Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: King Georges Road, Wiley Avenue, Roberts Road, Centenary Drive, Homebush Bay Drive, Concord Road, Ryde Bridge, Church Street, Devlin Street, Lane Cove Road, Ryde Road & Mona Vale Road (Metroad 3)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

King Georges Road, Wiley Avenue, Roberts Road, Centenary Drive, Homebush Bay Drive, Concord Road, Ryde Bridge, Church Street, Devlin Street, Lane Cove Road, Ryde Road & Mona Vale Road (Metroad 3) - Homebush to Blakehurst (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 51 km
Northern Terminus: Pittwater Road (Metroad 10) Mona Vale.
Southern Terminus: Princes Highway (Metroad 1) Blakehurst
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Blakehurst, South Hurstville, Hurstville, Penshurst, Beverly Hills, Roselands, Wiley Park, Lakemba, Punchbowl, Greenacre, Rookwood, Strathfield, Lidcombe and Homebush West

Route Numbering:

Formerly:
Decommissioned: 2013
Road Authority Internal Classification: Main Road 200 (Church Street, Concord Road, Homebush Bay Drive, Centenary Drive, Roberts Road, Wiley Avenue and King Georges Road). 1

General Information:

Metroad 3 is a major arterial route in the Sydney metropolitan area, linking Sydney's northern beaches, western suburbs, and southern suburbs to the Illawarra and New South Wales south coast. It consists mostly of multi-laned arterial road standard, except between Ingleside and Mona Vale, where it's single carriageway with 1 lane in each direction.

A small section of the route is duplexed by a 'detour route' which is used when the M5 tunnel is closed. This duplex is marked as D5 from the M5 interchange to Stoney Creek Road at Beverly Hills.

The route has long been recognised as a major route through Sydney, being given the Ring Road 3 designation during the 1960s, and then eventually Metroad 3 in the 1990s. That said, Metroad 3 does not follow the former Ring Road 3 route in its entirety.

De Burghs Bridge:

Metroad 3 features De Burghs Bridge over the Lane Cove River. The current De Burghs Bridge is the second bridge to cross the Lane Cove River in this area. The first bridge, also called De Burghs Bridge, was designed By Ernest M De Burgh, for whom the bridge is named, in 1899. It opened on February 23, 1901. It was situated downstream from the current bridge, within metres at the southern end, and about 20 metres away from the current bridge at the northern end. The original bridge consisted of a single De Burgh timber truss which, at 50 m, was the longest timber truss span ever built in Australia. The old bridge was destroyed by bushfire in January 1994.

The bridge was replaced by a large concrete bridge, the current bridge, and it opened in December, 1967. The current bridge features a six traffic lane (3 each way) with a pedestrian walkway on either side of the bridge.

Ryde Bridge:

Another major bridge on Metroad 3 is Ryde Bridge, which spans the Parramatta River between Church Street in Ryde (Uhrs Point) and Concord Road in Rhodes, replacing an earlier ferry service between these two points established in the late nineteenth century. It is the only lift span bridge on Sydney Harbour and its tributaries (although the mechanism to operate the vertical lift span has been removed). Click here for the RTA Heritage Register entry, featuring full history details and photos of the bridge. 1

History:

1935: Ryde Bridge, constructed. 1
15 December 1967: Current De Burghs Bridge over Lane Cove River opened. 1
December 2000: Stage 1 of the upgrade of Mona Vale Road was completed. This involved reconstruction and widening from Addison Road to the Baha'I Temple. 1
July 2001: Stage 2 of the Mona Vale Road upgrade began and involved reconstruction and widening from the Baha'i Temple to Manor Road. 1

