Camden Valley Way
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Camden Valley Way New South Wales |
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| Type | Road |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 Tourist Drive 12 |
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| Major suburbs | Leppington, Narellan |
The Camden Valley Way is a 24-kilometre (15 mi) arterial road between Sydney and the historic town of Camden. The majority of the route is a dual carriageway.
The road follows the Old Hume Highway alignment between the localities of Casula and Camden. The northeastern terminus is from Prestons, skirting Camden via the Camden Bypass, with its southwestern terminus 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, 1.03-kilometre-long (3,380 ft) 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. This bypass was in turn bypassed in December 1980 when the section of what was then called the South Western Freeway (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 Motorway Roden Cutler Interchange at Prestons with Camden.
Most of the 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. Upgrades are planned as it is congested in peak periods.
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