41-583: Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation is a 1.7-kilometre-long (1.1 mi) major arterial road in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney , Australia, and is a constituent part of the A8 route. It takes its name from Burnt Bridge Creek which flows beneath the road, although there is no sign of the "burnt bridge" which gives the creek its name. Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation commences just past the Spit Bridge at
82-650: A large tract of forest around the Lane Cove River. It was intended as a resource for small settlers, a place for them to graze their livestock and collect firewood, to supplement their farming practices. The Field of Mars Connect, an area of approximately 2,040 hectares (5,000 acres) located north of the Field of Mars and the Eastern Farms, covered most of the Ryde municipality. The village itself comprised only
123-480: A modest scattering of houses in a few streets around the church, surrounded by farms, orchards and some large estates. Nevertheless, the name was well established by 12 November 1870 when the Municipal district of Ryde was officially proclaimed. Northern Sydney is described as the area between Port Jackson to the south, Carlingford and suburbs in line to the west/northwest, Hawkesbury River and Pittwater to
164-478: A well-planned public transport system, hilly roads, large plots of manicured land, and substantially large federation and bungalow style homes. Northern Sydney is home to some of Sydney's most affluent suburbs, large parks and notable landmarks. The western end of Northern Sydney was home to the Wallumettagal ( Ryde - Hunters Hill & Western Lane Cove) tribe. The first settlement in the north and in fact
205-605: Is 80 km/h for most of its length, reducing to 60 km/h prior to either terminus. The most direct alternative route is to go east on Sydney Road then north on Condamine Street. Opened on 11 February 1985, it is the only freeway-standard section of that route. The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by
246-596: Is a large metropolitan area in Greater Sydney , New South Wales , Australia on the north shore of Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River . The region embraces suburbs in Sydney's north-east, north and inner north west. Northern Sydney is divided into distinctive regions such as the North Shore , Northern Beaches and Forest District . The region is characterised by pristine waterways with immense greenery,
287-543: Is not exhaustive. The suburbs and localities of the Northern Sydney region are: Sport is represented in many areas in the region, Ryde–Eastwood Rugby League Club is the local rugby league club in the area, with it covering the area of the famed Holy Cross College, Ryde. This league following can be attributed to the large Catholic population of the early developmental days of Rugby League in Australia, though
328-551: Is now part of Sydney Metro Northwest . There is also an abundance of bus routes serving the region operated by Busways , CDC NSW and Keolis Downer Northern Beaches . The southern part of this region is frequented by ferry services to the Sydney central business district and westbound towards Parramatta , as well as ferry services to the Sydney CBD from Manly . The main arterial roads in Northern Sydney are Military Road,
369-743: Is the annual Willoughby StreetFair where the Chatswood CBD is taken over by market stalls, performers, dancers and musicians. The StreetFair features the Willoughby Street Parade which included over 1,000 participants in 2007. The suburb of Eastwood holds a large event named the Granny Smith Festival held usually in October of each year. The festival's attendance record set in 2004 currently stands at approximately just over 90,000. Many are attracted each year by
410-837: The Beaches Link in March 2017. Construction on the Western Harbour Tunnel commenced in 2022 and is expected to be complete in 2027-28. However, in June 2022 the NSW Government announced that Beaches Link and upgrades to Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation and Wakehurst Parkway would be shelved indefinitely, due to market constraints and labour shortages. Pittwater Road is entirely contained within the Northern Beaches Council local government area . On
451-607: The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (rugby league), North Harbour Rays , Manly RUFC , Warringah Rugby Club (rugby union), Manly Warringah District Cricket Club (cricket) and Manly United FC (soccer). The Sea Eagles play in the National Rugby League , and play their home games at Brookvale Oval . 33°36′32″S 151°19′41″E / 33.609°S 151.328°E / -33.609; 151.328 Northern Sydney Northern Sydney
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#1732783375484492-657: The Pacific Highway , the Warringah Freeway , Pennant Hills Road , Ryde Road , Epping Road , Mona Vale Road, Victoria Road , Beecroft Road, Pittwater Road and Wakehurst Parkway. Northern Sydney has many unique landmarks such as: The Sydney Harbour Bridge , Taronga Zoo in Mosman, Admiralty House (Sydney residence of the Governor-General of Australia ), Kirribilli House (Sydney residence of
533-721: The Prime Minister of Australia ), Luna Park , Balmoral Beach , Palm Beach, Gladesville Bridge , Macquarie Centre & Ice Skating Rink and Curzon Hall in Marsfield . The Willoughby Spring Festival is held throughout the Willoughby local government area, in September each year. The festival lasts for a month and features over 40 events including live music/entertainment, exhibitions, cultural celebrations, business events and many more community activities. The highlight
574-603: The Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation retains its declaration as part of Main Road 164. The route was signed as part of State Route 14 on its opening in 1985, then was re-designated Metroad 10 in 1998. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, Metroad 10 was replaced by route A8. Until
