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.
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| Richmond Road in Berkshire Park | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 23.7 km (15 mi)[1] |
| Gazetted | May 1948[2] |
| Former route number |  State Route 61 (1974–2005) |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end | Lennox Street Richmond, Sydney |
| Southeast end | Patrick Street Blacktown, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Londonderry, Marsden Park, Dean Park, Woodcroft |
Route
editBlacktown 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
editThe 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
edit| LGA | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hawkesbury | Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | Lennox Street (west) – Richmond | Northwestern terminus of road |
 Bourke Street – Richmond, RAAF Base Richmond, Western Sydney University | |||||
| Hawkesbury–Penrith boundary | Londonderry–South Windsor boundary | 4.7 | 2.9 |  George Street (A9 north) – Windsor | Concurrency with route A9 between roundabouts |
| 5.0 | 3.1 | The Northern Road (A9 south) – Penrith, Narellan | |||
| Blacktown | Marsden Park–Angus boundary | 12.5 | 7.8 | Garfield Road West (east) – Riverstone Abell Road (west) – Melonba | |
| Marsden Park | 13.8 | 8.6 | South Street – Schofields, Rouse Hill | ||
| Colebee–Oakhurst–Dean Park–Glendenning quadripoint | 17.0 | 10.6 | Rooty Hill Road North – Plumpton, Rooty Hill | ||
 Westlink M7 (M7) – Prestons, Eastern Creek, Baulkham Hills | Northbound exit via Rooty Hill Road North | ||||
| Blacktown | 23.4 | 14.5 | Third Avenue (north) – Blacktown Balmoral Street (south) – Prospect | Bus-only traffic southeast of intersection | |
| 23.6 | 14.7 | Main Western railway line | |||
| 23.7 | 14.7 |  Main Street (east) – Prospect, Blacktown HospitalKildare Road (west) – Doonside | Bus-only traffic northwest and southeast of intersection | ||
| Patrick Street (south) – Blacktown | Southeastern terminus of road | ||||
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Richmond Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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