Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
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Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Southern Freeway, Mount Ousley Road & Princes Highway (National Route 1) (Decommissioned) - Former Alignment: Bradfield Highway & Sydney Harbour Bridge

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National Route 1 forms part of the main coastal route between Victoria and Queensland. The route features a mix of rural highway, arterial and freeway design standards. The route forms part of what is collectively known as Highway 1. It is Australia's coastal highway joining all mainland's state capitals and coastal towns circumnavigating the entire Australian continent. It is also the longest numbered highway in the world, covering more than 14 500 km.

In New South Wales, National Route 1 was truncated by National Highway 1 between Beresfield and Wahroonga, by Metroad 1 between Wahroonga and Waterfall and by M1 at Tweed Heads West.

NR1 was routed via Sydney Harbour Bridge and Bradfield Highway from 1955 until August 1992. No replacement number was given to the route, even though it is still a major arterial route. 2

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Cahill Expressway Lanes:
Cahill Expressway lanes approaching Sydney Harbour Bridge, Neutral Bay, November 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Lane Allocation Signals:
Lane allocation signals on Bradfield Hwy at Milsons Point, November 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sydney Harbour Bridge:
Southbound on Bradfield Hwy at Milsons Point, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Sydney Harbour Bridge:
Looking southbound, nearly at the halfway point of the deck, Milsons Point, November 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley

Changeable Sign:
Changeable sign over the lanes at Dawes Point, approaching Western Distributor (former SR40), Novmember 2010. The coverplate on the York St section of the sign is covering an NR1 shield.

Image © Rob Tilley

Changeable Sign:
Close up shot from the pedestrian footway of the changeable sign over the lanes at Dawes Point, approaching Western Distributor (former SR40), April 2009. The coverplate on the York St section of the sign is covering an NR1 shield.

Image © Stuart Fox

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)
3 Roads and Maritime Services, Sydney Harbour Bridge Conservation Management Plan - 2007

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