South Street | |
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South Street facing east near North Lake Road | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Route number(s) | State Route 13 |
Major junctions | |
East end | Ranford Road (State Route 13) |
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West end | Marine Terrace |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Canning Vale, Leeming, Murdoch, Kardinya , O'Connor, Beaconsfield, Fremantle |
Highway system | |
South Street is an east-west arterial highway in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It runs from Canning Vale to Fremantle, and is part of State Route 13. [1]
Notable locations along South Street include:
A section of South Street between Kwinana Freeway and Vahland Avenue has one lane in each direction reserved as a bus lane during peak times. [2] [3] The CircleRoute bus route runs along part of South Street between Fremantle and Murdoch.
It is named South Street because its westernmost portion forms the southern edge of Fremantle. [4]
All intersections listed are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Fremantle | Fremantle – South Fremantle boundary | 0.00 | 0.00 | Marine Terrace | Western terminus at unsignalised T-junction |
0.2 | 0.12 | South Terrace | |||
Fremantle – Beaconsfield – South Fremantle tripoint | 0.6 | 0.37 | Hampton Road (State Route 12) – Fremantle, North Coogee, Henderson | State Route 13 northwestern terminus | |
White Gum Valley – O'Connor – Hilton – Beaconsfield quadripoint | 2.8 | 1.7 | Carrington Street – Bicton, Palmyra, Hamilton Hill | ||
O'Connor – Samson – Hilton tripoint | 4.1 | 2.5 | Stock Road (National Route 1) – Attadale, Melville, Kwinana Beach, Rockingham | ||
O'Connor – Samson boundary | 4.2 | 2.6 | McCombe Avenue | ||
Melville | Kardinya | 6.2 | 3.9 | North Lake Road – Alfred Cove, Myaree, Bibra Lake, Cockburn Central | |
6.6 | 4.1 | Gilbertson Road | |||
Bateman – Murdoch boundary | 8.9 | 5.5 | Murdoch Drive – Booragoon, Winthrop, North Lake | Access to Murdoch University, Fiona Stanley and St John of God Murdoch Hospitals | |
Bateman – Bull Creek – Leeming – Murdoch quadripoint | 9.6– 10.0 | 6.0– 6.2 | Kwinana Freeway (State Route 2) – Perth, Joondalup, Rockingham | Modified diamond interchange favouring Kwinana Freeway: northbound exit ramp looped. Access to Murdoch railway station on eastern side. | |
Bull Creek – Leeming boundary | 10.3 | 6.4 | Calley Drive | Access to Stockland Bull Creek Shopping Centre | |
10.5 | 6.5 | Benningfield Road | |||
Melville–Canning boundary | Bull Creek – Willetton – Leeming tripoint | 11.6 | 7.2 | Karel Avenue – Rossmoyne, Jandakot , Jandakot Airport | |
Willetton – Leeming boundary | 13.2 | 8.2 | Vahland Avenue – Riverton, Shelley | ||
Canning | Willetton – Canning Vale – Leeming tripoint | 13.6 | 8.5 | Roe Highway (State Route 3 – Forrestfield, Jandakot, Midland , Perth Airport | Signalised diamond interchange favouring Roe Highway |
Canning Vale | 14.0 | 8.7 | Bannister Road | Eastern terminus. Continues as Ranford Road (State Route 13) | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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