# List of road routes in New South Wales (numeric)

Road routes in New South Wales assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, as roads may change names several times between destinations, or have a second local name in addition to a primary name. New South Wales previously used an older, numerical shield-based system (which this article focuses on) until 2013, when it was completely replaced (except for Tourist Routes) with a newer, alphanumeric system.
New South Wales implemented the federally-issued National Routes system between 1954 and 1955, using white-and-black shields highlighting interstate links between major regional centres; some of these routes were later upgraded into National Highways using green-and-gold shields when the National Roads Act was passed in 1974.
Sydney's initial shield system was the Ring Road system, with three routes rolled out in 1964. These were eventually replaced by a specialised Freeway Routes system in 1973, and a state-wide shield-based numbering scheme, allocating blue-and-white shields across Sydney in 1974, numbered to fit around existing National Routes, with separate allocations for rural New South Wales, the Hunter (Greater Newcastle) and Illawarra (Greater Wollongong) regions; this system received sporadic updates throughout the 1990s and 2000s. These were augmented by the Metroad system in 1992–93, with its blue-on-white hexagonal shields identifying major routes through Sydney, with additional routes added through the late 1990s.
The new alphanumeric system, introduced in 2013, has now replaced the previous scheme across the entire state. It consists of alphanumeric routes, a one-to-three digit number prefixed with a letter (M, A, B, or D) that denotes the grade and importance of the road, and (apart from Tourist Routes) is now the state's only road route numbering system.
Some routes, in part or in their entirety, may have been made obsolete by the alphanumeric designation: these replacement routes are noted but not listed in full here. Some also may follow older alignments or routes later changed even after the new system was introduced, and are included here for the sake of completion. Roads are described in either a west–east or north–south alignment.

