Read Street

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Read Street

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The intersection of Read Street and Council Avenue
Read Street
General information
Type Road
Length5.80 km (3.6 mi) [1]
Major junctions
North end Patterson Road, Rockingham
 Council Avenue, Rae Road, Malibu Road
South end Safety Bay Road, Waikiki

Read Street is a main road and suburban distributor in Rockingham south of Perth, and runs through or alongside the suburbs of Rockingham, Cooloongup, Safety Bay and Waikiki, linking them to the Rockingham Shopping Centre. It ends in a roundabout at Safety Bay Road and becomes Warnbro Sound Avenue at that point. It is a dual carriageway for all of its length. [1]

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Major intersections

Read Street has the following major intersections: [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Road Information Mapping System". Main Roads Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

Coordinates: 32°17′24″S115°44′28″E / 32.29°S 115.741°E / -32.29; 115.741