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Richmond Road, Sydney

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Richmond Road

Blacktown Road

Richmond Road in Berkshire Park
Map
Richmond Road, Sydney is located in Sydney
Northwest end
Northwest end
Southeast end
Southeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length23.7 km (15 mi)[1]
GazettedMay 1948[2]
Former
route number
State Route 61 (1974–2005)
Major junctions
Northwest endLennox Street
Richmond, Sydney
 
Southeast endPatrick Street
Blacktown, Sydney
Location(s)
Major suburbsLondonderry, Marsden Park, Dean Park, Woodcroft

Richmond Road (and at its northwestern end as Blacktown Road) is a 23.5-kilometre (15 mi)[1] arterial road linking Richmond and Blacktown through the northwestern suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

Route

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Blacktown Road commences at the intersection of Lennox and Bourke Streets in Richmond and heads in a southeasterly direction as a two-lane, single carriageway road, meeting George Street at Londonderry, where it changes name to Richmond Road and continues to meet The Northern Road a short distance later, then continuing southeast before widening to a four-lane, dual-carriageway road through Marsden Park until it reaches the interchange with Westlink M7 at Dean Park. It continues southeasterly through Woodcroft until it reaches the outskirts of Blacktown, crossing the Main Western railway line as a bus-only road, before terminating at the intersection with Kildare Road and Patrick and Main Streets in Blacktown.

History

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The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924[3] through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later Transport for NSW). With the subsequent passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929[4] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, the Department of Main Roads (having succeeded the MRB in 1932) declared Main Road 537 along Richmond Road, from the intersection with Garfield Road in Marsden Park to the intersection with Rooty Hill Road (and continuing north along Garfield Road to the intersection with Windsor Road in Box Hill, and continuing south along Rooty Hill Road to the intersection with Great Western Highway in Wallgrove), on 19 May 1948;[2] its northwestern end was re-aligned to run all the way along Richmond and Blacktown Roads to Richmond (with the former alignment along Garfield Road replaced by Main Road 546) on 15 February 1950.[5]

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993[6] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Richmond and Blacktown Roads retain their declaration as part of Main Road 537.[7]

The route was allocated part of State Route 61 in 1974. When Westlink M7 opened in 2005 (subsuming Philip Parkway, part of State Route 61), the allocation was removed in its entirety.

Major intersections

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LGALocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
HawkesburyRichmond0.00.0Lennox Street (west) – RichmondNorthwestern terminus of road
Bourke Street – Richmond, RAAF Base Richmond, Western Sydney University
HawkesburyPenrith boundaryLondonderrySouth Windsor boundary4.72.9 George Street (A9 north) – WindsorConcurrency with route A9 between roundabouts
5.03.1 The Northern Road (A9 south) – Penrith, Narellan
BlacktownMarsden ParkAngus boundary12.57.8Garfield Road West (east) – Riverstone
Abell Road (west) – Melonba
Marsden Park13.88.6South Street – Schofields, Rouse Hill
ColebeeOakhurstDean ParkGlendenning quadripoint17.010.6Rooty Hill Road North – Plumpton, Rooty Hill
Westlink M7 (M7) – Prestons, Eastern Creek, Baulkham HillsNorthbound exit via Rooty Hill Road North
Blacktown23.414.5Third Avenue (north) – Blacktown
Balmoral Street (south) – Prospect
Bus-only traffic southeast of intersection
23.614.7Main Western railway line
23.714.7 Main Street (east) – Prospect, Blacktown Hospital
Kildare Road (west) – Doonside
Bus-only traffic northwest and southeast of intersection
Patrick Street (south) – BlacktownSoutheastern terminus of road

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Richmond Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Main Roads Act, 1924-1945". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 59. National Library of Australia. 28 May 1948. pp. 1279–80. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
  4. ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith. Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 8 April 1929
  5. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1949". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 37. National Library of Australia. 3 March 1950. p. 580. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
  7. ^ Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2022.