Great Western Highway
Highway in New South Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with M4 Western Motorway.
Great Western Highway (also known as Broadway from Haymarket to Chippendale, Parramatta Road from Chippendale to Parramatta, and Church Street through Parramatta) is a 202-kilometre-long (126 mi)[1][2] state highway in New South Wales, Australia. From east to west, the highway links Sydney with Bathurst, on the state's Central Tablelands.
Quick Facts Great Western HighwayBroadway, Parramatta Road, Church Street New South Wales, General information ...
Great Western Highway Broadway, Parramatta Road, Church Street | |
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Travelling westbound on Great Western Highway at Springwood | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 202 km (126 mi)[1][2] |
Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Road 5)[3] |
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Former route number | see Former route allocations |
Major junctions | |
East end | Railway Square Haymarket, Sydney |
West end | Mitchell Highway Bathurst, New South Wales |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Petersham, Ashfield, Parramatta, Eastern Creek, St Marys, Penrith, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, Lawson, Katoomba, Mount Victoria, Lithgow |
Highway system | |
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