Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Route Number Western Distributor, Victoria Road, James Ruse Drive, Cumberland Highway, Old Windsor Road, Hawkesbury Valley Way, East Market Street, March Street, Kurrajong Road, Bells Line of Road, Chifley Road, Eddy Street, Lithgow Street, Mort Street & Main Street (State Route 40) - Rydalmere to Seven Hills (Decommissioned)

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State Route 40 is major route of New South Wales. The eastern section is an arterial road linking various western and inner western suburbs with Sydney's CBD. The western section is an alternative route over the Blue Mountains, connecting the state's west to Sydney.

The eastern part of the route has several features along it such as Iron Cove Bridge, Western Distributor (which is a series of viaducts connecting to several streets in the CBD of Sydney) and the Gladesville Bridge. Both the Western Distributor and Gladesville Bridge (and the associated Burns Bay Road (former SR21)) were to form part of the F3 Freeway from Sydney to the Hunter Region of NSW.

The James Ruse Drive section of SR40 is named after the first landholder in the Parramatta area. 3

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Rydalmere to Seven Hills Seven Hills to Rydalmere
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Old Windsor Rd (SR40) approaching Cumberland Hwy at Old Toongabbie, March 2013.

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Reassurance Directional Sign :
RD sign, westbound on Victoria Rd (SR40) at Rydalmere, March 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign :
AD sign at Northmead approaching the Church St / Windsor Rd interchange, March 2013.

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Intersection Directional Sign :
ID sign facing Fitzwillam Rd, Old Toongabbie, March 2013.

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Reassurance Directional Sign :
Dual name distance sign on James Ruse Dr (SR40) at Northmead, March 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign :
AD sign approaching Pennant Hills Rd at North Parramatta, March 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign :
AD sign at the interchange with Pennant Hills Rd at North Parramatta, March 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign :
AD sign approaching the Kissing Point Rd interchange in North Parramatta, March 2013.

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Kissing Point Road Interchange :
James Ruse Dr (SR40) at the Kissing Point Rd interchange in North Parramatta, March 2013.

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Intersection Directional Sign :
ID sign at the Kissing Point Rd interchange in North Parramatta, March 2013.

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Click here for the continuation of State Route 40 between Pyrmont and Rydalmere
Click here for State Route 40 between Windsor and Bilpin

1 Roads & Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
3 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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