Expressway - The Australian Highway Site: Road Photos & Information: NSW: A36

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

City Road, King Street and Princes Highway (A36)

Statistics:

Length:: 11 km
Termini:: Northern: Parramatta Road (A22) at Chippendale; Southern: Princes Highway (A1) and President Avenue (A1) at Kogarah
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:: Chippendale, Darlington, Newtown, St Peters, Alexandria, Sydenham, Tempe, Wolli Creek, Arncliffe, Rockdale, Banksia and Kogarah

Route Numbering:

Current: A36
Former: 1 5466
Road Authority Internal Classification:: HW1

General Information:

A36 is a suburban arterial route linking the Sydney CBD with the city's inner-southern suburbs. It once formed part of the main arterial route, linking the CBD with the NSW south coast.

The route is a mix of divided and undivided multi-lane road and passes through mostly residential and commercial areas.

History:

: 1925: Work begins on widening Cooks River Road (later Princes Highway) from Cooks River bridge to the railway bridge at St Peters. ²; 7 June 1926: The Princes Highway comes under a federal and state government £ for £ funding scheme, thus recognising the importance of the highway as major route.; 1927: Ruling put in place so that any new buildings along Princes Highway (King Street) in Newtown would be built further back from the road, so a wider alignment could be constructed. ³; 1 July 1928: Princes Highway became a state highway. ⁴; 1929: Widening and resurfacing of Princes Highway at Rockdale, Kogarah and Alexandria. ⁵; 1938: Widening of Princes Highway at St Peters and Rockdale. ⁶; 1939: By the middle of the year, 300 miles (or 50% of the then highway) had been paved with bituminous surface.; 1951: Construction of reinforced concrete bridge over Muddy Creek at Rockdale. Widening of Princes Highway at Kogarah, between Kogarah Bay Creek and Park Road, for a distance of approximately 500 m. ⁷; 1953: Widening of Princes Hwy to 6 lanes between Catherine and Bay Streets, Rockdale. ⁸; 1960: Pavement widening to provide a six-lane divided carriageway between Forest Road and Spring Street, Banksia, was commenced. ⁹; 1961: A kerbed median was provided between May Street, St. Peters and Cook's River. ¹⁰; 1962: Pavement widening to provide a six-lane divided carriageway with kerbed median between Forest Road and Spring Street, Banksia, was completed. ¹¹; 1964: An area formerly occupied by tram tracks in City Road (Princes Highway) between Cleveland Street and Carillon Avenue was reconstructed. Pavement widening to provide a divided six-lane carriageway between Banksia Avenue and Bay Street Rockdale, was completed. ¹²; 1970: Reconstruction was completed between Bay Street and Catherine Street, Rockdale, together with the intersection of Harrow Road and the intersection known as Seven Ways. ¹³; 1973: Completion of adjustments to the intersection at Gannon Street and Princes Highway, Tempe. ¹⁴; 1976: Channelisation of the intersection of Princes Highway and The Seven Ways, Rockdale. ¹⁵

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Kogarah to Chippendale

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Forest Rd at Arncliffe approaching Princes Hwy (A36) and Wickham St, August 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the corner of Forest Rd, Princes Hwy (A36) and Wickham St at Arncliffe, August 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional sign:

AD sign on Railway Rd approaching Princes Hwy (A36) at Sydenham, October 2013.

Image © Spenser Tan

Chippendale to Kogarah

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Chippendale, approaching Cleveland St, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Cleveland Street:

Corner of City Rd (A36) and Cleveland St in Chippendale, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Darlington, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Carillon Avenue:

Corner of City Rd (A36) and Carillon Av in Darlington, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Missenden Road:

King St (A36) at the Missenden Rd junction in Newtown, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on King St (A36) in Newtown approaching Enmore Rd (A34), July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Enmore Road / King Street Split:

King St (A36) at the Enmore Rd (A34) intersection in Newtown, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Lord Street & Sydney Park Road:

King St (A36), Newtown with the Lord St and Sydney Park Rd junction, July 2013. A36 becomes Princes Hwy (A36) at this junction.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching May St, Alexandria, July 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

May Street:

Corner of Princes Hwy (A36) and May St, Alexandria, July 2013.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at St Peters, approaching Canal Rd, January 2026. Note the exposed SR17 shield, this is the result of a coverplate that has fallen from the sign or been removed. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from July 2013.

Canal Road:

Corner of Princes Hwy (A36) and Canal Rd, St Peters, January 2026.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Railway Rd in Sydnenham, July 2013.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Railway Rd in Sydnenham, July 2013.

Entering Tempe:

Princes Hwy (A36) as it enters the suburb of Tempe, July 2013.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching West Botany St, Wolli Creek, August 2013.

¹ NSW Government, Transport for NSW, Schedule of Classified Roads And State and Regional Roads, July 2022.
² NSW Government, Main Roads Board, Annual Report, 1925-26.
³ NSW Government, Roads & Maritime Services.
⁴ NSW Government, Main Roads Board, Annual Report, Volume 1, Number 1, September 1929.
⁵ NSW Government, Main Roads Board, Annual Report, 1929-30.
⁶ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1937-38.
⁷ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1951-52.
⁸ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1953-54.
⁹ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1959-60.
¹⁰ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1960-61.
¹¹ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1961-62.
¹² NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1963-64.
¹³ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1969-70.
¹⁴ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1972-73.
¹⁵ NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1976-77.