## National Routes

National Routes were the first type of route numbering to be attempted in Australia on a large scale, signed with a white shield and black writing (similar in shape to the shield that appears on the Australian coat of arms), with New South Wales receiving routes in 1954. They highlighted the interstate links connecting major population, industrial and principal regions of New South Wales to the rest of the Australia, in a way that was readily identifiable to interstate travellers. The system was prepared by COSRA (Conference of State Road Authorities), held between 1953 and 1954: once each state road authority agreed to the scheme, it was rolled out federally.
In 1954, the Hume Highway was trialled as National Route 31, chosen due to its prominence as a transport corridor connecting Australia's largest cities (Sydney and Melbourne). Soon after, other National Routes across the state were allocated. Selected routes were later upgraded into National Highways when the National Roads Act was passed in 1974.
New South Wales' National Routes were initially replaced within the boundaries of Sydney with the Metroad system in 1992–93, and eventually replaced entirely across the state by the alphanumeric system in 2013: each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number, rendering the previous shields redundant. Many National Routes across New South Wales were renumbered during the conversion, while some others were not replaced at all and became unsigned.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| National Route 1 | Pacific Highway (I) (Tweed Heads section) | NSW/QLD border | Tweed Heads Ballina Grafton Coffs Harbour Kempsey Hexham Wahroonga Sydney Heathcote West Wollongong Kiama Nowra Batemans Bay Bega Eden | NSW/VIC border | 1,466 km (911 mi) | Reallocated along Tweed Heads bypass when it opened in 1992, later replaced by when Tugun Bypass opened in 2008, renamed Gold Coast Highway in 2009 |
| National Route 1 | Pacific Highway (II) (North Coast section) New England Highway | NSW/QLD border | Tweed Heads Ballina Grafton Coffs Harbour Kempsey Hexham Wahroonga Sydney Heathcote West Wollongong Kiama Nowra Batemans Bay Bega Eden | NSW/VIC border | 1,466 km (911 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Pacific Motorway sections as they opened, replaced by / |
| National Route 1 | Pacific Highway (III) (Central Coast section) Sydney–Newcastle Freeway | NSW/QLD border | Tweed Heads Ballina Grafton Coffs Harbour Kempsey Hexham Wahroonga Sydney Heathcote West Wollongong Kiama Nowra Batemans Bay Bega Eden | NSW/VIC border | 1,466 km (911 mi) | Construction of Sydney–Newcastle Freeway sections bypassing Pacific Highway built between Berowra and Ourimbah between 1964 and 1973 (old alignments eventually allocated in 1979), entire freeway replaced by in 1974 (and progressively extended at both ends until 1998) |
| National Route 1 | Pacific Highway (IV) (Sydney section) Gore Hill Freeway Warringah Freeway Sydney Harbour Tunnel Cahill Expressway Palmer/Bourke Streets (s/bound) Campbell/Crown Streets/Sir John Young Crescent (n/bound) Flinders Street South Dowling Street Southern Cross Drive General Holmes Drive The Grand Parade President Avenue Princes Highway (I) (Sydney section) | NSW/QLD border | Tweed Heads Ballina Grafton Coffs Harbour Kempsey Hexham Wahroonga Sydney Heathcote West Wollongong Kiama Nowra Batemans Bay Bega Eden | NSW/VIC border | 1,466 km (911 mi) | – re-aligned through North Sydney from Pacific Highway to Berry/Arthur/Mount Streets (one-way southbound) and Pacific Highway (one-way northbound) when the Warringah Freeway opened in 1968; – re-aligned through central Sydney from Pacific and Bradfield Highways, York and George Streets, Broadway, City Road, King Street and Princes Highway to York Street (one-way southbound) and Clarence Street (one-way northbound) in 1972; – re-aligned through central Sydney from York/Clarence and George Streets to Western Distributor, Harris Street and Broadway in 1986; – re-aligned through central Sydney from Harris Street to Wattle/Fig Streets (one-way northbound) and Harris Street (one-way southbound) when the Fig Street Connection opened in 1990; – re-aligned through northern, central and southern Sydney from Pacific and Bradfield Highways, Western Distributor, Wattle/Fig/Harris Streets, Broadway, City Road, King Street and Princes Highway, to current alignment when Gore Hill Freeway and Sydney Harbour Tunnel opened in 1992; – replaced by in 1993 |
| National Route 1 | Princes Motorway Princes Highway (II) (South Coast section) | NSW/QLD border | Tweed Heads Ballina Grafton Coffs Harbour Kempsey Hexham Wahroonga Sydney Heathcote West Wollongong Kiama Nowra Batemans Bay Bega Eden | NSW/VIC border | 1,466 km (911 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Princes Motorway sections as they opened, replaced by / |
| Alternative National Route 1 | George Street Bridge Road Jersey Street North | Asquith | | Hornsby | 2.6 km (2 mi) | Alternative route through Hornsby (east of railway line): allocated 1975, replaced by when Sydney-Newcastle Freeway extended to Wahroonga in 1989 |
| Alternative National Route 1 | Princes Highway | Waterfall | Bulli Wollongong Unanderra | Dapto | 57 km (35 mi) | Former route through Wollongong: allocated 1975, replaced by in 1989 |
| National Route 15 | New England Highway | NSW/QLD border | Tenterfield Glen Innes Armidale Bendemeer Tamworth Muswellbrook Singleton Branxton Maitland | Hexham | 584 km (363 mi) | – replaced by in 1974 – concurrency with along Oxley Highway from Bendemeer to Tamworth |
| National Route 16 | Murray Valley Highway | Euston | | NSW/VIC border | 3 km (2 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013, now unallocated |
| National Route 18 | Snowy Mountains Highway | Mount Adrah | Adelong Tumut Adaminaby Cooma Steeple Flat | Stony Creek | 333 km (207 mi) | – replaced by – concurrency with along Monaro Highway from Cooma to Steeple Flat |
| National Route 20 | Sturt Highway | NSW/VIC border | Buronga Balranald Hay South Darlington Point Narrandera Wagga Wagga | Tarcutta | 597 km (371 mi) | – replaced by in 1992 – concurrency with along Olympic Highway from Moorong to Wagga Wagga |
| National Route 23 | Federal Highway | Yarra | Collector Sutton | NSW/ACT border | 55 km (34 mi) | Replaced by in 1974 |
| National Route 23 | Monaro Highway | NSW/ACT border | Michelago Cooma Steeple Flat Bombala | NSW/VIC border | 206 km (128 mi) | – replaced by – concurrency with along Snowy Mountains Highway from Cooma to Steeple Flat |
| National Route 24 | Mid-Western Highway | Hay | Goolgowi West Wyalong Grenfell Cowra | Bathurst | 518 km (322 mi) | – replaced by: from Hay to Cowra; from Cowra to Bathurst – concurrency with along Newell Highway from West Wyalong to Caragabal |
| National Route 25 | Barton Highway | Yass | Murrumbateman | NSW/ACT border | 40 km (25 mi) | Allocated when road sealing and upgrades completed in 1956, replaced by in 1974 |
| National Route 31 | Hume Highway | Haberfield | Liverpool Camden Aylmerton Yarra Yass Tarcutta Table Top Albury | NSW/VIC border | 543 km (337 mi) | – re-aligned through Camden when Camden bypass opened in 1974 – replaced along Hume Highway from Casula to the border by in 1974, allocation from Haberfield to Casula left as – replaced from Haberfield to Chullora, and from Liverpool to Casula, by when allocated in 1993, unallocated otherwise – replaced from Warwick Farm to Casula by (replacing ), and from Chullora to Warwick Farm by , when Casula bypass opened in 1994 – replaced from Haberfield to Chullora by (replacing ) when M5 East Motorway opened in 2001 – replaced by: from Haberfield to Warwick Farm; from Warwick Farm to Prestons |
| National Route 32 | Barrier Highway Mitchell Highway Great Western Highway | NSW/SA border | Broken Hill Wilcannia Cobar Nyngan Dubbo Orange Bathurst Lithgow Katoomba | Lapstone | 1,146 km (712 mi) | – allocation originally along entire length of Great Western Highway and Parramatta Road through Sydney to Ultimo – progressively reallocated along Western Motorway as sections opened (older allocations along Great Western Highway replaced by ) – truncated to Emu Plains, and replaced along Western Motorway by , in 1992 – truncated further back to Lapstone when Western Motorway extension opened in 1993 – replaced by |
| National Route 34 | Oxley Highway | Nevertire | Gilgandra Coonabarabran Gunnedah Tamworth Bendemeer Walcha | Port Macquarie | 645 km (401 mi) | – replaced by from Coonabarabran to Port Macquarie, unallocated otherwise – concurrency with along New England Highway from Tamworth to Bendemeer |
| National Route 37 | Kamilaroi Highway | Bourke | Brewarrina Walgett Wee Waa Narrabri Gunnedah Quirindi | Willow Tree | 597 km (371 mi) | – allocated in 1974 from Narrabri to Willow Tree, western end extended to Bourke in 1999 – replaced by: from Bourke to Walgett; from Narrabri to Willow Tree; unallocated otherwise |
| National Route 38 | Gwydir Highway | Walgett | Moree Warialda Inverell Glen Innes | South Grafton | 568 km (353 mi) | – allocated in 1962 from Collarenebri to South Grafton, western end extended to Walgett in 1993 – replaced by |
| National Route 39 | Newell Highway | NSW/QLD border | Moree Narrabri Coonabarabran Gilgandra Dubbo Parkes West Wyalong Narrandera Finley Tocumwal | NSW/VIC border | 1,058 km (657 mi) | – allocated in 1962, replaced by in 1992 – concurrencies: with along Mid-Western Highway from Caragabal to West Wyalong; with along Burley Griffin Way from Mirrool to Ardlethan |
| National Route 41 | Olympic Highway | Cowra | Young Cootamundra Junee Wagga Wagga | Table Top | 317 km (197 mi) | – allocated in 1974, replaced by – concurrency with along Sturt Highway from Wagga Wagga to Moorong |
| National Route 43 | Balranald-Tooleybuc Road | Balranald | Tooleybuc | NSW/VIC border | 49 km (30 mi) | Decommissioned in early 2000s, allocation never properly signed as parts of it were not initially sealed |
| National Route 44 | Bruxner Highway | Tenterfield | Casino Lismore | West Ballina | 185 km (115 mi) | Allocated in 1974, replaced by |
| National Route 46 | Carnarvon Highway | NSW/QLD border | Mungindi | Moree | 120 km (75 mi) | Allocated in 1997, decommissioned in 2013, now unallocated |
| National Route 48 | Illawarra Highway | Sutton Forest | Moss Vale Robertson Albion Park | Albion Park Rail | 62 km (39 mi) | Allocated in 1974, replaced by |
| National Route 52 | Canberra Avenue Farrer Place Monaro Street Bungendore Road Kings Highway | NSW/ACT border | Queanbeyan | NSW/ACT border | 12.4 km (8 mi) | – allocated in 1974 – re-aligned through Queanbeyan from Uriarra Road and Crawford Street (and Norse Road in ACT) to current alignment (eliminating level crossing with Bombala railway line) in 1982 – replaced by |
| National Route 52 | Kings Highway | NSW/ACT border | Bungendore Braidwood | Batemans Bay | 115 km (71 mi) | – allocated in 1974, replaced by |
| National Route 55 | Castlereagh Highway | NSW/QLD border | Walgett Coonamble | Gilgandra | 343 km (213 mi) | – allocated in 1974 from Walgett to Gilgandra, northern end extended to NSW/QLD border in 1983 – replaced by |
| National Route 58 | Riverina Highway | Deniliquin | Finley Berrigan Howlong Albury Lake Hume Village | NSW/VIC border | 228 km (142 mi) | Allocated in 1974, replaced by from Deniliquin to Albury, unallocated otherwise |
| National Route 71 | Mitchell Highway | NSW/QLD border | Enngonia Bourke | Nyngan | 339 km (211 mi) | Replaced by |
| National Route 75 | Cobb Highway | Wilcannia | Ivanhoe Hay Deniliquin Moama | NSW/VIC border | 571 km (355 mi) | Replaced by |
| National Route 79 | Silver City Highway Calder Highway | NSW/QLD border | Tibooburra Milparinka Broken Hill Wentworth Curlwaa | NSW/VIC border | 636 km (395 mi) | Replaced by between NSW/QLD border and Curlwaa: while allocation originally continued into Victoria, detours to terminate in Buronga |
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## National Highways

