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.
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.