What is List of road routes in New South Wales?
Major [[road]]s in [[New South Wales]] are organised into many [[wikt:route|routes]]. These help drivers to [[Navigation|navigate]] their way between places in the state. Each route is given its own [[Road number|route number]]. The number consists of a [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]] (M, A or B) and a one- or two-digit number. 'M' routes are [[motorway]]s, 'A' routes are national routes, and 'B' routes are state routes. The route system includes [[highway]]s, motorways, and other important roads that have not been declared highways. [[File:Map of NSW Highways.png|thumb|center|600px|Road routes in New South Wales before 2013]] Route numbers have been allocated to roads in New South Wales since 1955. To supplement the national route number system, three ''ring roads'' were built in [[Sydney]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/RouteNumbering/Ring%20Roads/ringroads.htm |title=Sydney Ring Roads |publisher=Ozroads |date=28 August 1964|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> These were numbered 1, 3 and 5. In 1973, a system of numbering [[freeway]]s was introduced to New South Wales to complement the national routes and ring roads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Freeways/F8/f8.htm |title=Northern Distributor |publisher=Ozroads |date= |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref> In 1974, the [[National Highway (Australia)|National Highway]] network was defined, which in New South Wales included the [[Hume Highway]], [[Federal Highway (Australia)|Federal Highway]], [[Barton Highway]], [[Sydney-Newcastle Freeway]] (now Pacific Motorway) and [[New England Highway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozroads.com.au/NationalSystem/nathwys.htm |title=The National Highway System |publisher=Ozroads |date=1974-09-20 |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref> In 1993, Sydney's [[Metroad]] system was introduced. In 2013, the state replaced its entire system of State Routes, National Routes, National Highways and Metroads with a new route numbering system of letters and numbers. The roads no longer uses National Highway s