City Road is a busy
thoroughfare
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located in
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia. City Road runs south from a junction with
Broadway
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and
Parramatta Road
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, through the
University of Sydney and becomes
King Street as it enters the suburb of
Newtown.
City Road forms part of the
Princes Highway officially and is allocated route A36. It is crossed by a
pedestrian
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footbridge
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opened in 2008, linking the two main campuses of the University of Sydney, and the footbridge was the subject of an international design competition won by John Wardle Architects.
History and description
The road was originally the beginning of the main route leading from Sydney to
Wollongong and points south, known as the
Princes Highway. Although short, it still functions today as the main connection between the city centre and inner-western suburbs such as
Newtown,
Marrickville
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and
Canterbury
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. Passing by
Victoria Park and the leafy
University of Sydney campus, the road is somewhat more picturesque than most metropolitan roads.
City Road was formerly served by a busy
electric tram service until the late 1950s when it was replaced by motor bus services.
[Keenan, D. ''Tramways of Sydney''. Transit Press 1979] Transdev John Holland
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routes 352 and 370 and
Transit Systems 422, 423, 423X, 426, 428, 428X and 430 now run along City Road.
See also
References
Streets in Sydney
Inner West
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