There are plenty of abandoned expressways all over the world. Unbeknownst to many, Sydney has its very own abandoned expressway. Peats Ridge Road carried expressway traffic between Sydney and Newcastle from 1964 to 1986, before it was bypassed by a far shorter route. And, well, the old expressway has sat completely abandoned in the years since. The road is still maintained for local traffic, but in every other sense it truly is an abandoned expressway, with much of its original expressway qualities still intact, including two completely unnecessary grade-separated interchanges. Today, we'll uncover the lost history behind Peats Ridge Road, exploring everything from abandoned bridges to cliff cuttings, and even the well-known Mt White Phantom Interchange.

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Links:
The Ozroads page about Peats Ridge Road: https://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Freewa...
The 1968 documentary about the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway:
Part 1:    • Video  
Part 2:    • Video  
The 1993 documentary about the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway:    • The Making of the F3 Sydney to Newcas...   (man...the music in this video is so 90s)
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Music attribution:
Late Night Moves by Blvcknoize - https://tunetank.com/music/t/5ef/late...
Allthat by bensound - https://www.bensound.com/
Equinox by Psychadelik Pedestrian - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ps...
Another Day by Ketsa - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ke..., licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective - imlcollective.uk