Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Campbelltown Road, Moore-Oxley Bypass, Narellan Road, Gilchrist Drive, Kellicar Road, Geary Street, Menangle Road, Picton Road & Menangle Street (State Route 56) (Decommissioned)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Campbelltown Road, Moore-Oxley Bypass, Narellan Road, Gilchrist Drive, Kellicar Road, Geary Street, Menangle Road, Picton Road & Menangle Street (State Route 56) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 45 km
Northern Terminus: Hume Hwy (The Crossroads) at Casula
Southern Terminus: Remembrance Dr (Argyle St) (SR89 / TD12) and Menangle St at Picton
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Picton, Razorback, Douglas Park, Menangle, Menangle Park, Glen Alpine, Campbelltown, Leumeah, Woodbine, Minto, Bow Bowing, Ingleburn, Denham Court, Edmondson Park and Casula

Route Numbering:

Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: MR177 (Campbelltown Rd & Moore-Oxley Bypass), MR178 (Narellan Rd), RR 7191 (Gilchrist Drive), MR179 (Menangle Rd), MR612 (Picton Rd & Menangle St) 1

Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

State Route 56 is a route in southwestern Sydney.

North of Campbelltown, it's a mix of divided and undivided arterial road. South of Campbelltown, it's single-carriageway rural roadway.

The purpose of the route from Campbelltown to Casula is to service as feeder and connector road to the suburbs between those towns. South of Campbelltown, the route connects several small towns to the major centres of Campbelltown and Picton.

Multiplexes along the route include:

State Route 69, for 700 m at Campbelltown
State Route 88, for 5 km from Razorback to Picton

History:

1854: Installation of milestones between Liverpool and Campbelltown by the then Commissioners of the Road Trust. 2
1979: Campbelltown Rd re-routed closer to Woodbine. 3
1997: Replacement of Menangle Road Bridge, which crosses the Nepean River. 4

