James Ruse Drive

James Ruse Drive is a 6.4-kilometre-long (4.0 mi) 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.

James Ruse Drive

New South Wales
James Ruse Drive Bridge over the Parramatta River
Southeast end
Northwest end
Coordinates
  • 33°50′00″S 151°01′07″E (Southeast end)
  • 33°47′30″S 150°59′53″E (Northwest end)
General information
TypeHighway
Length6.4 km (4.0 mi)
OpenedJune 1977 (First section)
May 1984 (Last section)
GazettedAugust 1928 (as Main Road 309)
August 1988 (as State Highway 13, Cumberland Highway)
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
 
  • M4 Motorway
  • Victoria Road
  • Windsor Road
  • Pennant Hills Road
Northwest end Briens Road
Northmead, Sydney
Location(s)
Major settlementsRosehill, Parramatta, North Parramatta
Highway system
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