Southern Cross Drive
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| Southern Cross Drive New South Wales |
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| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 3.5 km (2 mi) |
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| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Eastern DistributorKensington, Sydney |
| Wentworth Avenue Botany Road |
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| South end | General Holmes Drive Mascot, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs / towns | Eastlakes, Pagewood |
Metroad 1 (1993-2013) 
National Route 1 (1991-1993)
State Route 64 (1974-1991)
Southern Cross Drive is a major road in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Part of the M1, the freeway links the Eastern Distributor at Moore Park to General Holmes Drive at Sydney Airport. Eastlakes Golf Club runs alongside Southern Cross Drive. It was opened in 1969.
'Southern Cross Drive' is also the name of an important arterial road in Cape Town, South Africa, on the eastern side of Table Mountain.
The Sydney road was originally built to provide access to the Sydney central business district for suburbs in Southern Sydney and South-eastern Sydney.
With the development of many other motorways and freeways, Southern Cross Drive is part of the 110 kilometre Sydney Orbital Network, providing links without interruption between Greater Western Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, the North Shore and Hills District. It allows a continuous link from the M5 Motorway, General Holmes Drive, Westlink M7, Eastern Distributor, Cahill Expressway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Warringah Freeway, M4 Motorway, Gore Hill Freeway, Lane Cove Tunnel and the M2 Hills Motorway.
It has connection points at Mill Pond Drive / Botany Road, Wentworth Avenue, Link Road and O'dea / Todman Avenues. There are plans to construct south-facing ramps from Gardeners Road to Southern Cross Drive.[4]
Exits and interchanges[edit]
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Randwick | Kensington | 0 | 0 | Eastern Distributor (M1) – Sydney CBD, Newcastle |
North-eastern terminus; continues north as Eastern Distributor |
| Botany Bay | Eastlakes | 2 | 1 | Wentworth Avenue – Maroubra, Mascot | Northbound entry and southbound exit only |
| Botany | 3 | 2 |  Botany Road to General Holmes Drive – Botany, Mascot, Arncliffe, Sydney Airport |
Northbound entry and southbound exit only | |
| 4 | 2 | General Holmes Drive (M1) – Wollongong |
South-western terminus; continues west as General Holmes Drive | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://ozroads.com.au/NSW/RouteNumbering/Metroads/1/metroad1.htm OZROADS: The Australian Roads Website[self-published source]
- ^ http://ozroads.com.au/NSW/RouteNumbering/Deccomissioned%20Routes/SR64/sr64.htm OZROADS: The Australian Roads Website[self-published source]
- ^ http://ozroads.com.au/NSW/RouteNumbering/Deccomissioned%20Routes/SR64/sr64.htm OZROADS: The Australian Roads Website[self-published source]
- ^ Southern Cross Drive and Gardeners Road, Eastlakes
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