With the passing of the National Roads Act in 1974, selected National Routes were further upgraded to the status of a National Highway: interstate roads linking Australia's capital cities and major regional centres that received federal funding, and were of higher importance than other National Routes. These new routes were symbolised by green shields with gold writing, and the word "National" along the top of the shield. Most of New South Wales' National Highways were declared in 1974 and their shields converted in the following years, with National Highways 20 and 39 later declared in 1992.
Like National Routes, New South Wales' National Highways were also replaced with the alphanumeric system, introduced across the state in 2013: each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number, with all keeping their number during the conversion.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| National Highway 1 | Sydney–Newcastle Freeway | Beresfield | Morisset Tuggerah Mooney Mooney Berowra | Wahroonga | 127 km (79 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Sydney–Newcastle Freeway (F3) sections (already existing between Ourimbah–Berowra when replaced in 1974) as they opened: – re-aligned from Pacific Highway (Kangy Angy–Doyalson, replaced by ) when freeway's Kangy Angy–Wallarah stage and Motorway Link (Wallarah–Doyalson) opened in 1983 – re-aligned from Motorway Link and Pacific Highway (Wallarah–Newcastle, replaced by ) to Freemans/Leggetts Drives (concurrency with ), Leggetts Drive, Stamford/Railway Streets to Kurri Kurri (concurrency with ), Tarro/Mulbring Streets and John Renshaw Drive (concurrency with ) when freeway's Mandalong–Freemans Waterhole stage opened in 1988 – re-aligned from Pacific Highway (Berowra–Wahroonga) when freeway's replacement stage opened in 1989 – re-aligned from Freemans/Leggetts Drives, Stamford/Railway/Tarro/Mulbring Streets and John Renshaw Drive (Freemans Waterhole-Beresfield) to Lenaghans Drive when freeway's Ryhope–Minmi stage opened in 1993 – re-aligned from Pacific Highway (Ourimbah–Kangy Angy) when freeway's replacement stage opened in 1997 – re-aligned from Lenaghans Drive (Minmi–Beresfield) to current alignment when freeway's final replacement stage opened in 1998 – replaced by , renamed Pacific Motorway |
| National Highway 15 | New England Highway | NSW/QLD border | Tenterfield Glen Innes Armidale Bendemeer Tamworth Muswellbrook Singleton Branxton Maitland | Beresfield | 578 km (359 mi) | – southern end truncated from Hexham to Beresfield when interim route via Kurri Kurri allocated in 1988 – replaced by , later by (from Lower Belford to Beresfield) when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014 |
| National Highway 20 | Sturt Highway | NSW/VIC border | Buronga Balranald Hay South Darlington Point Narrandera Wagga Wagga | Tarcutta | 597 km (371 mi) | Replaced by |
| National Highway 23 | Federal Highway | Yarra | Collector Sutton | NSW/ACT border | 55 km (34 mi) | Replaced by |
| National Highway 25 | Barton Highway | Yass | Murrumbateman | NSW/ACT border | 40 km (25 mi) | Replaced by |
| National Highway 31 | Hume Highway South West Motorway | Prestons | Campbelltown Aylmerton Yarra Yass Tarcutta Table Top Albury | NSW/VIC border | 543 km (337 mi) | Progressively reallocated along upgraded Hume Highway and South Western Freeway (F5) sections as they opened: – re-aligned from Hume Highway (Yanderra–Aylmerton, eventually replaced by in 1980), when freeway's replacement stage opened in 1977 – re-aligned from Hume Highway (Casula–Yanderra (replaced by ) to South Western Freeway, when freeway's Campbelltown–Yanderra stage opened in 1980 – northern end extended from Casula to Prestons when Casula bypass opened in 1994, South Western Freeway renamed South West Motorway – signage along Hume Highway (from Berrima to the border) progressively replaced with , along Hume Highway and South West Motorway (from Prestons to Berrima) replaced with , from 1997 – northern end truncated from Prestons to Campbelltown (replaced by ) when allocated in 1999 – northern end restored back to Prestons, South West Motorway renamed Hume Motorway (from Prestons to Berrima), officially replaced along entire allocation with in 2013 |
| National Highway 39 | Newell Highway | NSW/QLD border | Moree Narrabri Coonabarabran Gilgandra Dubbo Parkes West Wyalong Narrandera Finley Tocumwal | NSW/VIC border | 1,057 km (657 mi) | Replaced by |
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## Metroads

These routes, characterised by their blue and white hexagonal shields, were phased in across Sydney between 1992 and 1993, better highlighting major routes into and around the city. A total of 9 routes existed, numbered from 1 to 10, covering Sydney's major radial and circumferential arteries. Metroad 4 was fully signed in December 1992, and Metroads 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 followed in 1993. A second stage was rolled out a few years later: Metroads 9 and 10 were added in 1998, and Metroad 6 was added in 1999; there was no Metroad 8. These were eventually replaced with the alphanumeric system, introduced across the state in 2013: each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number, keeping their number during the conversion (with the exception of Metroad 10, which became A8).
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| Metroad 1 | Pacific Highway | Wahroonga | Pymble Chatswood Artarmon North Sydney Darlinghurst Zetland Mascot Kogarah Blakehurst Heathcote | Waterfall | 67 km (42 mi) | Replaced by |
| Metroad 1 | Gore Hill Freeway Warringah Freeway Sydney Harbour Tunnel Cahill Expressway Eastern Distributor Southern Cross Drive General Holmes Drive | Wahroonga | Pymble Chatswood Artarmon North Sydney Darlinghurst Zetland Mascot Kogarah Blakehurst Heathcote | Waterfall | 67 km (42 mi) | – re-aligned through central Sydney from Palmer and Bourke Streets (southbound)/Campbell and Crown Streets, Sir John Young Crescent (northbound), Flinders and South Dowling Streets to current alignment when Eastern Distributor opened in 1999 – replaced by |
| Metroad 1 | General Holmes Drive The Grand Parade President Avenue Princes Highway | Wahroonga | Pymble Chatswood Artarmon North Sydney Darlinghurst Zetland Mascot Kogarah Blakehurst Heathcote | Waterfall | 67 km (42 mi) | Replaced by |
| Metroad 2 | Windsor Road Old Windsor Road | Windsor | Vineyard Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills Epping North Ryde | Lane Cove | 46 km (29 mi) | – western end re-aligned from Windsor and Showground Roads, Old Northern and Castle Hill Roads, Pennant Hills and Beecroft Roads, and Epping Road to current alignment when Hills Motorway opened in 1997 – replaced by |
| Metroad 2 | Hills Motorway Lane Cove Tunnel | Windsor | Vineyard Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills Epping North Ryde | Lane Cove | 46 km (29 mi) | – eastern end along Longueville Road, Gore Hill and Warringah Freeways, Bradfield Highway, Western Distributor, Wattle and Fig Streets (one-way southbound)/Harris and Regent Streets (one-way northbound), Cleveland Street terminating at Ultimo truncated to current alignment when Lane Cove Tunnel opened in 2007 - replaced by |
| Metroad 3 | Mona Vale Road Ryde Road Lane Cove Road Devlin Street Church Street Concord Road Homebush Bay Drive Centenary Drive Roberts Road Wiley Avenue King Georges Road | Mona Vale | Pymble Ryde Sydney Olympic Park Greenacre Beverly Hills | Blakehurst | 51 km (32 mi) | Replaced by |
| Metroad 4 | Western Motorway | Lapstone | Penrith Prospect Parramatta Strathfield | Sydney | 58 km (36 mi) | – western end extended along Western Motorway from Emu Plains to Lapstone when extension opened in 1993 – replaced by |
| Metroad 4 | Parramatta Road Wattle Street Dobroyd Parade City West Link The Crescent Western Distributor | Lapstone | Penrith Prospect Parramatta Strathfield | Sydney | 58 km (36 mi) | – eastern end re-aligned from Parramatta Road, City Road and Cleveland Street terminating at Moore Park to current alignment when City West Link opened in 2000 – replaced by , later by from Strathfield to Haberfield when M4 East Motorway opened in 2019 |
| Metroad 5 | South West Motorway M5 East Motorway | Campbelltown | Prestons Moorebank Beverly Hills Arncliffe | Mascot | 44 km (27 mi) | – western end re-aligned from Hume Highway terminating at Casula (replaced by ) to South West Motorway terminating at Prestons when Casula bypass opened in 1994 – western end extended along South West Motorway from Prestons to Campbelltown (replacing ) when allocated in 1999 – eastern end re-aligned from King Georges Road, Wiley Avenue, Roberts Road, Hume Highway, Parramatta Road and Broadway terminating at Ultimo to current alignment when M5 East Motorway opened in 2001 – replaced by , western end retracted back to Prestons (replaced by ) |
| Metroad 6 | Pennant Hills Road Marsden Road Stewart Street Silverwater Road St Hilliers Road Rawson Street Boorea Street Olympic Drive Joseph Street Rookwood Road Stacey Street Fairford Road Davies Road Alfords Point Road New Illawara Road Heathcote Road | Beecroft | Carlingford Silverwater Lidcombe Bankstown Menai Lucas Heights | Heathcote | 43 km (27 mi) | – northern end extended along Pennant Hills Road from Carlingford to Beecroft when Westlink M7 opened (replacing ) in 2005 – progressively re-aligned from Old Illawarra Road to New Illawarra Road between Menai and Barden Ridge as sections of the Bangor Bypass project completed between 2005 and 2011 – replaced by , northern end retracted back to Carlingford (replaced by ) |
| Metroad 7 | Camden Valley Way Hume Highway Cumberland Highway | Casula | Liverpool Smithfield North Parramatta Carlingford Pennant Hills | Wahroonga | 41 km (25 mi) | – original alignment through Liverpool from Hume Highway, Macquarie and Terminus Streets, Newbridge and Heathcote Roads terminating at Heathcote changed to South-West Motorway and Heathcote Road, with spur along Hume Highway to Casula added (replacing ), when Casula bypass opened in 1994 – allocation removed from South-West Motorway and Heathcote Road (partially replaced by ), with spur now assuming current alignment, when allocated in 1999 – majority of allocation abolished by new route along Westlink M7 when opened in 2005; partial allocation along Pennant Hills Road between Beecroft and Wahroonga retained (replacement by proposed) – eventually replaced along entire (former and current) allocation by |
| Metroad 9 | George Street Macquarie Street Richmond Road (I) The Northern Road (I) Richmond Road (II) Parker Street The Northern Road (II) Narellan Road | Windsor | South Windsor Luddenham Bringelly Narellan | Campbelltown | 63 km (39 mi) | – replaced by – concurrency with |
| Metroad 10 | Pittwater Road Condamine Street Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation Manly Road Spit Road Military Road Falcon Street | Mona Vale | Narrabeen Dee Why The Spit | North Sydney | 23 km (14 mi) | – western end along Falcon Street and Pacific Highway terminating at Lane Cove truncated to current alignment when Lane Cove Tunnel opened in 2007 – replaced by |
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## State Routes

