Southern Cross Drive
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Southern Cross Drive is a 4.8 km (3 mi) dual carriage untolled motorway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Part of the M1 and Sydney Orbital Network, the road, a freeway that opened in 1969, links South Dowling Street (and Eastern Distributor just beyond) at Kensington in the north to General Holmes Drive at Sydney Airport in the south.
- Distinguish from the road of the same name in Cape Town, South Africa, on the eastern side of Table Mountain.
For the road in Canberra, see Southern Cross Drive, Canberra.
For the road in Brisbane, see Gateway Motorway § Southern Cross Way.
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Aerial view of Southern Cross Drive in 2012, with Botany Lakes and Mill Steam astride the road | |
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Type | Motorway |
Length | 4.9 km (3.0 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | January 1993[2] |
Route number(s) | M1 (2013–present) |
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North end | South Dowling Street Kensington, Sydney |
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South end | General Holmes Drive Mascot, Sydney |
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Major suburbs / towns | Eastlakes, Pagewood, Rosebery |
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