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Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney , Australia , connecting the City Of Sydney with Parramatta . It is the eastern-most part of the Great Western Highway . Much of its traffic has been diverted to modern expressways such as the M4 and the City West Link. Parramatta Road has rarely been considered beautiful. A local mayor once described it as a "varicose vein". However it has never been considered unimportant. One commentator has said: "Every chapter of Sydney's history has been written on Parramatta Road". A fascinating example of inner city urban decline is situated upon this artery, the Stanmore Olympia Milk Bar . It begins in the east as a continuation of George Street and Broadway (Broadway becomes Parramatta Road just west of the intersection with City Road ), and skirts the southern contours of Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River to Parramatta. It forms the boundaries of various suburbs along the way. It ends at the junction with Church Street, Parramatta, where the Great Western Highway briefly turns to the north. Parramatta Road forms the southern boundary of the following suburbs: Parramatta Road forms the northern boundary of the following suburbs: West of Concord and Burwood, Parramatta Road passes through Strathfield , Homebush , Lidcombe and Granville before reaching Parramatta. |
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