Southbound distance sign and trailblazer on Pacific Highway at Wahroonga. Image © Paul Rands.

Metroads are the primary road routes serving the Sydney metropolitan area. The Metroads form a network of radial and circumferential routes throughout the city, most are arterial grade roads, and some are freeway grade.

This numbering scheme ensures that main priority routes are clearly identified and marked. Metroads usually completely replaced the State Routes and National Routes along their routes, however, State Routes not on designated Metroads remained unchanged.

The Metroad system was introduced in 1992-93. 1

Below are the various routes this site has photos of. The routes are sorted by their route number

Route Number: Description: Preview:
Metroad 1 (Waterfall to Wahroonga via Harbour Tunnel):
Pacific Highway, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue & Princes Highway
Metroad 2 (Sydney To Windsor):
Lane Cove Tunnel, Hills Motorway, Old Windsor Road, Windsor Road & Bridge Street
Metroad 3 (Mona Vale to Blakehurst):
King Georges Road, Wiley Avenue, Roberts Road, Centenary Drive, Homebush Bay Drive, Concord Road, Ryde Bridge, Church Street, Devlin Street, Lane Cove Road, Ryde Road & Mona Vale Road
Metroad 4 (Sydney to the Blue Mountains):
Western Distributor, The Crescent, City West Link, Dobroyd Parade, Wattle Street, Parramatta Road & Western Motorway
Metroad 5 (Kyeemagh to Campbelltown):
South Western Motorway & Hume Highway
Metroad 6 (Carlingford to Heathcote):
Pennant Hills Road, Marsden Road, Stewart Street, Kissing Point Road, Silverwater Road, St Hilliers Road, Rawson Street, Olympic Drive, Joseph Street, Rookwood Road, Stacey Street, Fairford Road, Davies Road, Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road & Heathcote Road
Metroad 7 (Hornsby to Carlingford):
 Pennant Hills Road
Metroad 9 (Windsor to Campbelltown):
Macquarie Street, George Street, The Northern Road, Richmond Road, Parker Street & Narellan Road
Metroad 10 (Neutral Bay to Mona Vale):
Falcon Street, Military Road, Spit Road, Spit Bridge, Manly Road, Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation, Condamine Street & Pittwater Road

1 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)

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