Adelaide Terrace is a major arterial road through the
central business district
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of
Perth, Western Australia. It runs
parallel
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to the
Swan River, linking
St Georges Terrace
St Georges Terrace (colloquially known as "The Terrace") is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district.
Its western e ...
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
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Two inherent characteristics of the grid plan, frequent intersections and orthogona ...
, which are spaced apart. All intersections are traffic light controlled, except for a couple of minor streets. The road's western end joins onto
St Georges Terrace
St Georges Terrace (colloquially known as "The Terrace") is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district.
Its western e ...
, at an intersection with
Victoria Avenue.
History
Adelaide Terrace has existed since the 1830s. Its name appears for the first time on maps of the Land Department in 1838. It is named after
Queen Adelaide, consort of
King William IV, who reigned from 1830-1837.
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
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.
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.
*
The Causeway (State Route 5) south-east /
Riverside Drive Riverside Drive may refer to:
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* 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)
* Bennett Street
* Hill Street
*
Victoria Avenue /
St Georges Terrace
St Georges Terrace (colloquially known as "The Terrace") is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district.
Its western e ...
See also
Notes
References
* Austen, Tommy ''The Streets of new Perth'' St George Books. 1988.
* Stannage, C. T ''The people of Perth : a social history of Western Australia's capital cities'' Perth : Carroll's for Perth Cities Council, 1979.
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Streets in Perth central business district, Western Australia
East Perth, Western Australia
Streets in East Perth, Western Australia