Annerley Road is an
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector r ...
in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia. It was formerly known as Boggo Road due to the boggy condition of the road.
Route
Annerley Road commences at
Stanley Street at
Clarence Corner. It passes through or forms the border of the suburbs of:
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South Brisbane
South Brisbane is an inner southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Brisbane had a population of 7,196 people.
Geography
The suburb is on the southern bank of the Brisba ...
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Woolloongabba
Woolloongabba is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woolloongabba had a population of 5,631 people.
Geography
Woolloongabba is located south of the CBD. It contains the Brisbane Cricket Ground ('the Gabba') and t ...
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Dutton Park
Dutton Park is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dutton Park had a population of 2,024 people.
Geography
Dutton Park is located about south of the Brisbane CBD. It is bounded to the north-east ...
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Fairfield
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Annerley
It terminates at
Ipswich Road at the Annerley Junction.
Landmarks
Annerley Road has many well-known landmarks including:
* Clarence Corner ()
* Clarence Corner Hotel, on south-east corner of Stanley Street ()
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Princess Theatre, a heritage-listed theatre, No 8 ()
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Mater Hospital Complex, on south-west corner of Stanley Street: ()
* Bethany Gospel Hall, No 38 ()
* Burke's Hotel (now Red Brick Hotel), No 83 ()
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Dutton Park State School
Dutton Park State School is a heritage-listed government primary school at 112 Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1916 to 1934. It was also known as Woolloongabba State School, Woolloongabba ...
, No 112 ()
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Boggo Road Gaol
Boggo Road Gaol in Brisbane, Australia, was Queensland’s main jail from the 1880s to the 1980s, by which time it had become notorious for poor conditions and rioting. Located on Annerley Road in Dutton Park, an inner southern suburb of Brisban ...
heritage-listed former prison, No 150 ()
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Gair Park
Gair Park is a heritage-listed park and memorial at 181 Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1936 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 April 2004.
History
Gair Park ...
with the Dutton Park War Memorial, No 181 ()
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South Brisbane Cemetery
South Brisbane Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at 21 Fairfield Road and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Brisbane River. It was built from 1870 to 1990s. It is also known as Dutton Park ...
()
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Dutton Park railway station
Dutton Park railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park. The station is one of the oldest on the network.
To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual ...
()
* Heffernan Park with its heritage-listed
air raid shelter
Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not designed to defend against ground attack (but many ...
, No 260 ()
* Ingleside, the heritage-listed residence of former
Queensland Premier
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland.
By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is a ...
Digby Denham
Digby Frank Denham (25 January 1859 – 10 May 1944) was a politician and businessman in Queensland, Australia. He was a Premier of Queensland and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the first of only two Queensland Premiers t ...
, No 391 ()
* Annerley Junction ()
References
Further reading
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{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane
Roads in Brisbane
South Brisbane, Queensland
Woolloongabba
Annerley, Queensland
Dutton Park, Queensland