After planning by the Department of Main Roads, the State Route system – a new route numbering system across the state of New South Wales – was introduced in 1974. The route numbering scheme was symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing – much like the Freeway Routes, except without the red crests – with focus points in Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong. They were allocated to fit around the existing National Routes system and Sydney's Freeway Routes, and to also replace Sydney's existing Ring Roads, marking out urban arterial routes and secondary rural highways. The system had two minor updates when Metroads were introduced across Sydney (in 1992–93, and again in 1998–99), and received sporadic updates (mostly route decommissioning) in the years following.
They were allocated as follows:
* 11, 33 and 55: Respectively replaced Ring Roads 1, 3 and 5. In 1988, State Route 77 was commissioned as an additional primary circumferential route;
* 11–77: Greater Sydney. Even numbers were for radial routes in and out of the city, while odd numbers were circumferential around the city, roughly increasing in value anticlockwise around Sydney. Exceptions were State Route 31 (which replaced Metroad 5 when the South Western Motorway was extended east) and State Route 60 (which is in Wollongong). Routes 36, 40, 56, 68 and 69 extended beyond the bounds of Greater Sydney;
* 78–99: Rural New South Wales. Due to a far larger area of coverage and no focal cities, east–west routes were to be even-numbered, while north–south routes were to be odd-numbered;
* 111, 121–124, 128, 131–133, 135: Hunter region. Like Sydney, even numbers were for radial routes into and out of Newcastle, while odd numbers were circumferential around Newcastle;
* 151, 153, 155 and 157: Illawarra region. Like Sydney, even numbers were for radial routes into and out of Wollongong, while odd numbers were circumferential around Wollongong;
* 2: In 2008, Queensland's State Route 2 from the Gold Coast was extended a short distance into far northern NSW and remains the only official state route.
State Routes were eventually replaced by the alphanumeric system in 2013; as many had been decommissioned beforehand, very few survived to be converted into an alphanumeric route number. Those converted in rural areas usually kept their number; some in Greater Sydney were renumbered during the conversion, while most were not replaced at all and became unsigned.

