East Street, Fremantle

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East Street

East Street looking down hill and to river.jpg
From top of street looking toward Swan River
East Street, Fremantle
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.1 km (0.7 mi) [1]
Major junctions
South end
 
North end
  • Beach Street
  • Riverside Road
Location(s)
Suburb(s) Fremantle, East Fremantle
Looking south into cutting from Marmion Street intersection East Street and Marmion Street intersection.jpg
Looking south into cutting from Marmion Street intersection

East Street in a street located in Fremantle, Western Australia. It runs between High Street and Beach Street on the southern shore of the Swan River. The intersection with High Street is at the north east corner of the Monument Hill reserve. It also intersects with Ellen Street and Burt Street on its western side.

It crosses Canning Highway before a steep drop to the level of Beach Street.

Located on the western side of the street is the John Curtin College of the Arts The cutting and its edges at the southern end of the street has required maintenance over time. [2] [3] The Swan River end of the street, a jetty known locally as the East Street Jetty, has been the location for a number of events. [4] [5] [6]

Intersections

LGALocation [1] kmmiDestinationsNotes
Fremantle Fremantle 00.0Australian state route 7.svg Swanbourne Street / High Street (State Route 7)Traffic light controlled; East Street continues south as Swanbourne Street
0.130.081 Ellen Street / Holland StreetStop sign controlled, giving East Street priority
Fremantle-East Fremantle boundary Fremantle - East Fremantle boundary0.40.25Marmion StreetStop sign controlled, giving East Street priority
0.450.28Vale StreetStop sign controlled, giving East Street priority
0.550.34 Burt Street Stop sign controlled, giving East Street priority
0.60.37Malcolm StreetStop sign controlled, giving East Street priority
0.750.47Dorothy Street / George Street Roundabout
0.950.59Australian state route 6.svg Canning Highway (State Route 6)Stop sign controlled, giving Canning Highway priority
1.10.68 Beach Street / Riverside RoadStop sign controlled, giving Beach Street and Riverside Road priority
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. 1 2 "East Street". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. "A FREMANTLE STREET". The West Australian . Vol. 15, no. 4, 304. Western Australia. 18 December 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Dangerous Fencing". The Advertiser . Vol. I, no. 32. Western Australia. 5 August 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Perth Will Have Full Milk Supply". The Daily News . Vol. LXIV, no. 22, 334 (HOME ed.). Western Australia. 7 November 1946. p. 28. Retrieved 15 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Boys Swim Close To Zephyr". The Daily News . Vol. LVIII, no. 20, 268 (CITY FINAL ed.). Western Australia. 14 March 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "MUNICIPAL". The Inquirer and Commercial News . Vol. LVVI, no. 3348. Western Australia. 21 June 1901. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.

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