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| former = | photo = Sydney - Newcastle freeway north bound at Berowra.jpg | photosize = | caption = View northbound at | photo_alt = | location = | location_alt = | relief = 1 | latd_a = 33 | latm_a = 43 | lats_a = 17.7 | longd_a = 151 | longm_a = 6 | longs_a = 18.3 | latd_b = 32 | latm_b = 48 | lats_b = 55.3 | longd_b = 151 | longm_b = 38 | longs_b = 3.9 | pushpin_map_caption = | map_alt = Location map showing the endpoints of the road | length = 127.1 | length_rnd = | length_ref = | direction_a = SSW | direction_b = NNE | est = 1963 | closed = | gazetted = 1 February 2013 | gazetted_ref = 〔(Government Gazette of NSW 1 Feb 2013 Page 8 ), ''NSW Government'', Retrieved on 6 June 2013.〕〔(Government Gazette of NSW 1 May 2013 Page 15 ), ''NSW Government'', Retrieved on 6 June 2013.〕 | maintained = | history = Further stages opened up until 1998 | tourist = | ring = | split = | tloop = | end_a = | end_b = | exits = | region = | lga = | through = | restrictions = | fuel = | facilities = | show_links = yes }} The M1 Pacific Motorway, also known by the former names F3 Freeway, Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, and Sydney–Newcastle Expressway; is a stretch of freeway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales. It is part of the AusLink road corridor between Sydney and Brisbane. The name "''F3 Freeway''", reflects its former route allocation, but is commonly used by both the public and the government to refer to the roadway long after the route allocation itself was no longer in use. == Route == At its southern end, the freeway starts at Pennant Hills Road, Wahroonga, near its junction with the Pacific Highway (Pearces Corner) in Sydney's north. It heads north, skirting the western edge of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, running parallel with the railway line until it descends to the Hawkesbury River, crossing at Kangaroo Point in Brooklyn. Immediately north of the river, the Hawkesbury River interchange provides access to Brooklyn and Mooney Mooney. The freeway passes through the Brisbane Water National Park, and the Calga interchange gives access to Peats Ridge. At Calga there are major heavy vehicle checking stations on both northbound and southbound carriageways, to assess compliance and roadworthiness of trucks. The freeway then turns east to cross Mooney Mooney Creek by way of the long, high Mooney Mooney Bridge before it reaches the first major interchange on the Central Coast at Kariong. After Kariong, the freeway continues through rural and semi-rural areas of the Central Coast with interchanges at Ourimbah, Tuggerah, Warnervale and Kiar, near Doyalson. From the Doyalson interchange the freeway continues to the west of Lake Macquarie with interchanges near Morisset, Cessnock, Toronto and West Wallsend. At the West Wallsend interchange a link road (A15) takes traffic into Newcastle via Wallsend and also connects with the M15 Hunter Expressway towards Kurri Kurri and Singleton, while the freeway continues north to end at the roundabout at the junction of Weakleys Drive and John Renshaw Drive, Beresfield. From here traffic bound for Highway 1 takes John Renshaw Drive and the New England Highway eastwards to meet the Pacific Highway at Hexham, and Weakleys Drive connects with the New England Highway towards Maitland. Between Wahroonga and Ourimbah the freeway passes through rugged sandstone country, particularly as it descends to and ascends from the Hawkesbury River. This section of the freeway is characterised by deep cuttings and extensive embankments. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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