General Holmes Drive
| General Holmes Drive New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 5 km (3 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number |
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| Major junctions | |
| NW end |
Joyce Drive Mascot, Sydney |
 Southern Cross Drive (M1) M5 South Western Motorway (M5) | |
| SE end |
 The Grand Parade (A1)Brighton-Le-Sands, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs / towns | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport |
| Highway system | |
|
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales | |
Named for a distinguished Australian military officer who died in action during the First World War General Holmes Drive is a major road that runs through Brighton-Le-Sands and Kyeemagh in New South Wales, Australia.
General Holmes Drive starts from The Grand Parade in Brighton-Le-Sands, continues into the suburb of Kyeemagh, running along Cook Park, over the Cooks River (Endeavour Bridge), past Sydney Airport. The main traffic route then becomes Southern Cross Drive and General Holmes Drive continues towards the airport terminals to Joyce Drive. Most of General Holmes Drive is part of the 110 kilometre Sydney Orbital Network.
Traffic runs in three lanes in both directions through Kyeemagh, becoming four lanes after the M5 East Freeway junction. The M5 East can only be accessed southbound, and traffic joins General Holmes Drive northbound.
Landmarks
- Sydney Airport
- Sydney Airport Tunnel
- Endeavour Bridge
- Cook Park
Exits and Interchanges
| General Holmes Drive | |||
| Northbound exits | Distance to Sydney (km) |
Distance to Melbourne (km) |
Southbound exits |
  Traffic Lights (clockwise from Airport Tunnel)Lords Road Joyce Drive to Sydenham (4km) and Arncliffe (6km) Wentworth Avenue to Maroubra (5km) | |||
| End General Holmes Drive | -- | 868 | Start General Holmes Drive |
| Traffic Lights (clockwise from Airport Tunnel) General Holmes Drive to Airport  (1km)Mill Pond Drive to Botany (1km) and Alexandria (5km) | |||
| Sydney, Newcastle Southern Cross Drive |
13 | 867 | continues as |
| Maroubra, La Perouse Foreshore Road |
13.5 | 866.5 | Maroubra, La Perouse Foreshore Road |
| AIRPORT TUNNEL | 15 | 865 | AIRPORT TUNNEL |
| no exit | 16 | 864 | Campbelltown, Canberra, Melbourne M5 East Freeway |
| Traffic Lights (clockwise from Airport Tunnel) Bestic Street General Holmes Drive to Wollongong (70km) and Nowra (147km)Bestic Street to Rockdale (2km) | |||
| Start General Holmes Drive continues from The Grand Parade |
18 | -- | End General Holmes Drive continues as The Grand Parade to Wollongong / Nowra |
See also
- Freeways in Australia
- Freeways in Sydney
External links
Route map: Bing