A6 (numerous constituent roads) | |
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Alfords Point Bridge | |
Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 40.8 km (25 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | August 1928[2] |
Route number(s) | ![]() |
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Major junctions | |
North end | ![]() Carlingford, Sydney |
South end | ![]() Heathcote, Sydney |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Eastwood, Ermington, Silverwater, Auburn, Lidcombe, Chullora, Bankstown, Alfords Point, Menai, Barden Ridge, Lucas Heights |
Highway system | |
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The A6 is a route designation of a major metropolitan arterial route through suburban Sydney, linking Cumberland Highway at Carlingford and Princes Highway at Heathcote, via Lidcombe and Bankstown. This name covers a few consecutive roads and is widely known to most drivers, but the entire allocation is also known – and signposted – by the names of its constituent parts: Marsden Road, Stewart Street, Kissing Point Road, Silverwater Road, St Hilliers Road, Boorea Street, Olympic Drive, Joseph Street, Rookwood Road, Stacey Street, Fairford Road, Davies Road, Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road and Heathcote Road.