James Ruse Drive

James Ruse Drive

New South Wales
James Ruse Drive Bridge over the Parramatta River
James Ruse Drive is located in Sydney
Southeast end
Southeast end
Northwest end
Northwest end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1]
OpenedJune 1977 (First section)
May 1984 (Last section)
GazettedAugust 1928 (as Main Road 309)[2]
August 1988 (as State Highway 13, Cumberland Highway)[3]
Route number(s)
  • A40 (2013–present)
    (Parramatta–Northmead)
  • Concurrency:
  • Cumberland Highway
    (North Parramatta–Northmead)
Former
route number		see Former route allocations
Major junctions
Southeast end Parramatta Road
Clyde, Sydney
 
Northwest end Briens Road
Northmead, Sydney
Location(s)
Major settlementsRosehill, Parramatta, North Parramatta
Highway system
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James Ruse Drive is a 6.4-kilometre-long (4.0 mi)[1] limited-access urban highway located to the east and north of Parramatta, in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Originally a series of disconnected urban streets, it was later upgraded to act as a bypass of central Parramatta.

  1. ^ a b "James Ruse Drive" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "State Roads Act". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 138. National Library of Australia. 26 August 1988. p. 4505. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.