Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle)
Pacific Motorway | |
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| View of Pacific Motorway northbound at Berowra | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 127.4 km (79 mi) |
| Opened | 15 December 1965 |
| Gazetted | August 1974 |
| Maintained by | DMR (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 |
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| NE end | Weakleys Drive Beresfield, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter |
| Major suburbs / towns | Berowra, 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.