Parramatta Road
Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, connecting the Sydney CBD with Parramatta. It is the easternmost part of the Great Western Highway. Since the 1990s its role has been augmented by the City West Link and M4 Motorway.
Parramatta Road | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Opened | 1811 |
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| Former route number | see Former route allocations |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Broadway Chippendale, Sydney |
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| West end | Church Street Granville, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Ultimo, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, Forest Lodge, Annandale, Stanmore, Leichhardt. Petersham, Lewisham, Haberfield, Summer Hill Ashfield. Five Dock, Croydon, Concord, Burwood, Strathfield, Homebush, Auburn |
The road begins in the east as a continuation of George Street, which becomes Broadway west of Harris Street, and Parramatta Road west of the City Road junction, and ends at the junction with Church Street in Parramatta. Its 23 kilometres (14 mi) distance is dominated by caryards and small marginally-viable shops. At the same time, however, it has over 100 abandoned and derelict stores. Owing to this and its abrasively noisy traffic, it has rarely been considered beautiful.
Opened in 1811, it is one of Sydney's oldest roads and Australia's first road between two cities (before Sydney and Parramatta coalesced). As at 2015, over three million commuters every year drove Parramatta Road. The road is the hub of Sydney's motor dealership industry - with 67% of the adjacent land used for motor retailing and services.