Victoria Road (Sydney)

Victoria Road
Basic data
Operator:	Roads and Maritime Services
Start of the street:	City West Link / Western Distributor Rozelle ( Sydney ) ( NSW ) ( 33 ° 52 ′  S , 151 ° 11 ′  E )
End of street:	Church Street Parramatta ( NSW ) ( 33 ° 48 ′  S , 151 ° 0 ′  E )
Overall length:	20 km
States :	New South Wales
Victoria Road in Drummoyne in the early 1990s

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The Victoria Road is a major arterial road in Sydney in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales . It connects the western distributor in Rozelle (Sydney) with Church Street in Parramatta city ​​center and is one of the longest streets in Sydney.

course

From the west end of the Western Distributor (Met-4 / S40) in Rozelle, Victoria Road runs northwest over the Iron Cove Bridge , through Drummoyne and crosses the Parramatta River on the Gladesville Bridge . On the north bank of the river, the road runs upstream through the suburbs of Gladesville , Ryde , West Ryde , Ermington, and Rydalmere .

From there it continues west, where it ends in Parramatta town center on Church Street . This also takes over the numbering of Victoria Road as State Road 40 (S40).

Traffic obstructions

Victoria Road is considered to be one of the most congested streets in Sydney. The average speed was calculated to be 24 km / h in the morning rush hour and 31 km / h in the afternoon rush hour.

2000 Summer Olympics

The marathons of the 2000 Summer Olympics were held on Victoria Road .

Individual evidence

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 22

1. ↑ Doing 24km / hr? You must be on Victoria Rd . The Daily Telegraph. November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

The Iron Cove Bridge connects Drummoyne and Rozelle.