Anzac Parade is a major road in the south-eastern suburbs of

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, Australia which travels south-east from the CBD, named in memory of members of the

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(later to become known as

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s) who marched down the street from their barracks (now a heritage listed part of the

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) to

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, where they were transported to Europe during

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Route

Anzac Parade commences to the east of ''Driver's Triangle'' (a small park east of the intersection of Moore Park Road and South Dowling Street) at the intersection of Moore Park Road, Flinders Street and the Eastern Distributor at Moore Park and heads in a southerly direction as a six-lane, dual-carriageway road through

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, before incorporating a wider central median through the suburbs of Kingsford, Maroubra, Matraville, Malabar, Chifley and Little Bay. It narrows to a two-lane, single carriageway route before ending shortly afterwards at a loop at La Perouse. Major landmarks along Anzac Parade include the

and

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in Kensington, as well as Pacific Square in Maroubra. Anzac Parade included part of the marathon during the

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, and the blue line denoting the marathon's path still exists today.

History

The passing of the ''Main Roads Act of 1924'' through the

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provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (MRB). Main Road No. 171 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Allison Road in Kensington, via Kingsford and Maroubra to La Perouse; with the passing of the ''Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929'' to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 171 on 8 April 1929. The northern end of Main Road 171 was extended further along Anzac Parade to its intersection with Moore Park Road (and continuing further north along Flinders Street to the intersection with

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at Taylors Square) on 2 December 1964. The passing of the ''Roads Act of 1993'' updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Anzac Parade retains its declaration as part of Main Road 171. The route was allocated State Route 70 in 1974, but was completely decommissioned in 2004. In February 2015, the Albert Cotter Bridge across Anzac Parade opened. This pedestrian and cycle bridge was built to improve access to events at the

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and Sydney Football Stadium.

Naming

Anzac Parade began life as a series of discrete roadways through south-eastern Sydney, which were unified under one name in 1917. These streets were: * Randwick Road, between Moore Park and Alison roads, Moore Park * Eastern Avenue, between Alison Road and Lorne Avenue,

* Bunnerong Road, between Lorne Avenue and Kingsford Nine Ways * Broad Road, between Nine Ways and the present-day Anzac Parade–Bunnerong Road intersection at Little Bay * Bunnerong Road, between Little Bay and La Perouse.Randwick City Council – Historic street and place names A-F
/ref> Quambi Avenue, which ran between La Perouse tram terminus and the nearby wharf, was added to Anzac Parade in November 1934.

Public transport

The road is served by

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bus services, to the city, Railway Square,

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, Maroubra, Westfield Eastgardens, Coogee, Little Bay and La Perouse The road also contains a bus-only lane prior to its intersection with Alison Road, as well as a separate parallel bus corridor accompanying its route through Moore Park. It is one of the busiest road based public transport routes in Sydney. In 2015, construction of the

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commenced. Running from

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down George Street to

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, it then crosses Moore Park and follows Anzac Parade. South of Moore Park the line splits into two branches – one continuing down Anzac Parade to Kingsford which opened in 2020, and the second heading to

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via Alison Road which opened in 2019. In April 2016, work began on a temporary six-lane diversion of Anzac Parade between the Albert Cotter Bridge and Lang Road while a tunnel was built below the road. Traffic was directed on to the temporary road from mid-2016. The original alignment was reinstated in April 2017. South of Kingsford, Anzac Parade is a divided road with a wide grassy median strip. This median strip was formerly used by a

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service. The line was closed in 1961, when the route was replaced by buses.Keenan, D. ''Tramways of Sydney''. Transit Press 1979

Major intersections

References

External links

RTA Webcam
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