Gore Hill Freeway

Gore Hill Freeway

New South Wales
Gore Hill Freeway; New South Wales
	Gore Hill Freeway in Lane Cove
	Western end Eastern end
Coordinates	33°48′45″S 151°10′32″E / 33.812390°S 151.175569°E (Western end); 33°49′02″S 151°12′05″E / 33.817221°S 151.201527°E (Eastern end);
General information
Type	Freeway
Length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Opened	26 August 1992
Route number(s)	M1 (2013–present)
Former; route number	National Route 1 (1992–1993); State Route 28 (1992–1993); Metroad 2 (1993–2007); Metroad 1 (1993–2013);
Major junctions
Western end	Longueville Road ; Artamon, Sydney
	Lane Cove Tunnel; Pacific Highway; for full list see Exits and Interchanges
Eastern end	Warringah Freeway; Naremburn, Sydney
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Willoughby
Major suburbs / towns	Artarmon
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in New South Wales; ; ;

The Gore Hill Freeway is a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) divided freeway located in Sydney, New South Wales that is part of the Sydney Orbital Network and the Highway 1. The primary function of the freeway is to provide an alternative high-grade route from Artarmon to Lane Cove and to reduce traffic demands on the Pacific Highway throughout Sydney's lower north shore, bypassing St Leonards and Gore Hill.^[1]

History

Construction of the freeway commenced in August 1988 as part of the Bicentennial Roads Program and opened to traffic on 26 August 1992.^[2]

Route

In the north-west, the freeway terminus is at the interchange with the Pacific Highway, the Lane Cove Tunnel and Longueville Road at Lane Cove. The south-eastern terminus is at the Warringah Freeway and Willoughby Road at Naremburn. On signs the Gore Hill Freeway is signed only as Freeway.

Forming part of the Sydney Orbital Network, the freeway provides access to most of the suburbs in Sydney; it is also a major route to the north, south, east and west of the metropolis.

Sound walls were pioneered as both art and architecture incorporating abstract road motifs in bas relief concrete and historical designs by Walter Burley Griffin. The language reinterprets local aboriginal rock engravings chipped into the ribbed retaining walls.^[3]

Exits and interchanges

The entire road is in the City of Willoughby local government area.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Artarmon	0.0	0.0	Pacific Highway (A1 north) – Chatswood, Newcastle, Crows Nest, Lane Cove	North-western terminus
	0.2	0.12	Longueville Road – Lane Cove	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	0.5	0.31	Reserve Road – Artarmon	No eastbound exit except from Longueville Road
	0.7	0.43	Lane Cove Tunnel (M2) – Epping, Windsor	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Naremburn	3	1.9	Warringah Freeway (M1) – Sydney CBD, Sydney Airport	South-eastern terminus: continues as Warringah Freeway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Route transition

References

^ ^a ^b "Gore Hill Freeway". Key build program. Roads & Maritime Services, Government of New South Wales. 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Gore Hill Freeway: Construction information". Oz Roads. 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ Goodwin, Richard (1992). "Gore Hill Freeway". Urban design. Richard Goodwin Pty Ltd. Retrieved 20 October 2016.