### Sydney

| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| State Route 11 | Bank Street Pyrmont Bridge Road | Pyrmont | Redfern Darlinghurst | Rushcutters Bay | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | Decommissioned in 1993, not replaced |
| State Route 11 | Wattle/Abercrombie Streets (n/bound) Watte/Fig/Harris/Regent Streets (s/bound) | Pyrmont | Redfern Darlinghurst | Rushcutters Bay | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | – re-aligned through central Sydney from Wattle and Abercrombie Streets to current alignment when the Fig Street Connection opened in 1990 – replaced by in 1993, later removed when Lane Cove Tunnel opened in 2007 |
| State Route 11 | Cleveland Street | Pyrmont | Redfern Darlinghurst | Rushcutters Bay | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | Replaced by in 1992, later removed when City West Link opened in 2000 |
| State Route 11 | South Dowling Street | Pyrmont | Redfern Darlinghurst | Rushcutters Bay | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | Replaced by in 1993, later removed when Eastern Distributor opened in 1999 |
| State Route 11 | Barcom Avenue Boundary Street McLachlan Avenue (n/bound) Neild Avenue (s/bound) | Pyrmont | Redfern Darlinghurst | Rushcutters Bay | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | – re-aligned through Darlinghurst from Boundary Street and Neild Avenue to current alignment in the late 1980s – decommissioned in 1993, not replaced |
| State Route 12 | Pittwater Road Belgrave Street Sydney Road | Brookvale | Manly | Seaforth | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) | – southern end extended along Sydney Road through Balgowlah to Seaforth when Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation opened (replacing ) in 1985 - northern end re-aligned from Howard Avenue/The Strand/Griffin Road/Adams and Oliver Streets terminating in Dee Why to current alignment in 1993 – decommissioned in 1995 |
| State Route 14 | Barrenjoey Road | Palm Beach | Mona Vale Narrabeen Dee Why The Spit Neutral Bay | Artarmon | 43 km (27 mi) | Decommissioned in 1998, not replaced |
| State Route 14 | Pittwater Road Condamine Street Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation Manly Road Spit Road Military Road Falcon Street Pacific Highway | Palm Beach | Mona Vale Narrabeen Dee Why The Spit Neutral Bay | Artarmon | 43 km (27 mi) | – re-aligned through Balgowlah from Sydney Road and Condamine Street to current alignment when Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation opened (replaced by ) in 1985 – southern end extended along Falcon Street and Pacific Highway from Neutral Bay to current alignment when Gore Hill Freeway opened in 1992 – replaced by in 1998, later by in 2013 |
| State Route 17 | Canal Road Ricketty Street Kent Road Gardeners Road | St Peters | Rosebery | Kingsford | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | Decommissioned in 1998 |
| State Route 21 | Great North Road Lyons Road Bayswater Street (n/bound) Marlborough Street (s/bound) Westbourne Street Victoria Road Burns Bay Road Centennial Avenue | Five Dock | Drummoyne Lane Cove West | Castlecrag | 14.8 km (9.2 mi) | – northern end terminating in Castlecrag truncated to Lane Cove West in 1995 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 21 | Mowbray Road Alpha Road Edinburgh Road | Five Dock | Drummoyne Lane Cove West | Castlecrag | 14.8 km (9.2 mi) | Decommissioned in 1995 |
| State Route 22 | Sydney Road Frenchs Forest Road Clontarf Street Wakehurst Parkway | Seaforth | Frenchs Forest | North Narrabeen | 15.8 km (9.8 mi) | Decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 26 | Eastern Valley Way Sailors Bay Road Strathallen Avenue Miller Street | Roseville | Castlecrag | North Sydney | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) | Decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 27 | Concord Road Leicester Avenue Raw Square Redmyre Road The Boulevard Coronation Parade Punchbowl Road | Concord West | Strathfield Croydon Park | Wiley Park | 10.5 km (6.5 mi) | – allocated when Strathfield bypass opened (replacing ) in 1992 - decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 28 | Carlingford Road | Carlingford | Epping North Ryde Artarmon | Sydney | 21.9 km (14 mi) | Decommissioned in 1993, not replaced |
| State Route 28 | Beecroft Road Epping Road Longueville Road | Carlingford | Epping North Ryde Artarmon | Sydney | 21.9 km (14 mi) | Replaced by in 1993, later removed when Hills Motorway opened in 1997 |
| State Route 28 | Gore Hill Freeway Warringah Freeway Bradfield Highway | Carlingford | Epping North Ryde Artarmon | Sydney | 21.9 km (14 mi) | – eastern end extended along Gore Hill and Warringah Freeways and Bradfield Highway from Artarmon to Sydney CBD when Gore Hill Freeway opened in 1992 – replaced by in 1993, later removed when Lane Cove Tunnel opened in 2007 |
| State Route 29 | Delhi Road Millwood Avenue Fullers Road Pacific Highway Boundary Street Babbage Road Warringah Road | North Ryde | Chatswood Forestville | Dee Why | 17.8 km (11 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 30 | Showground Road Old Northern Road Castle Hill Road Pennant Hills Road Beecroft Road | Castle Hill | Pennant Hills Epping | Ryde | 20.5 km (13 mi) | Replaced by in 1993, later removed when Hills Motorway opened in 1997 |
| State Route 30 | Blaxland Road Devlin Street | Castle Hill | Pennant Hills Epping | Ryde | 20.5 km (13 mi) | Decommissioned in 1993, not replaced |
| State Route 31 | Hume Highway Parramatta Road | Liverpool | Yagoona Enfield Haberfield | Ultimo | 31 km (19 mi) | – allocated along Hume Highway from Warwick Farm to Chullora when Casula bypass opened (replacing ) in 1994 – eastern end extended along Hume Highway and Parramatta Road from Chullora to Ultimo when M5 East Motorway opened in 2001 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 33 | Mona Vale Road Ryde Road Lane Cove Road Devlin Street Church Street Concord Road Homebush Bay Drive Centenary Drive Roberts Road Wiley Avenue King Georges Road | Mona Vale | Pymble Ryde Sydney Olympic Park Greenacre Beverly Hills | Blakehurst | 51 km (32 mi) | – re-aligned through Strathfield from Concord Road, Leicester Avenue, Raw Square, Redmyre Road, The Boulevard, Coronation Parade and Punchbowl Road to current alignment when Strathfield bypass opened (replaced by ) in 1992 – replaced by in 1993, later by in 2013 |
| State Route 36 | Old Northern Road Wisemans Ferry Road Peats Ridge Road | Baulkham Hills | Castle Hill Dural Wisemans Ferry | Somersby | 118 km (73 mi) | – northern end re-aligned from George Downes Drive and Peats Ridge Road terminating in Calga to current alignment when the Calga–Somersby section of the F3 opened in 1986 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 40 | Main Street Lithgow Street Mort Street Eddy Street Chifley Road Bells Line of Road Kurrajong Road March Street East Market Street Windsor Street Windsor Road, Richmond Richmond Road | Lithgow | Bilpin Richmond Windsor Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills North Parramatta Rydalmere Ryde Drummoyne Rozelle | Sydney | 142 km (88 mi) | Replaced by in 2013; Windsor and Richmond Roads renamed Hawkesbury Valley Way |
| State Route 40 | Macquarie Street Windsor Road | Lithgow | Bilpin Richmond Windsor Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills North Parramatta Rydalmere Ryde Drummoyne Rozelle | Sydney | 142 km (88 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013, not replaced |
| State Route 40 | Old Windsor Road Briens Road James Ruse Drive | Lithgow | Bilpin Richmond Windsor Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills North Parramatta Rydalmere Ryde Drummoyne Rozelle | Sydney | 142 km (88 mi) | – re-aligned between Kellyville and Parramatta from Windsor Road, Church Street and Victoria Road to current alignment in 2007 – replaced by from Seven Hills to Parramatta in 2013, allocation removed and not replaced otherwise |
| State Route 40 | Victoria Road | Lithgow | Bilpin Richmond Windsor Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills North Parramatta Rydalmere Ryde Drummoyne Rozelle | Sydney | 142 km (88 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 40 | Western Distributor | Lithgow | Bilpin Richmond Windsor Rouse Hill Baulkham Hills North Parramatta Rydalmere Ryde Drummoyne Rozelle | Sydney | 142 km (88 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013, not replaced |
| State Route 42 | Richmond Road Patrick Street Newton Road Main Street Blacktown Road Prospect Highway | Oakhurst | Blacktown | Prospect | 11.9 km (7.4 mi) | Allocated in 1985 but never properly signed, replaced by in 1992 |
