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Delhi Road, Millwood Avenue, Fullers Road, Boundary Street, Babbage Road & Warringah Road (State Route 29) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 18 km
• Western Terminus: Hills Mwy (Metroad 2) & Epping Rd interchange at North Ryde
• Eastern Terminus: Pittwater Rd (Metroad 10) at Dee Why
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Dee Why, Beacon Hill, Frenchs Forest, Forestville, Killarney Heights, Roseville Chase, Roseville, Chatswood, Chatswood West, Macquarie Park and North Ryde

Route Numbering:

• Former:
• Former:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: MR191 (North Ryde to Chatswood) & MR328 (Chatswood to Dee Why) 1
• Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

State Route 29 is an suburban arterial road linking Sydney's Northern Beaches with the city of Chatswood, Pacific Highway and the Hills Motorway. It's a mix of divided and undivided roadway, and passes through commercial and residential zones as well as some bushland.

The route features the spectacular Roseville Bridge over Middle Harbour and Fullers Bridge over the Lane Cove River. SR29 also acts as a small bypass of the Chatswood CBD, skirting it on the western and northern sides.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Metroad 1 (Pacific Hwy), for 700m at Chatswood

History:

• 1918: Fullers Bridge was completed. The bridge was originally intended to carry a tram to the Field of Mars Cemetery, as the slope of Fullers Road was too steep for horses to negotiate. It is not known whether a tram service eventuated. Fullers Bridge has also been known as Jenkins Bridge, named after a family who settled in the vicinity in the 1860s. 2
• 1924: The original Roseville Bridge opened. It was a low-level two-lane bridge. It was located downstream of the current bridge, and connected Babbage Road to what is today called Healey Way, which is the entrance to Davidson Park within Garigal National Park. 3
• April 1966: Official opening of current Roseville Bridge. 4 The bridge was designed by Donald Maclurcan, who passed away in 1999. 5
• October 2009: Extension of the right turn from Warringah Road into Government Road. 6
• August 2010: Extension of the right turn from Babbage Road (eastbound). 6
• October 2010: Extension of the right turn from Warringah Road into Wakehurst Parkway. 6

North Ryde to Dee Why			Dee Why To North Ryde
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Epping Rd at North Ryde, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Hills Mwy (Metroad 2) interchange at North Ryde, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID signs facing Hills Mwy (Metroad 2) interchange at Macquarie Park, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Epping Rd at North Ryde, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 New South Wales Office of Environment & Heritage, Heritage Database, Fullers Bridge Over Lane Cove River
3 POIDB.com, Roseville Bridge - Killarney Heights NSW
4 Flickr, Highplains68, Roseville bridge construction The bridge was designed by Donald Maclurcan, who passed away in 1999.
5 State Library of New South Wales, Manuscripts, Oral History & Pictures, Collection Record Details, Donald Maclurcan papers, 1953-1982
6 Roads & Maritime Services, Pinch Point & Congestion Initiatives

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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