ðə ɹˈaʊt wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv sˈɪdniz fˈɜːst ɹˈɪŋ ɹˈoʊdz, ænd wʌz ˈæləkˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈɪŋ ɹˈoʊd wˈʌn bᵻtwˌiːn ˌæbɚkɹˈɑːmbi stɹˈiːt ænd sˈaʊθ dˈaʊlɪŋ stɹˈiːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ; ðɪs wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ stˈeɪt ɹˈaʊt ɪlˈɛvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ænd ðˈɛn mˈɛtɹoʊd fˈoːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
The route was part of Sydney's first Ring Roads, and was allocated Ring Road 1 between Abercrombie Street and South Dowling Street in 1964; this was replaced by State Route 11 in 1974, and then Metroad 4 in 1992.