| State Route 44 | Russell Street Great Western Highway (I) Jane Street Belmore Street North Street Henry Street Great Western Highway (II) Church Street Parramatta Road | Lapstone | Penrith St Marys Parramatta Auburn | Strathfield | 43 km (27 mi) | – allocated along Great Western Highway from Emu Plains to Prospect when Eastern Creek to Prospect section of Western Freeway opened (replacing ) in 1974 – eastern end extended from Prospect to Strathfield when Auburn to Strathfield section of Western Freeway opened in 1982 – re-aligned through Penrith from High Street to current alignment in 1993 – western end extended along Russell Street from Emu Plains to Lapstone when Western Freeway extension opened in 1993 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 45 | Marsden Road Stewart Street Silverwater Road St Hilliers Road Rawson Street Boorea Street Olympic Drive Joseph Street Rookwood Road Stacey Street Fairford Road Davies Road Alfords Point Road Old Illawara Road New Illawara Road | Carlingford | Silverwater Lidcombe Bankstown Menai Lucas Heights | Heathcote | 41 km (25 mi) | – re-aligned through Lidcombe from Olympic Drive, Bridge Street and Joseph Street to current alignment when Lidcombe bypass opened in 1982 – re-aligned through southern Bankstown from Stacey Street and Canterbury and Fairford Roads to current alignment when Fairford Road extension opened in 1985 – re-aligned through Illawong and Menai from Old Illawarra Road to current alignment when Alfords Point deviation opened in 1992 – northern end extended along Stewart Street and Marsden Road from Ermington to Carlingford when Silverwater Road extension opened in 1996 – re-aligned through northern Bankstown from Rookwood Road, Hume Highway and Stacey Street to current alignment when Stacey Street extension opened in 1999 – replaced by in 1999, later by in 2013 |
| State Route 45 | Heathcote Road | Carlingford | Silverwater Lidcombe Bankstown Menai Lucas Heights | Heathcote | 41 km (25 mi) | Replaced by in 1993, later by in 1999, and in 2013 |
| State Route 50 | Park Road The Northern Road Elizabeth Drive Cabramatta Road | Wallacia | Luddenham Badgerys Creek Bonnyrigg | Cabramatta | 31 km (19 mi) | Decommissioned in 1998 |
| State Route 53 | Briens Road James Ruse Drive | Constitution Hill | Parramatta | Clyde | 8 km (5.0 mi) | – allocated along James Ruse Drive from Clyde to North Parramatta when Parramatta to North Parramatta section of James Ruse Drive opened in 1977 – western end extended from North Parramatta to Northmead when North Parramatta to Northmead section of James Ruse Drive opened in 1979 – western end extended from Northmead to Constitution Hill when Northmead to Constitution Hill section of James Ruse Drive opened in 1981 – replaced by (from Constitution Hill to North Parramatta) and (from North Parramatta to Clyde) in 1988 |
| State Route 54 | Macquarie Street Terminus Street Newbridge Road Milperra Road (New) Canterbury Road Stanmore Road Enmore Road | Liverpool | Milperra Petersham Newtown | Ultimo | 28.4 km (18 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 54 | King Street City Road | Liverpool | Milperra Petersham Newtown | Ultimo | 28.4 km (18 mi) | – eastern end extended from Newtown to Ultimo along current alignment (replacing ) in 1993 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 55 | James Ruse Drive Parramatta Road | Parramatta | Villawood Milperra East Hills Hurstville | Arncliffe | 42 km (26 mi) | – northern end re-aligned from Pennant Hills Road (replaced by ) and Church Street terminating in Wahroonga to current alignment (replacing along James Ruse Drive) in 1988 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 55 | Woodville Road Henry Lawson Drive Forest Road (I) Queens Road Croydon Road Forest Rd (II) | Parramatta | Villawood Milperra East Hills Hurstville | Arncliffe | 42 km (26 mi) | – re-aligned through Hurstville from Forest Road to current alignment in 1993 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 56 | Campbelltown Road Moore Street Oxley Street Narellan Road Gilchrist Drive Kellicar Road Geary Street Menangle Road Picton Road Menangle Street | Glenfield | Bardia Campbelltown Menangle | Picton | 46 km (29 mi) | – re-aligned through Leumeah from Hollylea Road to current alignment in 1979 – re-aligned through eastern Campbelltown from Queen Street to current alignment in 1980 – re-aligned through western Campbelltown from Camden and Menangle Roads to current alignment in 1997 – decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 61 | East Market Street Lennox Street Blacktown Road Richmond Road Rooty Hill Road North Woodstock Avenue Philip Parkway Eastern Road Rooty Hill Road South Wallgrove Road Elizabeth Drive | Richmond | Marsden Park Rooty Hill Horsley Park Bonnyrigg | Liverpool | 45 km (28 mi) | – re-aligned through Rooty Hill from Rooty Hill Road to Woodstock Avenue, Duke and Railway Streets, Frances Road eliminating level crossing in 1980 – re-aligned through Rooty Hill from Woodstock Avenue, Duke and Railway Streets, Frances Road to current alignment when Philip Parkway opened in 1992 – decommissioned when Westlink M7 opened in 2005 |
| State Route 61 | Hume Highway South Western Freeway Heathcote Road | Richmond | Marsden Park Rooty Hill Horsley Park Bonnyrigg | Liverpool | 45 km (28 mi) | – re-aligned through Liverpool from Macquarie and Scott Streets to Bigge Street (northbound)/George Street (southbound) in the early 1980s – re-aligned through Liverpool from Bigge/George Streets and Newbridge Road to current alignment when Moorebank section of South-Western Freeway opened in 1985 – replaced by in 1993, later removed (with Heathcote Road partially allocated ) in 1999 |
| State Route 63 | Erskine Park Road Roper Road Carlisle Avenue Woodstock Avenue Rooty Hill Road North Richmond Road Patrick Street Newton Road Main Street Blacktown Road Prospect Highway | Erskine Park | Mount Druitt Oakhurst | Prospect | 26.3 km (16.3 mi) | Allocated in 1992 (replacing ), decommissioned in 1998 |
| State Route 64 | Flinders Street South Dowling Street Southern Cross Drive General Holmes Drive The Grand Parade | Darlinghurst | Mascot Brighton-Le-Sands Sans Souci Caringbah | Kirrawee | 26.9 km (16.7 mi) | – re-aligned through Mascot from Wentworth Avenue, Botany and Mill Pond Roads to current alignment when Southern Cross Drive southern extension opened in 1988 – replaced by from Darlinghurst to Brighton-Le-Sands when Sydney Harbour Tunnel opened in 1992; later by in 1993, and in 2013 |
| State Route 64 | The Grand Parade Sandringham Street Rocky Point Road Taren Point Road Kingsway | Darlinghurst | Mascot Brighton-Le-Sands Sans Souci Caringbah | Kirrawee | 26.9 km (16.7 mi) | Decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 65 | Pitt Town Road Bathurst Street Chatham Street Eldon Street Cattai Road Wisemans Ferry Road | McGraths Hill | Pitt Town Cattai | Maroota | 28.8 km (17.9 mi) | Decommissioned in 1998 |
| State Route 66 | Regent Street (s/bound) Henderson Road/Wyndham/Gibbons Streets (n/bound) Botany Road McEvoy Street Euston Road Sydney Park Road Princes Highway | Ultimo | St Peters Arncliffe | Kogarah | 12.4 km (7.7 mi) | – allocated (replacing ) when Sydney Harbour Tunnel opened in 1992 – northern end re-aligned from Princes Highway, King Street and City Road (replaced by ) to current alignment in 1993 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 67 | Mamre Road | St Marys | Erskine Park | Kemps Creek | 13.4 km (8.3 mi) | Allocated in 1992, decommissioned in 1998 |
| State Route 68 | Farnell Avenue Audley Road Sir Betram Stevens Drive Lady Wakehurst Drive Lawrence Hargarve Drive | Loftus | Lilyvale Otford | Bulli | 40 km (25 mi) | Royal National Park route, decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 69 | Putty Road Wilberforce Road | Singleton | Windsor South Windsor Luddenham Bringelly Narellan Campbelltown Appin | Thirroul | 272 km (169 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 69 | George Street Macquarie Street Richmond Road The Northern Road (I) Richmond Road, Penrith Parker Street The Northern Road (II) Narellan Road | Singleton | Windsor South Windsor Luddenham Bringelly Narellan Campbelltown Appin | Thirroul | 272 km (169 mi) | Replaced by in 1998, later by in 2013 |
| State Route 69 | Appin Road | Singleton | Windsor South Windsor Luddenham Bringelly Narellan Campbelltown Appin | Thirroul | 272 km (169 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 70 | Anzac Parade Bunnerong Road | Moore Park | Kingsford Matraville | La Perouse | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | – southern end truncated from La Perouse to Matraville in 1994 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 73 | Bosworth Street Castlereagh Road Mulgoa Road | Richmond | Castlereagh Penrith Mulgoa | Wallacia | 38 km (24 mi) | Decommissioned in 1998 |
| State Route 76 | William Street Kings Cross Tunnel Bayswater Road (e/bound) Craigend Street (w/bound) New South Head Road | Woolloomooloo | Double Bay | Vaucluse | 8 km (5.0 mi) | – allocated when Kings Cross Tunnel opened in 1976 – eastern end re-aligned from Hopetoun Avenue terminating in Watsons Bay to current alignment in 1994 – decommissioned in 2004 |
| State Route 77 | Cumberland Highway | Liverpool | Smithfield North Parramatta Carlingford Pennant Hills | Wahroonga | 35 km (22 mi) | – allocated when Cumberland Highway declared (replacing from Constitution Hill to North Parramatta, and from North Parramatta to Wahroonga) in 1988 – replaced by in 1993, later removed (from Liverpool to Carlingford) when Westlink M7 opened in 2005; eventually replaced by in 2013 |
| Decommissioned or unsigned route |||||||

