Bradfield Highway, Sydney
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The Bradfield Highway is a highway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At 2.4 Km long it is one of the shortest highways in Australia. It is part of the Sydney Metroad network, being part of Metroad 2.
The highway was named after Dr John Bradfield, who oversaw the tendering process for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Bradfield Highway opened in 1932 and begins at the end of the Western Distributor in the Sydney CBD, crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge and ends at the Warringah Freeway in North Sydney (just North of the Pacific Highway intersection. In 2001, 159,587 vehicles a day used the highway [1].
The Bradfield Highway carries six lanes of traffic across the eight lane Sydney Harbour Bridge. The other two traffic lanes on the Sydney Harbour Bridge are used for the Cahill Expressway, which only run in a southbound direction on the bridge. During peak periods three out of the six lanes are reversed, giving a 2x4, 3x3 or 5x1 flow. The default is 4x2. (Four north, two south) The direction of the lanes is indicated by electronic signage above each lane. The lanes are numbered one to six from west to east. Lane six was also reversed prior to 1990 during the evening rush hour, giving a 6x0 flow, but this no longer occurs because of changes made to the Warringah Freeway to accommodate the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. A toll of $3.00 AUD applies for all southbound traffic on the highway, collected at the south end of the bridge.
In August 1992, the Sydney Harbour Tunnel opened, which helped to relieve congestion on the Bradfield Highway.
[edit] See also
Freeways near the Harbour Bridge
M1 Cahill Expressway, M2 Bradfield Highway, M1 Sydney Harbour Tunnel, M1/M2 F1 Warringah Freeway, M1/M2 Gore Hill Freeway and M4 Western Distributor.
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