Shepperton Road

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Shepperton Road

Shepperton Road
General information
TypeRoad
Length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Opened1930s
Route number(s)
Major junctions
Northwest end
 
Southeast endAustralian state route 30.svg Albany Highway (State Route 30), St James
Location(s)
Major suburbs Burswood, East Victoria Park

Shepperton Road is a single carriageway four lane road in Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

Counterintuitively, the road provides a higher-capacity alternative for the northernmost section of Albany Highway due to the latter forming the high street of the busy inner south-eastern suburb of Victoria Park. The road therefore forms the northernmost section of State Route 30, with the bypassed section of Albany Highway unsigned as a result.

History

Shepperton Road was noted as running parallel to the then-named Albany Road between Harvey Street, 45 chains (3,000 ft; 910 m) from The Causeway, and Somerset Street, one and a half miles (2.4 km) further along. [1] In 1937, a road from Asquith Street to Albany Road was constructed, to eventually link in with Shepperton Road. In the same year, the intersection of Albany Road, Milford Street, and Welshpool Road was reconfigured to improve visibility, and in anticipation of an eastern extension to Shepperton Road. [2] In April 1940, that extension was nearing completion, which was expected to be by the end of May, while the demolition of houses on land resumed for the western extension was being arranged. [1] On 29 September 1941, the Perth City Council decided to construct the link between Asquith Street and Harvey Street early the following year, completing the Shepperton Road bypass. [3] Buses were rerouted onto Shepperton Road in 1946, [4] by which time it had become the preferred route for motorists. [5]

Shepperton Road bypass of Albany Highway 1941 (retouched).png
Shepperton Road (red) bypass of Albany Highway (blue). In September 1941 the section between Asquith Street and Harvey Street was yet to be constructed.

Major intersections

All intersections listed below are controlled by traffic lights.

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Victoria Park Burswood Victoria Park boundary0.00.0Australian national highway 94.svgAustralian national route 1.svgWestern Australia MR-SM-11.svg Great Eastern Highway northeast (National Highway 94 / Nation Route 1)   Rivervale, Midland , Perth Airport
Australian national route 1.svgAustralian state route 6.svg Canning Highway southwest (National Route 1 / State Route 6)   Como, Fremantle
Albany Highway southeast.
Northern terminus at partially grade separated favouring Canning and Great Eastern Highways with no access into Albany Highway.

Continues as Australian state route 5.svg The Causeway northwest (State Route 5)
Canning Highway northeast bound to Shepperton Road is at-grade. No access from Shepperton Road to Great Eastern Highway northeast bound

Pedestrian access to Causeway bus station
0.40.25Teddington RoadProvides access from Shepperton Road to Great Eastern Highway northeast bound
Victoria Park 1.10.68Duncan StreetAccess to Victoria Park railway station
Victoria Park - East Victoria Park boundary1.81.1Miller Street   Lathlain, Bentley , Curtin University
East Victoria Park 2.21.4Mint Street   Carlisle Access to Carlisle railway station
3.42.1Oats Street   Kewdale, Carlisle, St James, Bentley Access to Oats Street railway station. No right turn permitted from Oats Street east to Shepperton Road south
Victoria ParkCanning boundary East Victoria ParkSt James boundary3.82.4 Albany Highway north / Welshpool Road east  Perth, East Cannington, Welshpool Southern termius; continues as Australian state route 30.svg Albany Highway (State Route 30) southeast bound. No right turns allowed from Shepperton Road to Albany Highway northwest bound or Albany Highway to Welshpool Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown

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References

  1. 1 2 "Street Extensions". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 24 April 1940. p. 15. Retrieved 27 July 2014 via Trove (National Library of Australia).
  2. "City of Perth". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 1 January 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2014 via Trove (National Library of Australia).
  3. "A New Roadway". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 30 September 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2014 via Trove (National Library of Australia).
  4. "New Route For Buses". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 5 July 1946. p. 9. Retrieved 28 July 2014 via Trove (National Library of Australia).
  5. "Albany Highway Under Repair". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 25 July 1946. p. 9. Retrieved 28 July 2014 via Trove (National Library of Australia).