennant Hills RoadPennant Hills Road is a major highway located in Sydney, New South Wales. It runs from the suburb of Wahroonga, in the north, to the major central business district of Parramatta, Australia.-History:...
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- Hills MotorwayM2 Hills MotorwayThe M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...
(Metroad 2Metroad 2Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It links Windsor to Artarmon.-Route Information:* Extremities: Lane Cove Tunnel at Artarmon to Windsor* Approximate length: 53 km...
/ Metroad 7Metroad 7Metroad 7 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Metroad 7 links the Hume Highway at Casula with the Pacific Highway and Pennant Hills Road at Wahroonga....
) - Blacktown, Baulkham Hills / Ryde, Sydney - Carlingford Road - Epping
- Hills Motorway
- Marsden Road
- Stewart Street
- Silverwater Road
- Victoria RoadVictoria Road, SydneyVictoria Road is a major road in Sydney, Australia.Victoria Road connects Parramatta with the Rozelle end of Anzac Bridge. Victoria Road passes through the Sydney suburbs of Rydalmere, Ermington, West Ryde, Ryde, Gladesville and Drummoyne and is currently one of the longest roads in Sydney.The road...
(State Route 40) - Parramatta / Ryde, Sydney - Western MotorwayM4 Western MotorwayThe M4 Western Motorway,, is a motorway in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
(Metroad 4Metroad 4Metroad 4 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It connects the inner-west of Sydney with the outer western suburbs. It mostly follows what was previously National Highway 32 from the Western Distributor in the CBD, west to the Great Western Highway at Lapstone...
) - Blue Mountains, Penrith / Sydney
- Victoria Road
- St. Hilliers Road
- Parramatta RoadParramatta Road.Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney with Parramatta. It is the eastern-most part of the Great Western Highway. Much of its traffic has been diverted to modern expressways such as the M4 and the City West Link...
(State Route 44) - Parramatta / Sydney
- Parramatta Road
- Boorea Street
- Olympic Drive
- Joseph Street
- Rookwood Road
- Stacey Street
- Hume HighwayHume HighwayThe Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...
(State Route 31) - Sydney / Liverpool
- Hume Highway
- Fairford Road
- Canterbury Road (State Route 54) - Sydney / Liverpool
- South Western MotorwayM5 South Western MotorwayThe M5 South Western Motorway is a privately operated tolled motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 5 and the Sydney Orbital Network...
- Sydney / Liverpool, Canberra
- Davies Road
- Alfords Point Road
- Henry Lawson Drive - Milperra / Hurstville
- New Illawarra Road
- Bangor BypassBangor Bypass, New South WalesThe Bangor Bypass, completed in February 2005, was designed to alleviate traffic on the main road through Bangor and Menai as well as increasing travel speed through the area. The bypass project had been planned many years earlier and some residents were surprised when the development finally...
- Sutherland
- Bangor Bypass
- Heathcote Road
- Princes HighwayPrinces HighwayThe Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
(Metroad 1Metroad 1Metroad 1 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It replaced National Route 1, from Metroad 7 at Pearces Corner in Wahroonga south-east to the CBD then from the CBD south-west to the F6 Southern Freeway at Waterfall in October 1993.-Route:...
) - Wollongong, South Coast
- Princes Highway
Metroad suburbs
- Carlingford North
- Carlingford
- Eastwood
- Dundas Valley
- Ermington
- Silverwater
- Auburn
- Lidcombe
- Chullora
- Greenacre
- Bankstown
- Padstow
- Alfords Point
- Illawong
- Menai
- Barden Ridge
- Heathcote