City Road, Sydney | |
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| City Road, as viewed from the bridge spanning theDarlington andCamperdown campuses of theUniversity of Sydney | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Maintained by | Transport for NSW |
| Route number(s) |  A36(2013–present) |
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| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Parramatta RoadBroadwayGlebe, Sydney |
| Cleveland Street | |
| South end | King Street Newtown, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| LGA(s) | City of Sydney |
| Major suburbs | Chippendale,Darlington |
| Highway system | |
City Road is a busy 1-kilometre (0.62 mi)thoroughfare located inSydney, New South Wales, Australia. City Road runs south from a junction withBroadway andParramatta Road, through theUniversity of Sydney and becomesKing Street as it enters the suburb ofNewtown.
City Road forms part of thePrinces Highway officially and is allocated route A36.[1][2][3] It is crossed by a 34-metre (112 ft)pedestrianfootbridge 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.[4][5]
The road was originally the beginning of the main route leading from Sydney toWollongong and points south, known as thePrinces Highway. Although short, it still functions today as the main connection between the city centre and inner-western suburbs such asNewtown,Marrickville andCanterbury. Passing byVictoria Park and the leafyUniversity of Sydney campus, the road is somewhat more picturesque than most metropolitan roads.
City Road was formerly served by a busyelectric tram service until the late 1950s when it was replaced by motor bus services.[6]Transdev John Holland routes 352 and 370 andTransit Systems 422, 423, 423X, 426, 428, 428X and 430 now run along City Road.
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