### Rural New South Wales

| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| State Route 2 | Gold Coast Highway | NSW/QLD border | | Tweed Heads | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | – allocated when Tugun Bypass opened in 2008 as an extension of the Queensland route into NSW (replacing ), currently the only active state route in New South Wales – continues north as along Gold Coast Highway into QLD to Pacific Pines |
| State Route 78 | Waterfall Way | Armidale | Ebor Dorrigo Bellingen | Raleigh | 170 km (106 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 79 | Old Hume Highway Bowral Road Mittagong Road Bong Bong Street Station Street Funston Street Kangaloon Road Sheepwash Road Nowra Road Moss Vale Road | Aylmerton | Mittagong Bowral Fitzroy Falls | Bomaderry | 68 km (42 mi) | – northern end extended along Old Hume Highway from Mittagong to Aylmerton in 1996 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 80 | Centennial Road Kirkham Road | Berrima | Bowral Robertson Jamberoo | Kiama | 68 km (42 mi) | Decommissioned in 1989 |
| State Route 80 | Kangaloon Road Sheepwash Road Illawarra Highway Jamberoo Mountain Road Jamberoo Road Terralong Street | Berrima | Bowral Robertson Jamberoo | Kiama | 68 km (42 mi) | – western end truncated to Bowral when Berrima bypass opened in 1989 – decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 81 | Edward Street Wellington Street Peabody Road The Escort Way Brown Street Canowindra Road Redfern Street Lachlan Street Grenfell Road Lachlan Valley Way | Molong | Cudal Canowindra Cowra Boorowa | Bowning | 215 km (134 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 82 | Wine Country Drive Allandale Road Vincent Street Aberdare Road Greta Street Caledonia Street Allandale Street Lake Road Leggetts Drive Freemans Drive | Branxton | Cessnock Kearsley | Cooranbong | 50 km (31 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 83 | Pacific Highway (I) Old Pacific Highway Wisemans Ferry Road Central Coast Highway Riou Street Showground Road Pacific Highway (II) | Wahroonga | Hornsby Berowra Mooney Mooney Gosford | Doyalson | 98 km (61 mi) | – allocated along Pacific Highway between Berowra and Ourimbah (which Sydney–Newcastle Freeway had previously bypassed) in 1979 – northern end extended to Doyalson when Kangy Angy–Wallarah section of Sydney–Newcastle Freeway opened (replacing ) in 1983 – southern end extended to Wahroonga when Berowra–Wahroonga section of Sydney–Newcastle Freeway opened (replacing , and through Hornsby) in 1989 – replaced by (Wahroonga to Kariong) and (Kariong to Gosford) in 2013, unallocated otherwise |
| State Route 84 | Golden Highway | Dubbo | Merriwa Denman | Whittingham | 313 km (194 mi) | – eastern end re-aligned from Denman Road terminating in Muswellbrook to current alignment in 1997 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 85 | Goldfields Way | Wyalong | Temora | Old Junee | 116 km (72 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 86 | Castlereagh Highway | Gilgandra | Dunedoo Mudgee | Marrangaroo | 281 km (175 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 86 | Honour Avenue Federation Way | Corowa | | NSW/VIC border | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Wasn't on RTA's database when RTA was in force. Route still active (and signposted) however no longer official. |
| State Route 87 | Kidman Way | Bourke | Cobar Mount Hope Hillston Goolgowi Griffith Darlington Point | Bundure | 643 km (400 mi) | – northern end extended from Hillston to Bourke when road sealing completed in 2001 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 88 | Picton Road | Picton | Wilton | Fairy Meadow | 44 km (27 mi) | – re-aligned through Maldon and Wilton from Maldon Bridge/Wilton Park/Berwick Park/Condell Park Roads and Hornby Street to current alignment in 1980 – re-aligned through Wilton from Almond Street, Wilton Road and MacArthur Drive to current alignment when Wilton bypass opened in 1993 – replaced by (from Wilton to Cataract) in 2013, allocation removed and not replaced otherwise |
| State Route 89 | Camden Valley Way Camden Bypass Old Hume Highway (I) Remembrance Driveway (I) Argyle Street Old Hume Highway (II) Remembrance Driveway (II) | Prestons | Camden Picton | Alpine | 83 km (52 mi) | – allocated along former Hume Highway alignment when Campbelltown to Yanderra section of South Western Freeway opened (replacing ) in 1980 – uncertainty on which sections called "Old Hume Highway" and "Remembrance Driveway" – replaced by |
| State Route 90 | Bathurst Street Denison Street Parkes Road Henry Parkes Way (I) Dalton Street Clarinda Street Henry Parkes Way (II) The Escort Way Forbes Road | Condobolin | Parkes | Orange | 198 km (123 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 91 | Summerland Way | NSW/QLD border | Kyogle Casino | South Grafton | 199 km (124 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 94 | Irrigation Way Burley Griffin Way | Griffith | Ardlethan Temora Binalong | Bowning | 279 km (173 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 95 | Warialda Road | Yetman | Warialda Bingara Manilla | Tamworth | 274 km (170 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 95 | Fossickers Way | Yetman | Warialda Bingara Manilla | Tamworth | 274 km (170 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| Decommissioned or unsigned route |||||||

### Hunter region

| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| State Route 111 | Motorway Link Road Pacific Highway | Wallarah | Charlestown Newcastle | Hexham | 74 km (46 mi) | – allocated when Mandalong–Freemans Waterhole section of Sydney–Newcastle Freeway opened (replacing ) in 1988 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 121 | Northcott Drive Bridges Road Turton Road Station Street Platt Street Railway Street Hanbury Street Vine Street Industrial Drive Tourle Street Cormorant Road Teal Street Nelson Bay Road | Adamstown Heights | Mayfield Kooragang Williamtown | Ferodale | 44 km (27 mi) | – northern end truncated to Williamtown in 1994 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 121 | Medowie Road | Adamstown Heights | Mayfield Kooragang Williamtown | Ferodale | 44 km (27 mi) | Decommissioned in 1994 |
| State Route 122 | Tomago Road Cabbage Tree Road | Hexham | Williamtown Nelson Bay | Shoal Bay | 51 km (32 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 122 | Nelson Bay Road Stockton Street | Hexham | Williamtown Nelson Bay | Shoal Bay | 51 km (32 mi) | – eastern end truncated to Nelson Bay in 1994 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 122 | Church Street Government Road Victoria Parade Shoal Bay Road | Hexham | Williamtown Nelson Bay | Shoal Bay | 51 km (32 mi) | Decommissioned in 1994 |
| State Route 123 | Wallsend Road Sandgate Road Newcastle Inner City Bypass (I) | Sandgate | Jesmond Lambton | Bennetts Green | 16.4 km (10 mi) | – re-aligned through Jesmond from Sandgate Road, Vale/Moore Streets and Blue Gum Road to current alignment when first northern section of Newcastle Inner City Bypass opened in 1993 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 123 | Newcastle Road Croudace Street Lookout Road Charlestown Road | Sandgate | Jesmond Lambton | Bennetts Green | 16.4 km (10 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 123 | Newcastle Inner City Bypass (II) | Sandgate | Jesmond Lambton | Bennetts Green | 16.4 km (10 mi) | – re-aligned from Charlestown Road terminating at Charlestown to current alignment when southern section of Newcastle Inner City Bypass opened in 2003 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 124 | Industrial Drive Hannell Street Stewart Avenue | Mayfield West | | Newcastle West | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | – southern end re-aligned from Hannell/Hunter Streets to current alignment when Stewart Street extension opened in 2000 – replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 128 | George Booth Drive Main Road Cardiff Road Lookout Road Russell Road Rugby Road Alma Road Lambton Road Belford Street Tudor Street | Buchanan | West Wallsend Cardiff | Newcastle West | 32 km (20 mi) | Replaced by (from West Wallsend to Cardiff) in 2013, allocation removed and not replaced otherwise |
| State Route 131 | Sandgate Road Tillie Street Cameron Street Longworth Avenue Thomas Street Lake Road Main Road | Shortland | Wallsend Glendale Speers Point Warners Bay | Belmont | 24.3 km (15.1 mi) | Replaced by when Five Islands Deviation extension opened in 1977 |
| State Route 131 | The Esplanade Bareki Road Macquarie Drive Croudace Bay Road Lewers Street Ross Street Brooks Parade Macquarie Street | Shortland | Wallsend Glendale Speers Point Warners Bay | Belmont | 24.3 km (15.1 mi) | – northern end terminating in Shortland truncated to Speers Point (replaced by ) in 1977 – replaced by (from Speers Point to Warners Bay) and (from Warners Bay to Belmont) |
| State Route 132 | Maitland Road Cessnock Road Station Street First Street Northcote Street Mitchell Avenue Victoria Street Tarro Street Mulbring Street John Renshaw Drive | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Buchanan | Beresfield | 30 km (19 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 133 | Mandalong Road Dora Street Macquarie Street Wangi Road Mt Waring Road Excelsior Parade Cary Street Anzac Parade Main Road Toronto Road Five Islands Road T.C Frith Avenue Lake Road Thomas Street Longworth Avenue Cameron Street Tillie Street Sandgate Road | Morisset | Toronto Speers Point Glendale Wallsend | Shortland | 40 km (25 mi) | – northern end extended from Speers Point to Shortland along current alignment (replacing ) when Five Islands Deviation extension opened in 1977 – southern end extended through Morisset to Sydney–Newcastle Freeway after Wallarah Creek to Mandalong Road section opened, in 1988 – re-aligned through Wallsend from Lake Road and Cowper Street to current alignment when Wallsend bypass opened in 1993 – replaced by from Morisset to Wallsend in 2013, allocation removed and not replaced otherwise |
| State Route 135 | Cessnock Road Main Road Lang Street Victoria Street Railway Street Stanford Street Leggetts Drive | Maitland | Kurri Kurri | Mulbring | 20 km (12 mi) | – southern end re-aligned through Mulbring from Whitebridge and Maitland Roads, Child and Palmer Streets to current alignment when road upgrades completed in 1988 – northern end re-aligned through Maitland from Regent Street (and now Mount Dee Road) to current alignment when Maitland bypass opened in 1988 – decommissioned in 2013 |
| Decommissioned or unsigned route |||||||

