Bradfield Highway (Sydney) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bradfield Highway New South Wales
Bradfield Highway, south-westerly aspect
General information
Type	Highway
Length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Opened	1932
Gazetted	19 March 1932 (1932-03-19)
Maintained by	Roads & Maritime Services
Former route number	Metroad 2 (1993–2006) State Route 28 (1992–1993) National Route 1 (1955–1992)
Major junctions
North end	Warringah Freeway North Sydney
	Sydney Harbour Tunnel Pacific Highway Cahill Expressway
South end	Western Distributor Sydney CBD
Highway system
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The Bradfield Highway is a highway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long it is one of the shortest highways in Australia.

The highway was opened on 19 March 1932 and was named in honour of Dr John Bradfield. As a government-appointed civil engineer, Bradfield oversaw the tendering process for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and as the NSW Public Works Department chief engineer had oversight of the bridge design and construction. Amid some controversy, Bradfield was also considered to be the co-designer of the bridge's arch design, along with Dorman Long and Sir Ralph Freeman.

Exits and interchanges

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
North Sydney	North Sydney	0	0.0	Warringah Freeway (M1) – Crows Nest, Mosman, Hornsby, Newcastle, Brisbane	Includes access from Military Road, Falcon Street and the Gore Hill Freeway
				Mount Street – North Sydney	Southbound entrance only.
		0.4	0.25	Pacific Highway – North Sydney, Chatswood, Artarmon	Northbound exit only. Access from Pacific Highway to the Bradfield Highway from the north is via Mount Street or Falcon Street
	Milsons Point	0.5	0.31	Lavender Street – Milsons Point, McMahons Point, Kirribilli and Luna Park	Northbound exit only.
Port Jackson		1	0.62	Sydney Harbour Bridge (Toll on southbound carriage only)
Sydney	Sydney CBD	2.5	1.6	Western Distributor (A4) – Haymarket, Ashfield, Parramatta	Bradfield Highway continues south as the Western Distributor
				Cahill Expressway – The Domain	Northbound entrance only
				York Street – Sydney central business district	Southbound exit only
				Clarence Street – Sydney central business district	Northbound entrance only
				Grosvenor Street – Sydney central business district
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi