Expressway Website Update, more than 300 new photos

[Paul Rands]

G’day everyone!

I’ve been busy over the past 4-6 weeks with another Expressway website update.

This time there’s been a lot of amendments, history and route information updates, but also over 300 photos included as well.

Feedback and corrections always welcome. And a big thank you to those who contributed to this update as well.

You can check it out by going www.expressway.net.au and then clicking on updates. But if you prefer to access everything from a browser, here’s the rundown of what’s changed:

13 April 2025:

Updated the Road Photos & Information section:

Updated the Bridges photo gallery with 6 photos from March 2018, May 2021 and June 2023 in the New South Wales and Western Australia sections.

Updated the Road Signs photo gallery.

Updated the Vintage Road Signs section:

Added 6 photos from May 2015, February 2017, June 2021, June 2022 and July 2022 to the Vintage Regulatory Signs section.

Added 33 photos from December 2007, December 2014, April 2015, January 2017, July 2017, October 2019, September 2020, May 2021, November 2022, January 2023, June 2023, August 2023, January 2024, April 2024, August 2024 and September 2024 to the Vintage Guide Signs section.

Added 2 photos February 2017 and September 2024 to the Vintage Warning Signs section.

Updated the Australian Capital Territory section:

Added Fairbairn Avenue with 6 photos from December 2014 and March 2017.

Added Kings Avenue with 8 photos from April 2024.

Added Limestone Avenue with 2 photos from February 2017 and November 2024.

Added State Circle with 1 photo from April 2024.

Updated M23 (Federal Highway, Majura Highway and Monaro Highway) with 3 photos from March 2017.

Updated A23 (Federal Highway, Northbourne Avenue, Vernon Circle, Commonwealth Avenue, State Circle, Canberra Avenue, Hume Place and Monaro Highway) with 5 photos from September 2019, March 2020, June 2020 and November 2023.

Updated A25 (Barton Highway) with 5 photos from August 2019, September 2019, March 2022 and November 2023.

Updated National Highway 25 (Barton Highway) with 1 photo November 2023 in the Nicholls to NSW Border section.

Updated National Route 23 (Northbourne Avenue, Vernon Circle, Commonwealth Avenue, State Circle, Capital Circle, Canberra Avenue, Hume Place and Monaro Highway) with 13 photos from October 2019, October 2022, January 2024, February 2024, November 2024 and January 2025 in the Downer to Acton section and Acton to Fyshwick section.

Updated Ashley Drive with 10 photos from September 2018 and October 2024.

Updated Athllon Drive with 4 photos from April 2017.

Updated Clarrie Hermes Drive with 6 photos from December 2014, March 2024 and April 2024.

Updated Flemington Road with 9 photos from March 2024.

Updated Gundaroo Drive with 11 photos from January 2015 and April 2024 and also in the Former Alignment section.

Updated Gungahlin Drive with 1 photo from March 2022.

Updated Hindmarsh Drive with 1 photo from August 2024 in the Symonston to Phillip section.

Updated Horse Park Drive with 11 photos from December 2014 and also in the Former Alignment section.

Updated Parkes Way with 3 photos from October 2023 and November 2023.

Updated Well Station Drive with 1 photo from March 2017.

Updated Decommissioned Alternative National Route 23 (Majura Road, Fairbairn Avenue, Dairy Flat Road and Monaro Highway) with 5 photos from December 2014 and January 2023.

Updated Decommissioned Tourist Drive 7 (Museum & Education Loop) with 1 photo from November 2022.

Updated the New South Wales section:

Added Decommissioned State Route 63 (Prospect Highway, Bungarribee Road, Lancaster Street, Lyton Street, Richmond Road, Rooty Hill Road North, Woodstock Avenue, Carlisle Avenue, Roper Road and Erskine Park Road) with 1 photo from April 2023.

Updated M1 / A1 (Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway and Princes Motorway) with additional history, 2 photos from October 2018 and March 2025 in the Ulladulla and Batemans Bay section and plus the Ballina to Maclean Construction Photos section.

