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Patterson Road | |
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The southern end of Patterson Road with Rockingham Founders' Memorial | |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
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Northeast end | ![]() |
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Southwest end | Railway Terrace, Rockingham |
Highway system | |
Patterson Road is a major road between Kwinana and Rockingham and is part of Australia's National Route 1 for part of its length. [1] The first part goes through Kwinana's heavy industrial area. After the Ennis Avenue turnoff which takes Highway 1 with it, Patterson Road becomes State Route 18 [1] and goes through the Rockingham Beach area until it turns into Railway Terrace one block from the ocean at Mangles Bay, which is part of the Indian Ocean.
Until the Kwinana Freeway was built to Safety Bay Road in 2002, Patterson Road was the main road to Mandurah and the South West of Western Australia from Perth. The Freeway construction has relieved pressure on the road.
All intersection below are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Kwinana | Kwinana Beach | 0 | 0.0 | Mason Road north/Mandurah Road south – East Rockingham, Kwinana Beach, Baldivis, Karnup | Northern terminus, continues as ![]() |
1.5 | 0.93 | ![]() | Rockingham Coastal Drive | ||
Kwinana–Rockingham boundary | Kwinana Beach – East Rockingham boundary | 2.2 | 1.4 | Office Road – Calista, Wellard . | Unsignalised intersection |
Rockingham | Rockingham – East Rockingham boundary | 2.9 | 1.8 | Charles Street west / Alloy Avenue east | |
4.7 | 2.9 | ![]() | Route transition: National Route 1 continues south as Ennis Avenue; State Route 18 (![]() | ||
Rockingham | 6.3 | 3.9 | Dixon Road – Hillman, Kwinana Town Centre, Mundijong | Roundabout, Access to Murdoch University Rockingham Campus | |
6.6 | 4.1 | Wanliss Street north/Cessnock Way south | Roundabout | ||
7.0 | 4.3 | Flinders Lane north / Read Street south – Waikiki, Secret Harbour, Golden Bay | |||
7.5 | 4.7 | ![]() | South-western terminus, continues north as Railway Terrace to end at ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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