Mandurah Road

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Mandurah Road

Mandurah Road from footbridge, August 2021 01.jpg
Mandurah Road from footbridge near Mandurah railway station
Mandurah Road
General information
TypeHighway
Length41 km (25 mi)
Route number(s)
Major junctions
North endAustralian national route 1.svg Rockingham Road (National Route 1), Kwinana Beach
 
South endAustralian national route 1.svg Old Coast Road (National Route 1), Halls Head
Location(s)
Major settlements Baldivis, Karnup, Meadow Springs, Mandurah
Highway system

Mandurah Road is the name given to two roads in the cities of Perth and Mandurah, Western Australia, which link together at Stakehill Road, Karnup.

Contents

Route description

The northern part starts in the Kwinana Beach industrial area. After 2 km and reaching the City of Rockingham boundary, it becomes a semi-rural single carriageway road which runs past wetlands east of Rockingham such as Lake Cooloongup and Lake Walyungup. It also provides access to the residential and rural-residential sections of the suburb of Baldivis.

The southern part starts at Stakehill Road and is a dual carriageway and part of National Highway 1. It is actually a continuation of Ennis Avenue coming from Rockingham. It continues to Mandurah, where it intersects with Mandjoogoordap Drive at a roundabout before crossing Pinjarra Road and heading west to meet Old Coast Road which was traditionally the main road to Bunbury and South West of Western Australia, until the opening of Forrest Highway superseded it. However Old Coast Road still serves as an alternative route there.

History

Until 2005, the road changed name at the City of Mandurah boundary line (between Singleton and Madora Bay) to "Fremantle Road", but this was changed by a decision of the City of Mandurah in September 2005. [1] [2] This change has been recognised by the Government in the 2007 Streetsmart street directory.

Major intersections

All intersections below are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Kwinana Kwinana Beach 00.0Australian national route 1.svg Rockingham Road northeast bound / Patterson Road southwest bound (National Route 1)  Naval Base, Perth, Rockingham, Kwinana Beach Northern terminus, continues as Mason Road northbound. Staggered T-intersections favouring Patterson and Rockingham Roads. No right turn possible between Patterson Road northbound and Mandurah Road southbound
KwinanaRockingham boundary Kwinana Beach East Rockingham boundary1.9–
2.0
1.2–
1.2
Wellard Road eastbound / Office Road westbound  Kwinana Beach, Leda, Calista, Wellard .Unsignalised staggered T-intersections favouring Mandurah Road
East Rockingham Leda Cooloongup Hillman quadripoint5.23.2 Gilmore Avenue eastbound / Australian state route 22.svg Dixon Road (State Route 22) westbound  Kwinana Town Centre, Wellard, Rockingham .State Route 22 northern concurrency terminus. Connects to Rockingham Trade Centre and Murdoch University Rockingham Campus
Leda Baldivis Cooloongup tripoint6.44.0Australian state route 22.svg Kulija Road (State Route 22)  Oldbury, Mundijong, Jarrahdale State Route 22 southern concurrency terminus. Connects to the Kwinana Freeway intersection with Mundijong Road. Northbound traffic turns left, southbound traffic turns right at unsignalised T-junction.
Rockingham Baldivis Warnbro Waikiki tripoint11.27.0Australian state route 18.svg Safety Bay Road (State Route 18)  Baldivis, Warnbro, Safety Bay Roundabout, Access to Warnbro railway station
Baldivis Karnup boundary17.711.0Stakehill Road  Karnup, Hopeland, Serpentine Unsignalised T-junction. Northbound traffic turn left, southbound traffic turn right. Connection to Kwinana Freeway via Karnup Road
Port Kennedy Baldivis Karnup tripoint 18.211.3Australian national route 1.svg Ennis Avenue (National Route 1) northbound / Stakehill Road West westbound  Port Kennedy, Rockingham, Kwinana Beach, Fremantle National Route 1 northern concurrency terminus. Northbound traffic turn right, southbound traffic turn left
Karnup Secret Harbour boundary20.913.0Anstey Road  Secret Harbour Unsignalised T-junction.
Karnup Golden Bay boundary23.114.4Dampier Drive  Golden Bay, Secret Harbour, Rockingham Connects to Warnbro Sound Avenue
23.914.9Paganoni Road  Karnup Connects to Kwinana Freeway
Karnup Singleton boundary25.716.0Redwood Avenue eastbound / Singleton Beach Road westbound  Singleton, Karnup
Mandurah Lakelands Madora Bay boundary28.217.5Banksiadale Gate eastbound / Madora Beach Road westbound  Madora Bay, Lakelands
28.617.8Lake Valley Drive  Madora Bay, Meadow Springs Access to Lakelands railway station. Connects to Mandjoogoordap Drive via Lilydale Drive
Meadow Springs Madora Bay boundary29.718.5Broadstone Vista eastbound / Lord Hobart Drive westbound  Madora Bay, Meadow Springs
Meadow Springs San Remo boundary31.319.4Meadow Springs Drive  Madora Bay, Meadow Springs
Meadow Springs Mandurah Silver Sands tripoint32.920.4 Mandurah Terrace – Mandurah Foreshore
Meadow Springs Greenfields Mandurah tripoint33.420.8Gordon Road  Greenfields, Parklands, Nambeelup, North Dandalup Connects to Kwinana Freeway and South Western Highway via Lakes Road
Greenfields Mandurah boundary34.621.5Australian state route 19.svg Mandjoogoordap Drive (State Route 19) northbound / Kirkpatrick Drive eastbound  Greenfields, Stake Hill, Perth Roundabout. Northbound traffic turn left via slip lane, southbound traffic turn right. Access to Peel Education Campus
35.722.2Western Australia MR-SM-1.svg Murdoch Drive eastbound / Allnutt Street westbound  Greenfields, Mandurah Access to Mandurah railway station and Peel Health Campus
Greenfields Coodanup Mandurah tripoint36.722.8 Pinjarra Road   Mandurah, Barragup, Ravenswood, Pinjarra Access to Mandurah Forum
Dudley Park 38.624.0Leslie Street northbound / Mariners Cove Drive southbound  Mandurah, Coodanup
Peel Inlet 39.8–
40.2
24.7–
25.0
Mandurah Estuary Bridge
Mandurah Halls Head Erskine boundary41.025.5 Old Coast Road   Mandurah, Falcon, Dawesville, Bunbury Southern terminus. Continues as Australian national route 1.svg Old Coast Road (National Route 1) southbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian Roadsportal

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References

  1. City of Mandurah (7 September 2005). "Name Change Proposed for Entry Roads". Media release. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  2. City of Mandurah (20 September 2005). "Minutes of Council Meeting (Item G.20)". p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2007.