Updated M2 / A2 (Lane Cove Tunnel, Hills Motorway, Old Windsor Road and Windsor Road) with 2 photos from December 2020 in the Windsor to Kellyville section.

Updated A3 (Mona Vale Road, Ryde Road, Lane Cove Road, Devlin Street, Church Street, Concord Road, Homebush Bay Drive, Centenary Drive, Roberts Road and King Georges Road) with additional history, plus 3 photos from November 2019.

Updated M4 / A4 (Western Motorway, WestConnex and Western Distributor) with additional history, plus 21 photos from November 2019, March 2022, May 2022 and April 2023 in the Prospect to Pyrmont section.

Updated M7 (Westlink) with 1 photo from April 2023 in the Baulkham Hills to Eastern Creek section.

Updated M15 / A15 (Parry Street, Donald Street, Griffiths Road, Newcastle Road, Thomas Street, Newcastle Link Road, Hunter Expressway and New England Highway) with additional history, plus added 5 photos from April 2019 and January 2024 in the Seahampton to Singleton section and Muswellbrook to Tamworthsection.

Updated A22 (Broadway, Parramatta Road and Hume Highway) with 5 photos from October 2023.

Updated A25 (Barton Highway) with 1 photo from November 2023.

Updated A28 (Cumberland Highway) with additional history.

Updated M31 (Hume Motorway and Hume Highway) with additional history, plus 11 photos from January 2022 and August 2024 in the Goulburn to Yass section.

Updated A32 (Great Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and Barrier Highway) with additional history, plus 1 photo from November 2024 in the Glenbrook to Katoomba section.

Updated A39 (Newell Highway) with 1 photo from April 2025.

Updated A40 (Old Windsor Road, Briens Road, James Ruse Drive and Victoria Road) with additional history, updated termini information and relocated some photos to a new Former Alignment section.

Updated A41 (Olympic Highway) with 1 photo from January 2023.

Updated A43 (Doyalson Link Road, Pacific Highway, Stewart Avenue, Hannell Street, Industrial Drive, Maitland Road, Pacific Highway, New England Highway and Wine Country Drive) with 3 photos from January 2024.

Updated A44 (Russell Street, Castlereagh Road, Jane Street, Belmore Street, North Street, Great Western Highway, Parramatta Road, Wattle Street, Dobroyd Parade, City West Link and The Crescent) with 4 photos from April 2023 in the Emu Plains to Mount Druitt section and Parramatta to Rozelle section.

Updated A49 (Central Coast Highway) with 3 photos from January 2024.

Updated M23 / B23 (Federal Highway and Monaro Highway) with 8 photos from September 2018 and December 2018.

Updated B52 (Kings Highway) with 7 photos from September 2020 and January 2025.

Updated B56 (Oxley Highway and New England Highway) with 2 photos from April 2019.

Updated B63 (Northcott Drive, Bridges Road, Turton Road, Station Street, Platt Street, Railway Terrace, Hanbury Street, Vine Street, Industrial Drive, Tourle Street, Cormorant Road, Teal Street, Nelson Bay Road and Stockton Street) with additional history.

Updated B72 (Snowy Mountains Highway) with 14 photos from December 2018 in the Stony Creek to Cooma section.

Updated B73 (Old Hume Highway, Bowral Road, Mittagong Road, Station Street, Funston Street, Kangaloon Road, Sheepwash Road, Nowra Road and Moss Vale Road) with 1 photo from May 2018.

Updated B82 (Freemans Drive, Leggetts Drive, Lake Road, Allandale Street, Caledonia Street, Greta Street, Colliery Street, Aberdare Road, Vincent Street, Wollombi Road, Allandale Road, Wine Country Drive) with 1 photo from January 2024.

Updated B84 (Golden Highway) with 5 photos from January 2024.

Updated B88 (Picton Road) with 3 photos from January 2024.

Updated B89 (Macquarie Street, Brooks Parade, Ross Street, Lewers Street, Croudace Bay Road, Macquarie Drive, Bareki Road, The Esplanade, King Street, Macquarie Road, Main Road and George Booth Drive) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned National Highway 1 (Sydney-Newcastle Freeway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned National Highway 15 (New England Highway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned National Highway 31 (Hume Highway) with additional history and 14 photos from August 2018 and December 2024 in the Sutton Forest to Goulburn Former Alignment section and the newly added Yass to Colac Former Alignment section.

