Cleveland Street is a busy
thoroughfare
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extension, via watercraft or aircraft. On land, a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi- lane hig ...
near the
central business district
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of
Sydney in
New South Wales
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Australia. From west to east, it runs from
City Road in , across the railway lines between
Central and
Redfern stations and east through , crossing the
Eastern Distributor
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and South Darling Street, to terminate at
Anzac Parade, . The street is named after Captain Cleveland, an officer of the 73rd regiment.
Traffic volumes vary, depending on the segment of Cleveland Street. Near
Prince Alfred Park
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the average traffic movements in 2016 for both east and west-bound vehicles was 17,500. Further east, between South Dowling Street and Anzac Parade, 2016 average traffic volumes peaked at 20,000 vehicles west-bound.
Until 1958,
electric trams ran down the length of Cleveland Street, when they were replaced by motor buses.
[Keenan, D. ''Tramways of Sydney''. Transit Press 1979] The area between
Crown
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and Bourke Streets is home to several pubs and an increasing number of restaurants.
Cleveland Street Intensive English High School was located on the corner of Cleveland and Chalmers Streets.
Gallery
Image:Surry Hills Shopping Village.JPG, Surry Hills Shopping Village, Cleveland Street
Image: Surry_Hills_Cinema.JPG, Former Art Deco cinema in Cleveland Street
File:Cleveland st boys high sydney.jpg, Cleveland Street High School
Image:Surry Hills The Kirk.JPG, The Kirk, Cleveland Street
Image:Surry Hills Bar Cleveland.JPG, Bar Cleveland, Cleveland Street
Image:Surry Hills Norfolk Hotel.JPG, Norfolk Hotel, Cleveland Street
Image:Strawberry Hills 2.JPG, Alfred Park Hotel, Cleveland Street
Image:Strawberry Hills 1.JPG, Australia Post
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New South Wales head office
See also
References
Streets in Sydney
Surry Hills, New South Wales
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