615-613: The Wests Tigers junior development system. Eastwood District Rugby Union Football Club represents the region in rugby union. It is considered one of the strongest clubs in the Shute Shield, consistently performing well. This club is considered a gateway club for rugby union in the Western Sydney area. Its consistent performance is due to the fact it has established a strong Juniors and Sub-District competition within
656-497: The 18th September 2024 at approximately 10:45 pm , a 23 year old man and a 26 year old women were killed on impact while driving on their way back from a car meet at Taronga . A motorist travelling northbound along the road stated the black Toyota Corolla “disappeared ahead of them” whilst taking off at a set of traffic lights at Seaforth, New South Wales . Local residents claimed to have heard multiple cars racing at speed followed by explosions that sounded like gunshots. The cause of
697-547: The 1960s when development accelerated because of improved roads and a general increase in living standards in the regions. In 1906, the Warringah Shire council was formed the NSW Government Gazette, along with 132 other new Shires within New South Wales. It ran roughly from Broken Bay in the north to Manly Lagoon to the south, and by Middle Harbour Creek and Cowan Creek in the west. Pittwater
738-530: The CBD. B-Line buses travel from Mona Vale to Wynyard , stopping at Warriewood, Narrabeen, Collaroy, Dee Why, Brookvale, Manly Vale, Spit Junction and Neutral Bay . Manly ferry services operated by Sydney Ferries run from Manly to Circular Quay . The privately operated Manly Fast Ferry also runs to Circular Quay. Palm Beach Water Airport is located in Palm Beach. Notable sports teams include
779-638: The Northern Beaches: Primary High K–12 International Schools Closed schools Public transport in the Northern Beaches is primarily provided by buses. Major bus interchanges are at Pittwater Road at Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale and Manly Wharf . Buses connect to Gordon , Chatswood and North Sydney stations on the North Shore line , served by Sydney Trains North Shore & Western and Northern services, as well as stations in
820-702: The State government through the Main Roads Board (MRB). With the subsequent passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, the Department of Main Roads (having succeeded the MRB in 1932) declared the deviation of Main Road 164 from Condamine Street and Sydney Road to Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation on 15 February 1985. The passing of
861-554: The announcement of the Beaches Link project, Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation sat for decades as an isolated oddity, reminiscent of many planned and never-built freeways in the Sydney Basin, much like the Gladesville Bridge road complex. Original plans for Warringah Freeway show Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation as part of an expressway that would service the growing Northern Beaches area. Suggestions have been floated in
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#1732783375484902-933: The area now only retains two Junior rugby league clubs, both feeding to Holy Cross. There are also several Rugby League clubs surrounding the Hornsby area such as the Asquith Magpies (with a large Leagues Club in Waitara), the Pennant Hills Stags and the Hornsby Lions in the North Sydney District Junior Rugby League . Junior Rugby League teams in the Ryde district are in the Balmain District Junior Rugby League , feeding into
943-660: The area, many children from the area are sent to the elite private schools of Sydney and hold rugby union as the preferred code. Local school St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill , is a traditional rugby school. Northern Sydney is very well serviced by public transport. Two railway lines operate through the region known as the North Shore railway line and the Northern railway line on the Sydney Trains network. The Epping to Chatswood rail link which opened in 2009, crosses Northern Sydney from Chatswood to Epping . The link
984-538: The crash has not yet been determined but it is believed speed was a contributing factor. [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal Northern Beaches The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia , near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to
1025-511: The entrance of Broken Bay . The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country. The Northern Beaches district is governed on a local level by the Northern Beaches Council , which was formed in May 2016 from Warringah Council (est. 1906), Manly Council (est. 1877), and Pittwater Council (est. 1992). The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of
1066-598: The foreshores between Meadowbank and Gladesville . Some of the grants were at the North Brush, north of the Field of Mars settlement, in the area of Brush Farm and Eastwood. Most of the Grants were small, from 12 to 40 hectares (30 to 100 acres). By 1803, most of the accessible land had been granted. Settlement was based along the Parramatta River and overlooking ridges. Governor King recognised that most of
1107-537: The interim to connect the two freeways , with the aid of a tunnel, but it took almost four decades for concrete plans to be made for the connection. The A8 was planned to eventually connect with M8 Motorway in the Inner West from the western end of Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation via the Beaches Link , M4–M8 Link, and Rozelle Interchange , and the Government of New South Wales announced its intention to build
1148-591: The intersection with Sydney Road, Balgowlah to the intersection with Condamine Street in Manly Vale . There are no entry or exit ramps, and sound barriers run the entire length. Myrtle Street and Kitchener Street run over it but there are no access ramps to or from these roads. It runs, in a northbound direction, close to Frenchs Forest Road, then Brook Road, Bangaroo Street, Serpentine Crescent, Daisy Street, Myrtle Street, Kitchener Street, West Street, Griffiths Street then terminates at Condamine Street. The speed limit