Updated Decommissioned National Route 1 (Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Southern Freeway, Mount Ousley Road and Princes Highway) with additional history, plus 1 photo from March 2025 in the Ulladulla and Batemans Bay section.

Updated Decommissioned National Route 32 (Great Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and Barrier Highway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned National Route 52 (Kings Highway) with 1 photo from May 2017 in the Mulloon to ACT Border section.

Updated Decommissioned Metroad 3 (King Georges Road, Wiley Avenue, Roberts Road, Centenary Drive, Homebush Bay Drive, Concord Road, Ryde Bridge, Church Street, Devlin Street, Lane Cove Road, Ryde Road and Mona Vale Road) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned Metroad 4 (Western Distributor, The Crescent, City West Link, Dobroyd Parade, Wattle Street, Parramatta Road and Western Motorway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned Metroad 6 (Pennant Hills Road, Marsden Road, Stewart Street, Kissing Point Road, Silverwater Road, St Hilliers Road, Rawson Street, Olympic Drive, Joseph Street, Rookwood Road, Stacey Street, Fairford Road, Davies Road, Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road and Heathcote Road) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned Metroad 7 (Pennant Hills Road) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned State Route 40 (Western Distributor, Victoria Road, James Ruse Drive, Cumberland Highway, Old Windsor Road, Hawkesbury Valley Way, East Market Street, March Street, Kurrajong Road, Bells Line of Road, Chifley Road, Mort Street and Main Street) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned State Route 83 (Old Pacific Highway, Riou Street, Donnison Street, Mann Street, Pacific Highway and Central Coast Highway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned State Route 84 (Golden Highway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned State Route 121 (Northcott Drive, Bridges Road, Turton Road, Station Street, Platt Street, Railway Street, Hanbury Street, Vine Street, Industrial Drive, Tourle Street, Cormorant Road, Teal Street and Nelson Bay Road) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned State Route 124 (Stewart Avenue, Hannell Street and Industrial Drive) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned State Route 128 (Tudor Street, Belford Street, Lambton Road, Alma Road, Rugby Road, Russell Road, Lookout Road, Cardiff Road, Main Road and George Booth Drive) with additional history.

Updated the Queensland section:

Updated M1 / A1 (Pacific Motorway, Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway) with additional history.

Updated M2 / A2 (Gateway Motorway, Logan Motorway, Ipswich Motorway, Warrego Highway, Landsborough Highway and Barkly Highway) with additional history.

Updated M3 / A3 (Pacific Motorway, Coronation Drive, Hale Street, Inner City Bypass, Gympie Road and Gympie Arterial Road) with additional history.

Updated A4 (Capricorn Highway) with additional history.

Updated M5 / A5 (Legacy Way, Western Freeway and Centenary Highway) with additional history.

Updated A5 (Leichhardt Highway) with additional history.

Updated M7 / A7 (Ipswich Motorway, Ipswich Road, Clem Jones Tunnel, Airport Link Tunnel and East-West Arterial Road) with additional history.

Updated A7 (Carnarvon Highway, Dawson Highway and Gregory Highway) with additional history.

Updated A55 (Castlereagh Highway and Carnarvon Highway) with additional history.

Updated National Route 1 (Doomadgee-Westmoreland Road, Doomadgee Road, Wills Developmental Road, Nardoo-Burketown Road, Burketown-Normanton Road, Gulf Developmental Road, Kennedy Highway and Captain Cook Highway) with additional history.

Updated National Route 13 (Beaudesert Road and Mount Lindesay Highway) with additional history.

Updated National Route 42 (Cunningham Highway) with additional history.

Updated Metroad 2 (Granard Road, Riawena Road, Kessels Road and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road) with additional history.

