A38 (Sydney)

The A38 is a major arterial route in Sydney, Australia. It runs from the M2 Hills Motorway in North Ryde to the Pittwater Road (A8) in Dee Why. It was formerly designated State Route 29 until mid 2013 when A38 replaced it as part of the statewide alpha numeric shield conversion.

A38

New South Wales
Early evening traffic of A38 on Roseville Bridge
Sydney
General information
TypeRoad
Length20.1 km (12 mi)
Opened1930
HistorySuperseded State Route 29 in 2013
Route number(s) A38
Former
route number		 State Route 29 (1974-2013)[1]
Major junctions
West end
Epping Road
  Pacific Highway Forest Way
East end
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Ryde, Ku-ring-gai Council, Northern Beaches Council
Highway system

The name "A38" is just the route allocation. In fact it is made up of series of roads which, from west to east, are:

  • Delhi Road
  • Millwood Avenue
  • Fullers Road
  • Pacific Highway
  • Boundary Street
  • Babbage Road
  • Warringah Road

The A38 also has a few notable bridges. They are Fullers Bridge and Roseville Bridge. The Fullers Bridge was built in 1918 while the Roseville Bridge was a newer bridge which replaced an older one in 1966.

History

State Route 29 was introduced in 1974 along with other state routes. Its alignment was the same as the current alignment of A38. In 1997, when the M2 Hills Motorway opened, the then Metroad 2 along Epping Road was decommissioned. State Route 29 was then extended along Epping Road to terminate at Lane Cove Road (then Metroad 3, now A3).[1] In 2013, A38 replaced State Route 29 and was truncated to the M2.[2]

An underpass along Warringah Road was constructed in the Frenchs Forest area as part of the Northern Beaches Hospital Road Connectivity and Network Enhancement Project (Stage 2). The underpass opened to traffic on 28 March 2020.[3] It allows Warringah Road traffic to bypass three sets of traffic lights at Forest Way, Hilmer Street and Wakehurst Parkway. Upgrades along Wakehurst Parkway would also help to connect the A38 to the proposed Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link.[4]

See also

 Australian Roads portal

References
  1. State Route 29, Ozroads, Retrieved on 9 August 2013.
  2. "Road number and name changes in Sydney" (PDF). Roads and Maritime Services. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "Opening the Warringah Road underpass to traffic" (PDF). Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. Transport for NSW. March 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Northern Beaches Hospital Road Connectivity and Network Enhancement Project" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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