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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) [1] |
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| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | East Perth, Perth |
Adelaide Terrace is a major arterial road through the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River, linking St Georges Terrace with The Causeway.
Adelaide Terrace's eastern end is at The Causeway, adjacent to the Swan River. It travels in a west-north-westerly, intersecting perpendicular roads in Perth's grid plan, which are spaced 300 to 400 metres (980 to 1,310 ft) apart. All intersections are traffic light controlled, except for a couple of minor streets. The road's western end joins onto St Georges Terrace, at an intersection with Victoria Avenue. [1]
Adelaide Terrace has existed since the 1830s. [2] Its name appears for the first time on maps of the Land Department in 1838. [3] It is named after Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV, who reigned from 1830 to 1837. [4] [5]
In the late nineteenth century, the southern side was lined by houses and properties of wealthy and powerful people in Western Australia of the time – and it earned the reputation of being the location of some of John Horgan's six hungry families.
By the late twentieth century, there were only a couple of houses from the nineteenth century remaining in the full length of the road.
All major intersections are traffic light controlled and are within the City of Perth.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| East Perth | 0 | 0.0 |  The Causeway (State Route 5) southeast / Riverside Drive (State Route 5) southwest / Hay Street northeast – Perth, Victoria Park, Albany . | Eastern terminus at traffic light controlled teardrop roundabout: No access from Hay Street, no access to Riverside Drive. | |
| 0.3 | 0.19 | De Vlamingh Avenue | |||
| 0.4 | 0.25 |  Plain Street (State Route 65) – Mount Lawley, Maylands, Midland | Traffic light controlled. No right turns permitted from Plain Street during peak hour. Access to Graham Farmer Freeway. | ||
| 0.7 | 0.43 | Bennett Street | Traffic light controlled. | ||
| 0.9 | 0.56 | Burt Way | |||
| East Perth–Perth boundary | 1.0 | 0.62 | Hill Street | Traffic light controlled. Traffic cannot access Hill Street northbound due to southbound one-way operation. | |
| Perth | 1.3 | 0.81 | Victoria Avenue – Highgate, Mount Lawley | Western terminus, continues as St Georges Terrace westbound. Traffic light controlled. Victoria Avenue is one-way northbound north of intersection. | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
The Swan River is a major river in the southwest of Western Australia. The river runs through the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia's capital and largest city.
Albany Highway links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its oldest settlement, Albany, on the state's south coast. The 405-kilometre-long (252 mi) highway travels through the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, and is designated State Route 30 for most of its length. Outside of Perth the highway is predominately a sealed, single carriageway with regular overtaking lanes in some undulating areas. Albany Highway commences at The Causeway, a river crossing that connects to Perth's central business district. The highway heads south-east through Perth's metropolitan region, bypassed in part by Shepperton Road and Kenwick Link, and continues south-eastwards through to Albany. It intersects several major roads in Perth, including the Leach, Tonkin, Brookton, and South Western highways. The rural section of Albany Highway connects to important regional roads at the few towns and roadhouses along the route, including Coalfields Highway at Arthur River, Great Southern Highway at Cranbrook, and Muirs Highway at Mount Barker.
Great Eastern Highway is a 590-kilometre-long (370 mi) road that links the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for road vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link between Perth and the eastern states of Australia. The highway forms the majority of National Highway 94, although the alignment through the Perth suburbs of Guildford and Midland, and the eastern section between Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie are not included. Various segments form parts of other road routes, including National Route 1, Alternative National Route 94, and State Route 51.
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Canning Highway is an arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner Perth suburb of Victoria Park in the north-east, to the port city of Fremantle in the south-west.
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Victoria Avenue is a street in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia.
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Guildford Road is a major road in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner-city suburb of Mount Lawley with Guildford in the north-east. The ten-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) road runs mostly parallel to the Swan River, on its northern side, and is part of State Route 51, which runs between Perth's CBD and Midvale. Guildford Road is maintained and controlled by Main Roads Western Australia, which uses the internal designation "H026 Guildford Road" for Guildford Road, as well as Bridge Street and James Street in Guildford. In the 1930s, the name Great Eastern Highway was coined to describe the road, but was actually used for the road on the other side of the Swan River.
Milligan Street is a street in Perth, Western Australia that runs from St Georges Terrace to north of Wellington Street. The northern section provides access to the Perth Arena carpark and Telethon Avenue; there are also dedicated Transperth bus roads connecting to the northern end, south of the Fremantle railway line.
Mill Street is a short street at the western end of the central business district (CBD) of Perth, Western Australia. It runs between St Georges Terrace and Mounts Bay Road.
Lord Street is a road in East Perth, Western Australia. It starts from Victoria Square near Royal Perth Hospital and runs north-east for 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to end at Walcott Street, Mount Lawley.