Updated Metroad 5 (Mt Coot-tha Road, Frederick Street, Rouan Road, Boundary Road, MacGregor Terrace, Jubilee Terrace, Elimatta Drive, Stewart Road, Wardell Street, South Pine Road and Stafford Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 3 (Southport-Burleigh Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 6 (Kilcoy-Beerwah Road, Steve Irwin Way, Caloundra Road, Nicklin Way, Brisbane Road, Walan Street, Venning Street, Mooloolaba Esplanade, Alexandra Parade, Aerodrome Road, Horton Parade, Beach Road, Duport Avenue, Bradman Avenue, David Low Way, Heathland Drive, Eenie Creek Road, Eumundi Road, Beckmans Road, Cooroy-Noosa Road, Tewantin Road, Diamond Street, Elm Street and Myall Street) with additional history.

Updated State Route 15 (Ipswich Road, Main Street, Bradfield Highway, Kemp Place, Gipps Street, Barry Parade, Brunswick Street and Bowen Bridge Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 20 (Bye Street, Evans Road, Muriel Avenue, Sherwood Road, Oxley Road, Wharf Street, Bridge Street, Coonan Street, Moggill Road, Walker Street, Morrow Street, Jephson Street, Sylvan Road, Kedron Park Road, Park Road, Rose Street, Junction Road, Sandgate Road and Creek Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 22 (Shore Street North, North Street, Shore Street West, Finucane Road, Moreton Bay Road, Old Cleveland Road, Logan Road, O'Keefe Street, Samford Road, Main Street, Mount Samson Road, Bradley Street and Williams Street) with additional history.

Updated State Route 25 (Atherton-Malanda Road, Malanda-Atherton Road, Millaa Millaa-Malanda Road and Palmerston Highway) with additional history.

Updated State Route 30 (Progress Road, Poinsettia Street, Inala Avenue, King Avenue, Learoyd Road, Beaudesert Road, Compton Road, Logan Road, Rochedale Road,Grieve Road, Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, Tilley Road, Old Cleveland Road, New Cleveland Road, Green Camp Road, Manly Road, Preston Road, Wynnum Road, New Lindum Road, School Road, Crawford Road, Kianawah Road and Lindum Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 31 (Northbrook Parkway, Mount Glorious Road, Mount Nebo Road, Waterworks Road, Glory Street and Musgrave Road) with implementation of history section.

Updated State Route 33 (River Road, Riverview Road, Endeavour Road, Moggill Ferry Road, Moggill Road, Walker Street, Morrow Street, High Street, Benson Street and Coronation Drive) with additional history.

Updated State Route 37 (Delacy Street, Tantivy Street and Mount Crosby Road) with implementation of history section.

Updated State Route 40 (Mulligan Highway) with additional history.

Updated State Route 47 (Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road, Serpentine Creek Road, Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, Bloomfield Street, Russell Street and Waterloo Street) with additional history.

Updated State Route 49 (Bulloo Developmental Road, Balonne Highway, Mitchell Highway, Carnarvon Highway, Moonie Highway, Warrego Highway, Bunya Highway and Wide Bay Highway) with additional history.

Updated State Route 50 (Wembley Road, Kingston Road and Paradise Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 70 (Sunshine Motorway, Emu Mountain Road and Walter Hay Drive) with additional history.

Updated State Route 71 (Anzac Avenue) with implementation of history section.

Updated State Route 81 (Mulligan Highway and Peninsula Development Road) with implementation of history section.

Updated State Route 85 (Esk-Hampton Road, Brisbane Valley Highway and D'Aguilar Highway) with additional history.

Updated State Route 90 (Boonah-Fassifern Road, Ipswich-Boonah Road, Beaudesert-Boonah Road, Mount Lindesay Highway, Beaudesert-Nerang Road, Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road, Mundoolun Connection Road, Nerang Connection Road and Nerang-Broadbeach Road) with additional history.

Updated State Route 95 (Tamborine-Oxenford Road, Tamborine Mountain Road, Waterford-Tamborine Road, Brisbane-Beenleigh Road, Logan Sub-Arterial Road, Logan Road, Montague Street, Old Cleveland Road, Wellington Road, Overend Street, Lisburn Street, Elfin Street and Latrobe Street) with additional history.

