Camden Valley Way
The Camden Valley Way is a 24-kilometre (15 mi)[1] arterial road between Sydney and the historic town of Camden.
Camden Valley Way Old Hume Highway | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 22 km (14 mi)[1] |
| Former route number |  State Route 89 (1980–2013)
 Tourist Drive 12 |
| Major junctions | |
| NE end | Sir Roden Cutler VC Memorial Interchange
 Hume HighwayPrestons, Sydney |
| SW end | Murray Street Camden, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Prestons, Edmondson Park, Leppington, Gledswood Hills, Gregory Hills, Catherine Field, Harrington Park |
The road follows the Old Hume Highway alignment between the localities of Casula and Camden. The northeastern terminus is from Prestons, while its southwestern terminus is at Murray Street, which continues south towards Remembrance Drive along the old Hume Highway alignment. The Remembrance Drive is also another former part of the Hume Highway near Camden South. Camden Valley Way intersects Bringelly Road, The Northern Road and Narellan Road.
The road had become an important arterial road serving the fast-growing Sydney’s South West Growth Centre. Since 2015, the road north of The Northern Road is dual carriageway and has four lanes (two lanes in each direction) with a median strip.[2][3]
Camden Bypass
The Camden Valley Way was bypassed by the Camden Bypass between Narellan Road and Remembrance Driveway. The highlight of the Camden Bypass is the Macarthur Bridge, a 26-span, 1.03-kilometre-long (3,380 ft) concrete structure that carries the Camden Bypass across the Nepean River and its flood plain. The bridge was built between 1971 and 1973, originally to carry Hume Highway traffic, on a flood-free alignment around Camden.[4] This bypass was in turn bypassed in December 1980 when the section of what was then called the South Western Freeway (F5) from Campbelltown to Yerrinbool was opened. It has grown in importance as a major arterial road linking the Hume Motorway, WestLink M7 and M5 Motorway at the Roden Cutler Interchange in Prestons with Camden.[3]
References
- Camden Valley Way, Prestons NSW 2170 to Hush Little Baby, Close Camden Region, NSW 2570 (Map). Google Maps. 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- "South West Growth Centre". www.gcc.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009.
- "Camden Valley Way upgrade". Roads & Maritime Services. Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- "State Route 89". Ozroads. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