1189-514: The land being further to the east of the marines grants, thus the area was called Eastern Farms or the Eastern Boundary. The name Eastern Farms then changed to Kissing Point by 1794 ; a name believed to have originated from the way heavily laden boats passing the Parramatta River bumped or "kissed" the rocky outcrop which extends into the river of Kissing Point today. Further grants were issued in 1794 and 1795, gradually occupying most of
1230-555: The land now known as the Northern Beaches were the Garigal people of the Eora nation. Within a few years of European settlement, the Garigal had mostly disappeared from this area mainly due to an outbreak of smallpox in 1789. Much evidence of their habitation remains especially their rock etchings in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park which borders northern beaches's north-western side. The northern beaches region
1271-696: The live bands, shows, stores, rides, the main street parade down Rowe Street and of course the massive fireworks display in the skies over Eastwood. Other main festivals/events in Northern Sydney include: Tartan Day at Lane Cove , the Guringgai Festival honouring Northern Sydney's Aboriginals, The Ryde Aquatic Festival & Bridge to Bridge run, the Moocooboola Festival at Hunters Hill , the Mosman Festival, Lane Cove's Cammeraygal Festival, Chinese New Year at Chatswood and
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1312-550: The north and the Tasman Sea to the east. Northern Sydney is further sub-divided into regions such as the North Shore (the inner north and north-western part of the region between the Lane Cove River and Middle Harbour), Northern Beaches (the northern coastal suburbs to the north-east of Middle Harbour) and Forest District , a small group of suburbs between the Upper North Shore and the Northern Beaches. Despite
1353-542: The northern bank of the river between Sydney and Parramatta. The area was named by Governor Phillip the "Field of Mars", Mars being the Roman god of war, named to reflect the military association with these new settlers. Today's Field of Mars Reserve is the remnant of a district which once extended from Dundas to the Lane Cove River. Soon after, these grants were followed by grants to ten emancipated convicts in February 1792,
1394-491: The northern end of the region ( North Narrabeen to Palm Beach ). In 2016, the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 insisted that the Northern Beaches region councils of Manly, Warringah and Pittwater become the Northern Beaches Council . This was effective from 12 May 2016. Today, the Northern Beaches is very well part of the Sydney metropolis, however maintains an isolated environment from
1435-477: The other regions of Sydney including the neighbouring North Shore region. The " Forest District " became an unofficial district within the Northern Beaches region to describe the suburbs between Ingleside and the Upper North Shore . The suburbs of the Northern Beaches district are: The localities of the Northern Beaches district are: The following primary, high and K–12 schools are located on
1476-498: The region being divided by distinctive definitions, parts of the region are often simply referred to as "Northern Suburbs", "North" or "North West", most notably the inner north-western suburbs to the west of the Lane Cove River , such as Epping , Ryde , Melrose Park and Meadowbank . The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines several statistical areas (SAL-4) that are located in northern Sydney. These are: This list
1517-430: The residents of A Riding was taken over the question of a possible secession. This resulted in a 73.5% vote in favour of secession, however only 48.18% of residents took part in this vote. This vote was, however, 600 short of the total majority required. Over time, the Northern Beaches was often divided by the "Lower Northern Beaches", referring to the southern end of the region, and the "Upper Northern Beaches", referring to
1558-460: The smaller settlers had insufficient land for their stock but it was not possible to grant them larger allotments. In 1804, it was decided that a 'traditional English common' – a large area of public land for use by local inhabitants – would be set aside. Six commons were gazetted. In 1804, an area of 6000 acres of the Field of Mars was decreed as a common. The common stretched from what is now Hunters Hill, through Ryde to Pennant Hills , incorporating
1599-604: The third-earliest in Australia, after Sydney and Parramatta , was at Ryde; then known by the Aboriginal name Wallumetta. The territory from Sydney Cove to Parramatta, on the northern side of the Parramatta River, was thought to be that of the Wallumedegal, and had the aboriginal name Wallumetta, the territory of the Wallumede people. On 3 January 1792, the first land in the Ryde area was granted to eight marines, along
1640-533: Was explored early on in the settlement of Sydney, only a few weeks after the arrival of the First Fleet . However, it remained a rural area for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with only small settlements in the valleys between headlands. While it was geographically close to the city centre, to reach the area over land from Sydney via Mona Vale Road was a trip of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi). Since those days, urban growth proceeded slowly until
1681-481: Was incorporated as the "A Riding" of Warringah Shire, however for many years there existed a sentiment held by some in A Riding, the northern Riding and the largest in Warringah, taking up more than 40% of Warringah's land area, that they were being increasingly ignored and subject to what they considered inappropriate development and policies for their area. This culminated in 1991 when a non-compulsory postal poll of