Warringah Freeway

Warringah Freeway

Southern terminus of Warringah Freeway at its junction with Pacific Highway
Warringah Freeway is located in Sydney
North end
North end
South end
South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeFreeway
Length3.5 km (2.2 mi)[1]
Opened1968–1978
GazettedJanuary 1993[2]
Route number(s) M1 (2013–present)
(Naremburn–North Sydney)
Former
route number
  • Metroad 1 (1993–2013)
    (Naremburn–North Sydney)
  • Metroad 2 (1993–2007)
  • State Route 28 (1992–1993)
  • National Route 1 (1992–1993)
  • F1 (1968–1992)
    Entire route
Major junctions
North end Gore Hill Freeway
Naremburn, Sydney
 
South endBradfield Highway
North Sydney
Location(s)
Major suburbs / townsCrows Nest, Cammeray
Highway system
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Warringah Freeway looking south at its widest point - 16 lanes
View of Warringah Freeway looking north, over the inner western carriageway, during morning peak hour
View of Warringah Freeway looking north, towards the Military Road overpass

Warringah Freeway is a 3.5-kilometre (2.2 mi)[1] divided freeway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is part of the Sydney Orbital Network. The primary function of the freeway is to provide an alternative high-grade route from the Sydney Harbour Tunnel and Bradfield Highway at Milsons Point to the A8 and Gore Hill Freeway. The freeway reduces traffic demands on Pacific Highway throughout Sydney's Lower North Shore, bypassing North Sydney and Crows Nest,[3] and provides a vital link to access most of the suburbs in Sydney and is also a major route to the north, south, east and west of the central business district.

  1. ^ a b "Warringah Freeway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ "State Roads Act". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 7. National Library of Australia. 22 January 1993. pp. 223–30. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Warringah Freeway". Key build program. Roads & Maritime Services. 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.