Brisbane Street | |
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General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) [1] |
Route number(s) | State Route 53 southbound (Beaufort Street to William Street) |
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Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Perth |
Brisbane Street is a major cross street located in the suburb of Perth. It runs from Palmerston Street through to Bulwer Street, and intersects major roads Lake Street, William Street, and Beaufort Street. The section between Beaufort Street and Stirling Street was called Padbury Street until circa 1917. [2] The street was named after Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales. [3]
"Among other streets which Dr Battye said were named after English and Colonial public men were Aberdeen, Newcastle, Brisbane, Bulwer (Bulwer-Lyton), Moore, Short, Hill, Irwin, Hutt and Milligan Streets and Harvest Terrace." [4]
The street had the McDowall's service station, [5] as well as a Methodist church. [6]
Parts of Brisbane Street formerly carried one-way traffic, [7] and were converted to carry two-way traffic in 2019. [8]
LGA | Location [1] | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Vincent | Perth | 0 | 0.0 | Smith Street / Bulwer Street (State Route 72) | Roundabout | ||
0.05 | 0.031 | Pier Street | Give way sign controlled, giving Brisbane Street priority | ||||
0.12 | 0.075 | Lacey Street | |||||
0.21 | 0.13 | Stirling Street | Dogbone roundabout | ||||
0.35 | 0.22 | Cul-de-sac | Terminus of eastern side of Brisbane Street | ||||
Gap in road | |||||||
Vincent | Perth | 0.35 | 0.22 | Beaufort Street (State Route 53) | Traffic light controlled; terminus of western side of Brisbane Street; State Route 53 southbound concurrency terminus | ||
0.45 | 0.28 | Lindsay Street | |||||
0.55 | 0.34 | Astone Lane | |||||
0.6 | 0.37 | Lane Street | |||||
0.65 | 0.40 | William Street (State Route 53) | Traffic light controlled; no right turn from William Street northbound to Brisbane Street eastbound; State Route 53 southbound concurrency terminus | ||||
0.75 | 0.47 | Brisbane Place | |||||
0.95 | 0.59 | Lake Street | Stop sign controlled, giving Brisbane Street priority | ||||
1 | 0.62 | Dangan Street | |||||
1.1 | 0.68 | Shule Lane | |||||
1.1 | 0.68 | Palmerston Street | Roundabout | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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