Ennis Avenue

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Ennis Avenue

Northern end of Ennis Avenue at Patterson Road, Rockingham, May 2023 05.jpg
The northern end of Ennis Avenue at Patterson Road, Rockingham, in May 2023
Ennis Avenue
General information
TypeHighway
Length13.4 km (8.3 mi)
Route number(s) Australian national route 1.svg National Route 1
Major junctions
North endAustralian national route 1.svg Patterson Road (National Route 1), East Rockingham
 
  • Australian state route 22.svg Dixon Road (State Route 22)
  • Australian state route 18.svg Safety Bay Road (State Route 22)
  • Port Kennedy Drive
South endAustralian national route 1.svg Mandurah Road (National Route 1), Karnup
Location(s)
Major suburbs Cooloongup, Warnbro
Highway system

Ennis Avenue is a major road between Rockingham and its southern suburbs and is part of Australia's National Highway 1 for all of its length. It is a controlled access road and after leaving Rockingham has only four intersections (Willmott Drive, Safety Bay Road, Royal Palm Drive and Port Kennedy Drive)—the alternative route is Read Street and Warnbro Sound Avenue which runs roughly parallel to and west of Ennis Avenue.

Contents

The Kwinana Freeway was built to Safety Bay Road in 2002, which means that Kwinana Freeway traffic going to Mandurah and the South West of Western Australia from Perth enters Ennis Avenue near its halfway point (7.5 km) at Safety Bay Road until the extension further south in 2009. The Warnbro railway station, which opened in December 2007, is next to this intersection.

Ennis Avenue is controlled and maintained by Main Roads Western Australia. [1]

Major intersections

The entire road's length is in the City of Rockingham, with all intersections controlled by traffic lights unless otherwise indicated.

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Rockingham East Rockingham boundary00.0Australian national route 1.svgAustralian state route 18.svg Patterson Road (National Route 1 east, State Route 18 west)  Rockingham, Kwinana Beach, Fremantle, Perth Northern terminus at T junction favouring Patterson Road
Rockingham Hillman boundary1.00.62Australian state route 22.svg Dixon Road (State Route 22 eastbound)  Wellard, Kwinana Town Centre, Mundijong , Murdoch University Rockingham Campus
2.01.2Council Avenue west/Carvie Street eastAccess to Rockingham Centre shopping precinct
Rockingham Hillman Cooloongup tripoint 2.41.5Rae Road west/Rockingham railway station access road east  Safety Bay, Shoalwater, Garden Island
Cooloongup 3.22.0Grange Drive west/Western Australia MR-SM-1.svg Elanora Drive east – Rockingham General Hospital
Waikiki 3.22.0Willmott Drive Seagull intersection
Waikiki Warnbro boundary6.5–
7.1
4.0–
4.4
Australian state route 18.svg Safety Bay Road (State Route 18)  Safety Bay, Baldivis , Kwinana Freeway DumbbellDogbone interchange hybrid, northbound exit ramp looped; access to Warnbro railway station
Warnbro 9.25.7Royal Palm DriveSeagull intersection
Port Kennedy 11.57.1Port Kennedy DriveSeagull intersection
Port Kennedy Baldivis Karnup tripoint 13.48.3Stakehill Road West west/Australian national route 1.svg Mandurah Road south/east (National Route 1 southbound)  Mandurah, Baldivis, Kwinana Beach, Serpentine Southern Terminus, road continues as Mandurah Road southwards. Mandurah Road east connects to the eastern continuation of Stakehill Road and to Kwinana Freeway via Karnup Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg Australian Roadsportal

References

  1. Main Roads Western Australia (29 October 2013). "Metropolitan Roads". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.