Vincent Street, North Perth

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Vincent Street

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West end
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East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Location Perth
Length2.95 km (1.8 mi) [1]
Openedc.1876 [2]
Route number(s) State Route 72
Major junctions
West end Mitchell Freeway, Leederville Parade
East end Beaufort Street
Location(s)
LGA(s) City of Vincent
Major suburbs Leederville, North Perth, West Perth, Perth

Vincent Street is a street in Perth, Western Australia. It runs west-east, separating the suburbs of West Perth and Perth from North Perth.

The street is believed to have been named by the chief draftsman in the Lands Department, George Vincent, after himself in about 1876. Vincent was the recipient of the land on the north side of the street, east of Charles Street, in the first Crown grant of Perth. The local government area City of Vincent was named after the street (on which the city council chambers are located). [2]

Notable places along Vincent Street include:

Major intersections

All intersections listed are signalised unless otherwise mentioned.

LGALocation [3] kmmiDestinationsNotes
Vincent-Cambridge boundary Leederville-West Leederville boundary0.00.0Australian state route 2.svg Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) northbound / Southport Street southboundWestern terminus at modified diamond interchange. Continues westbound as Australian state route 72.svg Lake Monger Drive (State Route 72). Northbound exit ramp terminates at Southport Street. Southbound entry ramp looped.
0.250.16Australian state route 2.svg Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) / Leederville Parade southbound
Vincent Leederville 0.40.25Oxford Street   Mount Hawthorn No right turn permitted between Vincent Street east and Oxford Street south or Oxford Street north and Vincent Street east. No right turn permitted between Vincent Street west and Oxford Street north during peak hours.
North PerthWest Perth-Leederville tripoint0.90.56Australian state route 61.svg Loftus Street (State Route 61)  Joondanna, Nedlands, Crawley Access to Graham Farmer Freeway
North Perth West Perth boundary1.50.93Australian state route 60.svg Charles Street (State Route 60)   Lancelin, Wanneroo, Yokine
1.60.99Australian state route 72.svg Bulwer Street (State Route 72)Unsignalised. State Route 72 eastern concurrency terminus. No right turn permitted between Bulwer Street and Vincent Street east.
West Perth North Perth Perth tripoint2.01.2Australian state route 56.svg Fitzgerald Street (State Route 56)   Gnangara, Dianella, Northbridge No right turn permitted between Vincent Street east to Fitzgerald Street south.
Mount Lawley-Highgate-Perth tripoint2.81.7 William Street   Northbridge, Perth , Hyde Park
Mount Lawley 3.22.0Australian state route 53.svg Beaufort Street (State Route 53)  Bedford, Inglewood, Highgate, Perth Eastern terminus at unsignalised intersection; no right turn permitted between Vincent Street and Beaufort Street south.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


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References

  1. Google Maps Labs, distance measurement tool
  2. 1 2 "History of Vincent". City of Vincent. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.