Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle)

Pacific Motorway

View of Pacific Motorway northbound at Berowra
SW end
NE end
Coordinates
General information
TypeMotorway
Length127.4 km (79 mi)
Opened15 December 1965
GazettedAugust 1974
Maintained byDMR (1965–1989)
RTA (1990–2011)
RMS (2011–2019)
TfNSW (2020–present)
Route number(s) M1 (2013–present)
Former
route number
National Highway 1 (1974–2013)
Freeway Route F3 (1973–1982)
Major junctions
SW end Pennant Hills Road
Wahroonga, Sydney
 
NE endWeakleys Drive
Beresfield, New South Wales
Location(s)
RegionGreater Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter
Major suburbs / townsBerowra, Mount White, Peats Ridge, Somersby, Ourimbah, Tuggerah, Warnervale, Mandalong, Awaba, Minmi
Highway system

M1 Pacific Motorway is a 127-kilometre (79 mi) motorway linking Sydney to Newcastle via the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales. Formerly known but still commonly referred to by both the public and the government as the F3 Freeway, Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, and Sydney–Newcastle Expressway, it is part of the AusLink road corridor between Sydney and Brisbane.