Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Route Number   Russell Street, Castlereagh Road, Jane Street, Belmore Street, North Street, Great Western Highway & Parramatta Road (State Route 44) - Wentworthville to Strathfield (Decommissioned)

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General Information:

State Route 44 is an east-west route that forms a major arterial route in Sydney's western suburbs. It's a mostly multi-laned road, much of which is divided. It's Australia's oldest road.

Since the completion of Western Mwy (Metroad 4) the importance of the route has changed, however it's still one of the city's busier routes.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

Click here for historic photos of the route between Wentworthville and Strathfield

Wentworthville to Strathfield   Strathfield to Wentworthville
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tn_201303_01_parramatta_parkesst_churchst.jpg Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Parkes St in Parramatta, March 2013.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Leicester Av & Concord Rd, Strathfield, November 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

tn_201303_02_granville_jamesrusedr.jpg Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Parramatta Rd (Great Western Hwy) (SR44) approaching James Ruse Dr at Granville, March 2013.

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  Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly at the corner Parramatta Rd (SR44) and Silverwater Rd (Metroad 6) at Auburn, February 2005.

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tn_201303_03_clyde_jamesrusedr.jpg James Ruse Drive:
Corner of Parramatta Rd (Great Western Hwy (SR44) and James Ruse Dr at Clyde, March 2013.

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  tn_201109_01_granville_woodvillerd_churchst_sr44_westernmwy_mr4.jpg Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign on Great Western Hwy (Parramatta Rd) (SR44) at Granville approaching Woodville Rd and Western Mwy (Metroad 4), September 2011.

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tn_201303_04_auburn.jpg Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Auburn, March 2013.

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  tn_201109_02_granville_woodvillerd_churchst_sr44_westernmwy_mr4.jpg Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Great Western Hwy (Parramatta Rd) (SR44) at Granville approaching Woodville Rd and Western Mwy (Metroad 4), September 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

tn_201303_05_auburn_rawsonst.jpg Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Rawson St, Auburn, March 2013.

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  tn_201109_03_granville_woodvillerd_churchst_sr44_westernmwy_mr4.jpg Western Motorway, Woodville Road & Church Street Junction:
Great Western Hwy (SR44) (Parramatta Rd) at the junction with Church St (SR44), Woodville Rd and Western Mwy (Metroad 4) at Granville, September 2011.

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tn_201303_06_auburn_silverwaterrd_metroad6_sthilliersrd_metroad6.jpg Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Silverwater Rd (Metroad 6) and St Hilliers Rd (Metroad 6), Auburn, March 2013.

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  tn_201109_04_granville_woodvillerd_churchst_sr44_westernmwy_mr4.jpg Western Motorway, Woodville Road & Church Street Junction:
Great Western Hwy (SR44) (Parramatta Rd) at the junction with Church St (SR44), Woodville Rd and Western Mwy (Metroad 4) at Granville, September 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly at the corner Parramatta Rd (SR44) (Great Western Hwy) (SR44) and Silverwater Rd (Metroad 6) at Auburn, February 2005.

Image © Paul Rands

  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign over the lanes of the off ramp from the Western Mwy (Metoad 4) approaching Church St (SR44) at Parramatta, January 2010.

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      Church Street:
Junction of Western Mwy (Metroad 4) off ramp and Church St (SR44) at Parramatta, January 2010.

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      Church Street:
Northbound on Church Street (Great Western Hwy) (SR44) in Parramatta. This area is nicknamed Auto Alley, due to the number of car yards along it. Note the old priority road intersection warning sign. Priority road signs were phased out during the 1980s, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

      tn_201212_02_parramatta_churchst_parkesst.jpg Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the unnumbered section of Church St and Parkes Stin Parramatta. SR44 turns left at this junction, December 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

      Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the intersection with the unnumbered section of Church St and Parkes Stin Parramatta. SR44 turns left at this junction, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

      tn_201212_03_parramatta_churchst_parkesst.jpg Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the intersection with the unnumbered section of Church St and Parkes St in Parramatta. SR44 turns left at this junction, December 2012.

Image © Paul Rands

Click here for the continuation of State Route 44 between Mt Druitt and Wentworthville

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads (and unclassified Regional Roads), 25 February 2008
2 Department of Main Roads. The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4

Last updated: 16-Nov-2013 21:02

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