South Street (Perth, Western Australia)

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South Street

South Street, Kardinya, Western Australia 04.jpg
South Street facing east near North Lake Road
South Street (Perth, Western Australia)
General information
TypeHighway
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Route number(s) Australian state route 13.svg State Route 13
Major junctions
East endAustralian state route 13.svg Ranford Road (State Route 13)
 
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]

Contents

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]

Major Intersections

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

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Fremantle Fremantle South Fremantle boundary0.000.00 Marine Terrace Western terminus at unsignalised T-junction
0.20.12 South Terrace
Fremantle Beaconsfield South Fremantle tripoint0.60.37Australian state route 12.svg Hampton Road (State Route 12)  Fremantle, North Coogee, Henderson State Route 13 northwestern terminus
White Gum Valley O'Connor Hilton Beaconsfield quadripoint2.81.7Carrington Street  Bicton, Palmyra, Hamilton Hill
O'Connor Samson Hilton tripoint 4.12.5Australian national route 1.svg Stock Road (National Route 1)  Attadale, Melville, Kwinana Beach, Rockingham
O'Connor Samson boundary4.22.6McCombe Avenue
Melville Kardinya 6.23.9 North Lake Road Alfred Cove, Myaree, Bibra Lake, Cockburn Central
6.64.1Gilbertson Road
Bateman Murdoch boundary8.95.5Western Australia MR-SM-1.svg 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
Australian state route 2.svg 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 boundary10.36.4Calley DriveAccess to Stockland Bull Creek Shopping Centre
10.56.5Benningfield Road
MelvilleCanning boundary Bull Creek Willetton Leeming tripoint11.67.2Western Australia MR-SM-11.svg Karel Avenue – Rossmoyne, Jandakot , Jandakot Airport
Willetton Leeming boundary13.28.2Vahland Avenue – Riverton, Shelley
Canning Willetton Canning Vale Leeming tripoint13.68.5Australian state route 3.svgWestern Australia MR-SM-11.svg Roe Highway (State Route 3  Forrestfield, Jandakot, Midland , Perth Airport Signalised diamond interchange favouring Roe Highway
Canning Vale 14.08.7Bannister RoadEastern terminus. Continues as Australian state route 13.svg Ranford Road (State Route 13)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •        Route transition

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian roadsportal

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References

  1. Greater Perth Street Directory (2012 ed.). Melway Publishing Pty Ltd.
  2. "South Street traffic to get a technology boost". Liberal Party of Australia. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. Kent Acott (12 April 2012). "Bus lanes to blame for traffic jams". West Australian Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. Soutar, Chris (2012). Kardinya rising : the story of a modern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Four Gables Press. p. 102. ISBN   9780958034128.
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