Blakehurst to Homebush		Homebush to Blakehurst
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	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Blakehurst, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: Southbound at Homebush West approaching Arthur Street, November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Connells Point Rd at South Hurstville, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Arthur Street: ID sign on Centenary Drive at Arthur St, Homebush West, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Connells Point Rd, South Hurstville, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Arthur Street: ID sign on Centenary Drive at Arthur St, Homebush West, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Hillcrest Av, South Hurstville, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		AD Sign: Southbound approaching Weeroona Road at Strathfield, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Hillcrest Avenue: King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at Hillcrest Av in South Hurstville, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Hume Highway Interchange: Southbound on Centenerary Drive approaching the Hume Hwy (SR31) at Strathfield, November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for South Western Mwy (Metoad 5), near Penshurst Av and Woniora Rd in Penshurst, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Hume Highway Interchange: Southbound through the interchange at Strathfield (built in the late 90s), November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign & Advance Directional Sign: ID sign at Bridge St, Penshurst, plus AD sign for Forest Rd, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Roberts Road: Southbound near Norfolk Road at Greenacre. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Forest Road: ID sign at Forest Rd, Penshurst, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		M5 Signage: Advance signage for the M5 Motorway, several kilometres south of here. This is southbound on Roberts Rd, near Rawson Av at Greenacre. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Forest Road: ID sign at Forest Rd, Penshurst, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: Southbound AD approaching Juno Pde in Greenacre, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for South Western Mwy (Metoad 5) at Penshurst, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Juno Parade Intersection: Passing through the intersection with Juno Parade at Greenacre. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for South Western Mwy (Metoad 5) near Young St in Penshurst, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Southbound at Punchbowl: Approaching Roberts Road / Wiley Av intersection at Punchbowl, November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Beverly Hills approaching Stoney Ck Rd, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Arthur Street: ID sign at the corner of Roberts Rd (Metroad 3), Roberts Rd (unnumbered) and Wiley Av (Metroad 3) at Punchbowl, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Stoney Creek Road: King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at Stoney Ck Rd, Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Punchbowl Road Intersection: Southbound approaching Punchbowl Road in Punchbowl, November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the Stoney Ck Rd intersection at Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Arthur Street: ID sign at the corner of Wiley Av (Metroad 3), King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) and Punchbowl Rd at Punchbowl, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Tooronga Terrace: King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at Tooronga Tce in Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Entering Wiley Park: King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) entering the suburb of Wiley Park, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: Detour Route 5 trailblazer at Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		M5 Motorway AD sign: Southbound at Wiley Park on King Georges Road. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: Southbound at Wiley Park near Edge Street, approaching Canterbury Road, November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
	South Western Motorway: Intersection directional sign at the interchange with South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) in Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Canterbury Rd: Intersection directional sign at the junction with Canterbury Rd (SR54) at Wiley Park, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	South Western Motorway: Intersection directional sign at the interchange with South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) in Beverly Hills, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Canterbury Rd: Intersection directional sign at the junction with Canterbury Rd (SR54) at Wiley Park, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Punchbowl Rd in Punchbowl, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley		Entering Roselands: King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) entering the suburb of Roselands, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
			Advance Directional Sign: Sign for M5 / South Western Mwy located at Roselands. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Southbound at Roselands: King Georges Road, near the Centro Roselands shopping centre and Roselands Drive. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			AD Sign & M5 Toll Sign: Advance directional sign with toll charges sign for the South Western Mwy, southbound at Roselands as you approach Moorefields Road, November 2010. Click here for a photo of the same location from March 2007. Image © Rob Tilley
			Moorefields Road: King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at Moorefields Rd, Roselands, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
			Diagrammatic Sign: Southbound at Beverly Hills outside Beverly Hills North Public School, this is the advance directional sign for the M5 Motorway. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			South Western Mwy interchange: Southbound at Beverly Hills, March 2007. This is also the start of the D5 detour route duplex. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: Southbound ID sign with D5 topknot at the interchange with the South Western Mwy, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: Southbound AD sign approaching the intersection with Stoney Creek Road at Beverly Hills, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Southbound at Penshurst: Southbound on King Georges Road, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Approaching Forest Road: Southbound approaching Forest Road in Hurstville, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: Southbound diagrammatic AD sign approaching the Woniora Road intersection at Hurstville, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Hillcrest Av in Hurstville, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley
			Southbound through Hurstville: Southbound on the undulating section of Metroad 3 through Hurstville. March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			AD Sign: Southbound AD showing unusual access arrangments at the Greenbank Street junction, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering the School Zone at South Hurstville: Southbound in the South Hurstville area, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
			End Metroad 3: Southbound at Blakehurst near Terry Street as you approach the end of Metroad 3 and the intersection with Metroad 1 / Princes Hwy, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of Metroad 3 between Homebush and Pymble

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