Parramatta Road

Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney CBD with Parramatta. It is the eastern-most part of the Great Western Highway. Much of its traffic has been diverted to modern expressways such as the M4 and the City West Link Road. It passes many other major roads in Sydney such as the Hume Highway, Woodville Road, Centenary Drive and Old Canterbury Road.

Parramatta Road has rarely been considered beautiful, with one local mayor describing it as a "varicose vein". However it has never been considered unimportant. One commentator has said: "Every chapter of Sydney's history has been written on Parramatta Road".

It begins in the east as a continuation of George Street and Broadway (Broadway becomes Parramatta Road just west of the intersection with City Road), and skirts the southern contours of Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River to Parramatta. The highway forms the boundaries of various suburbs along the way and ends at the junction of Church Street, Parramatta, where the Great Western Highway briefly turns to the north.

Parramatta Road forms the southern boundary of the following suburbs:

  • Ultimo
  • Glebe
  • Forest Lodge
  • Annandale
  • Leichhardt
  • Haberfield
  • Five Dock
  • Concord

Parramatta Road forms the northern boundary of the following suburbs:

  • Chippendale
  • Camperdown
  • Stanmore
  • Lewisham
  • Petersham
  • Summer Hill
  • Ashfield
  • Croydon
  • Burwood

West of Concord and Burwood, Parramatta Road passes through Strathfield, Homebush, Auburn and Granville before reaching Parramatta.

Read more about Parramatta Road:  History

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