Vulture Street, Brisbane

Vulture Street Queensland
Intersection of Stanley Street (left and center) and Vulture Street (right) before the construction of the new Queensland Children's Hospital
General information
Type	Road
Length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 10 (Stanley St–Cordelia St) State Route 41 (Dock St, S. Brisbane–Vulture St E, E. Brisbane)
Major junctions
West end	Montague Road West End, near Davies Park
East end	Vulture Street East (State Route 41), East Brisbane, near the Gabba
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane
Major suburbs	West End, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, East Brisbane

Vulture Street is a road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It connects the inner southern suburbs. Its eastern segment is known as Vulture Street East.

Geography[]

Vulture Street commences at a junction with Montague Road, West End (

27°28′48″S 153°00′19″E / 27.4801°S 153.0052°E / -27.4801; 153.0052 (Vulture Street, West End)) and then travels east through West End, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and East Brisbane, where it terminates at a junction at Stanley Terrace (

 WikiMiniAtlas

27°29′13″S 153°03′00″E / 27.4870°S 153.0501°E / -27.4870; 153.0501 (Vulture Street East, East Brisbane)) being unable to go further east due to Norman Creek. It is known as Vulture Street East from east of the intersection with Wellington Road in East Brisbane. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long.^[1]

Significant landmarks and junctions[]

Vulture Street has a number of significant landmarks and junctions, including (from west to east):

• 24: West End State School
• 150: Brisbane State High School

intersection with and Ernest Street

• 160: St Andrews Anglican Church

overbridge across the Beenleigh and Cleveland railway lines

• 253: Somerville House
• South Brisbane Memorial Park
• 263: South Brisbane Town Hall (now owned by Somerville House)

intersection with Stanley Street

• former South Brisbane Library
• Mater Private Hospital

overbridge across the Pacific Motorway

• 330: St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral

intersection with

• The Brisbane Cricket Ground, more commonly known as the Gabba
• East Brisbane State School

intersection with (becomes Vulture Street East)

• 554: St Paul's Anglican Church

In popular culture[]

The rock band Powderfinger produced an album Vulture Street which was named after the band's first recording studio in Vulture Street, West End.^[2]

References[]

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