Camden Valley Way
| Camden Valley Way New South Wales | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 Tourist Drive 12 |
| Major junctions | |
| NE end |
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| SW end | |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Leppington |
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Camden Valley Way is a major linking road between Sydney and the historic town of Camden.[1]
It is the former Hume Highway alignment between the localities of Cross Roads and Camden. It is marked as State Route 89. The proper route is from Cross Roads, skirting Camden via the Camden Bypass and ending at Remembrance Drive, another part of the former Hume Highway near Camden South. The highlight of the Camden Bypass is the Macarthur Bridge, a 26-span, 3380 feet (approximately 1.12 km) long concrete structure that carries the Camden Bypass across the Nepean River and its flood plain. The bridge was built between 1971 and 1973, originally to carry Hume Highway traffic, on a flood-free alignment around Camden.[2] This bypass was in turn bypassed in December 1980 when the section of what was then called the South Western Freeway (route F5) from Campbelltown to Yerrinbool was opened. It has grown in importance as a major arterial road linking the Hume Motorway, WestLink M7 and M5 South Western Motorway interchange at Prestons, near Liverpool, with Camden.[3]
Most of the 25-kilometre route currently has only two lanes, one lane in each direction and four lanes between the M7 interchange and Bernera Road, Prestons. It became an important arterial road serving the fast-growing Sydney's South West Growth Centre.[4] Upgrades are planned as it is congested in peak periods.
