page_title: Parramatta Road
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Parramatta Road / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking westward along Parramatta Road at Burwood, New South Wales.
context_page_description: Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, connecting the Sydney CBD with Parramatta. It is the easternmost part of the Great Western Highway. Since the 1980s its role has been augmented by the City West Link Road and Motorway M4.
  The road begins as a continuation of George Street at Harris St Ultimo and as far as City Road is called Broadway. Its 23 kilometres distance is dominated by caryards and small marginally-viable shops. At the same time, however, it has over 100 abandoned and derelict stores. Owing to this and its abrasively noisy traffic, it has rarely been considered beautiful.
  Opened in 1811, it is one of Sydney's oldest roads and Australia's first road between two cities. Today, over 3 million commuters every year drive Parramatta Road. The road is the hub of Sydney's motor dealership industry - with 67% of the adjacent land used for motor retailing and services.
context_section_description: The highway forms the boundaries of various suburbs along the way and ends at the junction of Church Street, Parramatta, where the Great Western Highway briefly turns to the north. Parramatta Road forms the southern boundary of the following suburbs:
  Ultimo
  Glebe
  Forest Lodge
  Annandale
  Leichhardt
  Haberfield
  Five Dock
  Concord
  Parramatta Road forms the northern boundary of the following suburbs:
  Chippendale
  Camperdown
  Stanmore
  Lewisham
  Petersham
  Summer Hill
  Ashfield
  Croydon
  Burwood
  West of Concord and Burwood, Parramatta Road passes through Strathfield, Homebush, Auburn and Granville before reaching Parramatta.
caption: Parramatta Road looking west at Burwood, near Rosebank College, during peak hour
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