### Illawarra region

| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| State Route 60 | Princes Highway (I) Northern Distributor Princes Highway (II) | Waterfall | Bulli Wollongong Unanderra | Dapto | 57 km (35 mi) | – allocated along Princes Highway through Wollongong (replacing ) in 1989 – re-aligned from Princes Highway to Northern Distributor and Bellambi Lane when the second carriageway of Towradgi to Bellambi section opened in 1993 – decommissioned in 2004, eventually replaced by (from Thirroul to North Wollongong in 2009); Northern Distributor renamed Memorial Drive in 2010 |
| State Route 151 | Bourke Street Kembla Street Corrimal Street Springhill Road Five Islands Road King Street Primbee Deviation Windang Road Shellharbour Road | North Wollongong | Wollongong Warrawong Shellharbour | Flinders | 24.3 km (15.1 mi) | Replaced by in 2013 |
| State Route 153 | The Avenue Masters Road | Figtree | | Spring Hill | 2.1 km (1 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 155 | Five Islands Road Flinders Street Old Port Road Military Road Church Street Illawarra Street Northcliffe Drive | Unanderra | Port Kembla | Kembla Grange | 16.4 km (10.2 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 157 | Tongarra Road Princes Highway (New) Lake Entrance Road | Albion Park | | Warilla | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) | Decommissioned in 2013 |
| State Route 266 | Terry Street | Albion Park | | | TBC | Not fully signed (wasn't on RTA's database when RTA was in force), decommissioned in 2013 |
| Decommissioned or unsigned route |||||||

## Freeway Routes

A new system, specifically designed for freeways in New South Wales, was introduced in 1973. They were symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing crowned by red crests, in an imitation of the American Interstate shield. Planning, and resulting land reservation, for these freeways had already been made by the Department of Main Roads in 1951 (with the exception of the F2, which was planned later in 1967), and signage on existing roads in these reservations was rolled out between 1973 and 1974; while extensions or freeway segments were signed as they opened throughout the 1970s, signage became neglected during the 1980s and subsequent extensions to existing signed Freeways Routes were rarely marked (particularly since plans and construction of many of the proposed freeways were cancelled by the state government in 1977). Eight routes were planned, but only five were ever signed. The system was never officially decommissioned, but virtually all signage was removed when Metroads were introduced in 1992.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| F1 | Wakehurst Parkway Warringah Freeway | Frenchs Forest | Seaforth Castelcrag Willoughby Naremburn | North Sydney | approx 15 km (9.3 mi) | Fully signed across Warringah Freeway (North Sydney to Naremburn, constructed in stages between 1968 and 1978) in 1974. Extension from Naremburn to Frenchs Forest (including conversion of Wakehurst Parkway to freeway standards) never built, and cancelled in 1977. |
| F2 | Castlereagh Freeway | Castlereagh | Llandilo Quakers Hill Seven Hills Beecroft | North Ryde | approx 50 km (31 mi) | Never signed. Castlereagh Freeway proposed between Castlereagh and Macquarie Park, to connect with proposed Lane Cove Valley (LCV) Expressway (F3), and was extended further east to meet Epping Road in North Ryde when LCV Expressway cancelled in 1977. Westlink M7 (from Oakhurst, opened in 2005) and Hills Motorway (opened in 1997) built in Castlereagh Freeway reservation after Freeway Routes were phased out. |
| F3 | Sydney–Newcastle Freeway Lane Cove Valley Expressway North Western Expressway | Beresfield | Mooney Mooney Wahroonga North Ryde Linley Point Drummoyne Pyrmont | Sydney CBD | approx 150 km (93 mi) | Never signed. First part of North Western Expressway from Drummoyne to Linley Point (including Gladesville, Tarban Creek and Fig Tree Bridges, now Victoria Road) built between 1959 and 1965; second part from Sydney CBD to Pyrmont (now Western Distributor) built between 1971 and 1976; remaining part between Pyrmont and Drummoyne cancelled in 1977. Part of Hills Motorway (opened in 1997) built in Lane Cove Valley Expressway reservation (from North Ryde to Macquarie Park). Sydney-Newcastle Freeway built in segments between 1964 and 1998, portions were actually a tollway for a time, and Freeway Routes phased out when fully built. Still commonly referred to as F3 on government documents and colloquially. |
| F4 | Western Freeway | Penrith | Prospect Parramatta | Strathfield | 44 km (27 mi) | Fully signed across western section of freeway (Emu Plains to Prospect) in 1974, but not signed after eastern section of freeway (Auburn to Strathfield) opened (in stages between 1982 and 1985). |
| F5 | South Western Freeway | Crossroads | Raby | Campbelltown | 15 km (9.3 mi) | Fully signed between Crossroads and Raby when South Western Freeway opened in 1973, extended to Campbelltown when section opened in 1974. Sections north of Crossroads within reservation bypassing Liverpool were constructed after Freeway Routes were phased out. Still commonly referred to as F5 on government documents and colloquially. |
| F6 | Southern Freeway | Ultimo | Redfern Ramsgate Kirrawee Loftus Waterfall Wollongong Unanderra | Yallah | approx 95 km (59 mi) | Fully signed between Gwynneville and Unanderra in 1973, extended north when Waterfall to Bulli Tops section opened in 1975, extended south to Kanahooka when section opened in 1978. Captain Cook Bridge, crossing the Georges River in southern Sydney, was built in Southern Freeway reservation in 1965, but project was cancelled north of Waterfall in 1977. Scattered signage still remains today; still commonly referred to as F6 on government documents and colloquially. |
| F7 | Cahill Expressway Eastern Distributor Eastern Freeway | Sydney CBD | Darlinghurst | Bondi Junction | approx 8 km (5.0 mi) | Never signed. Cahill Expressway opened in stages between 1958 and 1962 but not signed; Eastern Distributor opened in 1999 after Freeway Routes were phased out. Eastern Freeway was not built, but the Bondi Junction bypass was built in its reservation in 1979 (renamed Syd Einfeld Drive in 1988). |
| F8 | Northern Distributor | Bulli | Wollongong | Gwynneville | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) | Fully signed between Gwynneville and North Wollongong in 1973, but not signed when next extension north to Towradgi opened in 1990. Extended north within reservation from Towradgi to Bellambi in 1992, and from Bellambi to Bulli in 2009; renamed Memorial Drive in 2010. |
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## Ring Roads

The Ring Roads system was introduced in 1964 as a way to highlight major routes around Sydney (on circumferential routes), complimenting the existing National Route system (which were all radial routes into and out of Sydney). Ring Roads carried a blue and white circular shield with a dotted outline. Three Ring Roads were proclaimed, but this system lasted for only 10 years before being replaced by the State Routes system in 1974.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
| Ring Road 1 | Wattle Street Abercrombie Street Cleveland Street South Dowling Street Barcom Avenue Boundary Street Neild Avenue | Pyrmont | Redfern Darlinghurst | Rushcutters Bay | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) | Replaced by in 1974 |
| Ring Road 3 | Mona Vale Road Ryde Road Lane Cove Road Devlin Street Church Street Concord Road Leicester Avenue Raw Square Redmyre Road The Boulevard Coronation Parade Punchbowl Road King Georges Road | Mona Vale | Pymble Ryde Strathfield Belfield Beverly Hills | Blakehurst | 51 km (32 mi) | – re-aligned through Strathfield from Albert Road, Strathfield Square and The Boulevard to current alignment when Raw Square extension opened in 1972 – replaced by in 1974 |
| Ring Road 5 | Pennant Hills Road Church Street Woodville Road Henry Lawson Drive Forest Road | Wahroonga | Pennant Hills Carlingford Parramatta Villawood Milperra East Hills | Hurstville | 49 km (30 mi) | Replaced by in 1974 |
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