James Ruse Drive | |
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James Ruse Drive Bridge over the Parramatta River | |
Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1] |
Opened | June 1977 (First section) May 1984 (Last section) |
Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Road 309)[2] August 1988 (as State Highway 13, Cumberland Highway)[3] |
Route number(s) |
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Former route number | see Former route allocations |
Major junctions | |
Southeast end | Parramatta Road Clyde, Sydney |
Northwest end | Briens Road Northmead, Sydney |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Rosehill, 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.