Adelaide Terrace

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Adelaide Terrace

Western Australia
Dual carriageway road in between office buildings
View down Adelaide Terrace
General information
TypeRoad
Length1.3 km (0.8 mi)[1]
Major junctions
East end
 
  • Plain Street (State Route 65)
  • Bennet Street
  • Hill Street
West end
Location(s)
Major suburbsEast Perth, Perth

Adelaide Terrace is a major arterial road through the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River, linking St Georges Terrace with The Causeway.

Route description[]

Adelaide Terrace's eastern end is at The Causeway, adjacent to the Swan River. It travels in a west-north-westerly, intersecting perpendicular roads in Perth's grid plan, which are spaced 300 to 400 metres (980 to 1,310 ft) apart. All intersections are traffic light controlled, except for a couple of minor streets. The road's western end joins onto St Georges Terrace, at an intersection with Victoria Avenue.[1]

History[]

Adelaide Terrace has existed since the 1830s.[2] Its name appears for the first time on maps of the Land Department in 1838.[3] It is named after Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV, who reigned from 1830-1837.[4][5]

In the late nineteenth century, the southern side was lined by houses and properties of wealthy and powerful people in Western Australia of the time – and it earned the reputation of being the location of some of John Horgan's six hungry families.

By the late twentieth century, there were only a couple of houses from the nineteenth century remaining in the full length of the road.

Major intersections[]

All major intersections are traffic light controlled.[1]

  • The Causeway (State Route 5) south-east / Riverside Drive (State Route 5) south-west / Hay Street north-east. Traffic light controlled teardrop roundabout: No access from Hay Street, no access to Riverside Drive.
  • Plain Street (State Route 65)
  • Bennet Street
  • Hill Street
  • Victoria Avenue / St Georges Terrace

See also[]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Google (14 August 2013). "Adelaide Terrace" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ "GOVERNMENT NOTICE". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. WA: National Library of Australia. 27 April 1833. p. 65. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ^ "PERTH STREETS". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1645. Western Australia. 4 August 1929. p. 12 (Second Section). Retrieved 21 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Street Names Tell Perth's History". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1935. p. 18 Edition: LATE CITY. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Origins Of Street Names In Perth" (PDF). Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

References[]

  • Austen, Tommy The Streets of new Perth St George Books. 1988. ISBN 0-86778-038-X
  • Stannage, C. T The people of Perth : a social history of Western Australia's capital cities Perth : Carroll's for Perth Cities Council, 1979. ISBN 0-909994-86-2

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