Updated Tourist Drive 10 (Capricorn Coast Tourist Drive) with additional history.

Updated Tourist Drive 22 (Kenilworth Tourist Drive) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned National Highway 1 (Bruce Highway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned National Highway 39 (Leichhardt Highway) with additional history.

Updated Decommissioned Metroad 3 (Pacific Motorway, Coronation Drive, Hale Street, Inner City Bypass, Bowen Bridge Road, Lutwyche Road, Gympie Road and Gympie Arterial Road) with additional history.

Updated the South Australia section:

Updated B23 (Main South Road, North Terrace, Howard Drive, Hog Bay Road, Playford Highway, Kohinoor Road and Telegraph Road) with 1 photo from September 2024.

Updated the Tasmania section:

Added C249 (Main Street, Heemskirk Road, Corinna Road and Norfolk Road) with 2 photos from February 2023.

Updated A2 (Bass Highway) with implementation of history section plus 2 photos from February 2023.

Updated A3 (Tasman Highway) with 2 photos from February 2023 in the Hobart to Sorell section.

Updated A9 (Arthur Highway) with 1 photo from February 2023.

Updated the Victoria section:

Updated M8 / A8 (Western Freeway and Western Highway) with 19 photos from October 2019 in the Ballarat to Derrimut section.

Updated C754 (Melton Highway) with implementation of history section plus 3 photos from October 2019.

Updated C801 (Melton Main Road) with additional history.

Updated Metropolitan Route 30 (Bay Street, Crockford Street, City Road, Montague Street, Wurundjeri Way, Flinders Street, Wellington Parade, Bridge Road, Burwood Road and Camberwell Road) with 1 photo from February 2023.

Updated the Western Australia section:

Added Tourist Drive 259 (Karri Tourist Drive) with 1 photo from May 2021.

Updated National Highway 94 (Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, Roe Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Great Eastern Highway) with 1 photos from September 2024 in the newly added Merredin to Northam Former Alignment section.

Updated National Route 1 (Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, South Coast Highway, South Western Highway, Robertson Drive, Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, Dawesville Bypass, Mandurah Road, Ennis Avenue, Patterson Road, Rockingham Road, Stock Road, Leach Highway, Kwinana Freeway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Morrison Road, Great Northern Highway, Brand Highway and North West Coastal Highway) with 3 photos from March 2019 in the Geraldton to Carnarvon section and the newly added Carnarvon to Mundabullangana section.

Updated State Route 5 (Stirling Highway, Mounts Bay Road, Birdiya Drive, William Street, The Esplanade, Barrack Street, Riverside Drive and Causeway) with 2 photos from February 2019 and May 2021.

Updated State Route 8 (Graham Farmer Freeway, Orrong Road and Welshpool Road East) with 3 photos from May 2021 and September 2024.

Updated State Route 10 (Middleton Road, Wheatley Coast Road, Pemberton-Northcliffe Road, Vasse Highway, Brockman Highway, Bussell Highway, Blackwood Avenue, Perimeter Road, Busselton Bypass and Robertson Drive) with updated history, plus 1 photo from August 2023 in the Capel to Bunbury Former Alignmentsection.

Updated State Route 30 (Albany Highway) with 1 photo from May 2021 in the Williams to Armadale section.

Updated State Route 51 (Lord Street, Hill Street, Wittenoom Street, Guildford Road and Great Eastern Highway) with 10 photos from May 2021 and September 2024 in the Perth to Bayswater section and Bayswater to Midvale section.

Updated State Route 65 (Rochdale Road, Stephenson Avenue, Underwood Avenue, Hay Street, Thomas Street, Roberts Road, Wellington Street and Plain Street) with 1 photo from September 2024.

Updated State Route 115 (Northam-Pithara Road) with 1 photo from May 2021.

Updated Tourist Drive 260 (Albany Historic Tourist Drive) with 1 photo from July 2022.

Updated most themed Tourist Drives and Tourist Ways to include route taken.

Paul R

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[Paul Rands]

[Paul Rands]