Picton to Liverpool		Liverpool to Picton
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	Campbelltown: SR56 (Moore-Oxley Bypass) as it passes through Campbelltown near Dumaresq St, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: Southbound on SR69 (South) / Narellan Road at Campbelltown in Saturday morning shopping traffic, approaching the intersection with Blaxland Drive and Gilchrist Drive (SR56), October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Footbridge: Moore-Oxley Bypass (SR56) at Campbelltown, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID Sign assembly on the corner of Gilchrist Drive at Campbelltown, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Queen Street & Rudd Road: Corner of Moore-Oxley Bypass (SR56), Queen St and Rudd Rd in Campbelltown, June 2006. SR56 becomes Campbelltown Rd from this junction. Image © Paul Rands		Gilchrist Drive: Looking southwest at Campbelltown approaching the bridge over the railway and Menangle Road, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Blaxland Road: Cambelltown Rd (SR56) at Blaxland Rd in Campbelltown, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Direcional Sign: Southbound AD sign approaching the intersection of Gilchrist Drive and Kellicar Road, Campbelltown, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Cambelltown approaching Harbord Rd and Plough Inn Rd, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Kellicar Road intersection: Looking south through the Kellicar Road junction, which was originally constructed when the Macarthur Square shopping mall opened in the 1970s, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Harbord Road & Plough Inn Road: Campbelltown Rd (SR56) at Harbord Rd and Plough Inn Rd at Campbelltown, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the corner of Kellicar Road, Cambelltown, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Rose Payten Dr at Woodbine, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Westbound on Kellicar Road: Looking towards the overhead section of Macarthur Square, Campbelltown, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign for Hume Hwy (South Western Fwy) (Metroad 5) near Rose Payten Dr in Woodbine, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Geary Street / Menangle Road Intersection: Approaching Menangle Road from Geary Street, Campbelltown, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for Hume Hwy (South Western Fwy) (Metroad 5) in Woodbine, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Glen Alpine Drive Roundabout: Looking southwest at Glen Alpine from Menangle Road, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Hume Hwy (Metroad 5) interchange in Woodbine, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Glen Alpine Drive: In the suburb of Glen Alpine, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Campbelltown Rd (SR56) approaching Raby Rd at Minto, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Menangle Road: Looking southwest near Glen Alpine, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign after Raby Rd junction at Minto, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Crossing the old Sydney Water Supply channel: Traveling southwest at Menangle Park, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Ben Lomond Rd in Minto, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Crossing the South Western Freeway: Heading southwest approaching the bridge over the South Western Freeway / Hume Highway (NH31) at Menangle Park, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Cambelltown Rd (SR56) approaching St Andrews Rd and Bouddi St in Bow Bowing, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Main Southern Railway: Westbound under the railway line at Menangle Park, near the Nepean River, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Bow Bowing, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Nepean River: Crossing the Nepean River at Menangle Park, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Williamson Rd and Hume Hwy (Metroad 5) interchange at Ingleburn, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Menangle: Southbound on Menangle Road through the town of Menangle with LGA signange on left of shot, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Williamson Rd and Hume Hwy (Metroad 5) interchange at Ingleburn, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Black Fingerboard: Old black sign on the corner of Menangle Road, Woodbridge Road and Station Street in the Menangle town centre, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Williamson Rd and Hume Hwy (Metroad 5) interchange at Ingleburn, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Typical Conditions: The average view through Menangle town centre, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Denham Court Road: Cambelltown Rd (SR56) at the roundabout with Denham Court Rd at Denham Court, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Foot Onslow Creek: Crossing Foot Onslow Creek, looking southwest, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Macdonald Rd at Ingleburn, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Crash Zone Sign: RTA signage indicating the high incidences of car accidents on the stretch of Menangle Road through the Menangle, Douglas Park and Razorback areas. Looking southwest at Menangle, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Ingleburn, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Menangle: Winding up through the hills, southwest of Menangle, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Hume Highway: Cambelltown Rd (SR56) as it crosses over Hume Hwy (Metroad 5) at Ingleburn, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Finns Road intersection: Looking south approaching the sweeping curve and intersection with Finns Road at Menangle, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Cambelltown Rd at Casula approaching Glenfield Rd, June 2006. This section of Cambelltown Rd used to be a part of the connector between Hume Hwy and South Western Fwy. Image © Paul Rands		ID Sign: Intersection directional sign at the intersection with Finns Road, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at the Crossroads in Casula approaching Camden Valley Way (SR89) and the unnumbered Hume Hwy, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Southbound RD sign after the Finns Road intersection, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	The Crossroads: Campbelltown Rd (SR56) at the Crossroads in Casula, June 2006. This is the end of SR56. This junction was once deemed one of the most dangerous in Sydney, due to the traffic volumes it once carried. Image © Paul Rands		Southbound at Menangle: Traveling across the hilltop at Menangle, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Southbound at Menangle: Traveling across the hilltop at Menangle, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Southbound at Menangle: Approaching the windy drop into Douglas Park, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			15km/h Speed Advisory: Very low speed advisory for the tight bends entering Douglas Park on Menangle Road, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Corner of Camden & Menangle Roads: Heading southwest at Douglas Park, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Westbound at Douglas Park: Menangle Road between Camden Road and Wrightson Way, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Westbound at Douglas Park: Typical conditions through the hills at Douglas Park, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Westbound at Razorback : Typical conditions through the hills at Razorback, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Old Reduce Speed Sign: Quite and old white coloured Reduce Speed sign (they are red nowadays) approaching the intersection with Picton Road, October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Picton Road at Razorback , October 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign Assembly: ID signs facing Menangle Road at the Picton Road intersection at Razorback, October 2006. SR56 turns right here and duplexes with SR88. Image © Paul Rands

1 Roads & Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, January 2011
2 Campbelltown City Council, Milestones, From the Crossroads to Campbelltown – Campbelltown Road
3 Campbelltown City Council, Library, Local Information, Leumeah, History of Leumeah
4 Camden Council Library, HistoryPix: Camden Photosearcher, Menangle Road Bridge

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