Mandurah Road is the name given to two roads in the cities of
Perth
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and
Mandurah
Mandurah () is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 107,641 as of the 2021 Australian census, 2 ...
,
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, which link together at Stakehill Road,
Karnup.
Route description
The northern part starts in the
Kwinana Beach Kwinana may refer to:
* City of Kwinana, a local government area in Western Australia
* Electoral district of Kwinana, an electorate of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
* Kwinana Beach, Western Australia, a suburb in Western Australia
* ...
industrial area. After 2 km and reaching the
City of Rockingham
The City of Rockingham is a council and local government area, comprising the south coastal suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth.
History
Rockingham is located in the southern part of the traditional tribal territory of the ...
boundary, it becomes a semi-rural single carriageway road which runs past wetlands east of
Rockingham such as
Lake Cooloongup
Lake Cooloongup, sometimes also referred to as White Lake, is a shallow saline lake in the suburb of Cooloongup, south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is part of Rockingham Lakes Regional Park. I ...
and
Lake Walyungup
Lake Walyungup is a shallow saline lake in the suburbs of Warnbro and Port Kennedy, located south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is part of Rockingham Lakes Regional Park. In the local Nyungar ...
. It also provides access to the residential and rural-residential sections of the suburb of
Baldivis.
The southern part starts at Stakehill Road and is a dual carriageway and part of National
Highway 1. It is actually a continuation of
Ennis Avenue
Ennis Avenue is a major road between Rockingham and its southern suburbs and is part of Australia's National Highway 1 for all of its length. It is a controlled access road and after leaving Rockingham has only four intersections (Willmott Dr ...
coming from
Rockingham. It continues to
Mandurah
Mandurah () is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 107,641 as of the 2021 Australian census, 2 ...
, where it intersects with
Mandjoogoordap Drive
Mandjoogoordap Drive, meaning "meeting place of the heart" in the indigenous Noongar language, Noongar language, is a dual carriageway road which links the Western Australia, Western Australian city of Mandurah to the Kwinana Freeway. It was o ...
at a roundabout before crossing Pinjarra Road and heading west to meet
Old Coast Road which was traditionally the main road to
Bunbury and South West of Western Australia, until the opening of
Forrest Highway
Forrest Highway is a highway in Western Australia's Peel and South West regions, extending Perth's Kwinana Freeway from east of Mandurah down to Bunbury. Old Coast Road was the original Mandurah–Bunbury route, dating back to the 1840s. ...
superseded it. However Old Coast Road still serves as an alternative route there.
History
Until 2005, the road changed name at the
City of Mandurah
The City of Mandurah is a local government area of Western Australia, covering both Mandurah proper and an additional area reaching down as far south as Lake Clifton. The city has a total area of approximately .
The city is located in the ...
boundary line (between
Singleton
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and
Madora Bay Madora may mean:
* Agilea Madora, soprano character in Handel's opera ''Teseo''
* Madora Bay, Western Australia
* Madora, a jazz group founded by Luis Días (composer)
* Susanna Madora Salter (1860-1961) first woman elected in the US as a mayor
* ...
) to "Fremantle Road", but this was changed by a decision of the City of Mandurah in September 2005.
This change has been recognised by the Government in the 2007 Streetsmart street directory.
Major intersections
All intersections below are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.
See also
References
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Roads in Perth, Western Australia
City of Rockingham
Mandurah
Highway 1 (Australia)