Creek Street is a major street in the
central business district
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of
Brisbane
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,
Queensland
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, Australia. The street follows a one-way south–north direction, starting at the beginning of
Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street is a street in Fitzrovia, historically part of the parish and borough of St Pancras, in central London. It has been described, together with its northern and southern extensions (Fitzroy Street and Rathbone Place), as the ' ...
and cutting through
Elizabeth Street,
Queen Street,
Adelaide Street, and
Ann Street before coming to an end at
Turbot Street in the northern end of the CBD. Creek Street was named for the filled-in
creek over which it was constructed,
and is an exception to the convention of parallel streets in the CBD being named after male
royals.
History
In 2008, it was announced that the
Brisbane City Council
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was going to convert the street into a two-way road to improve traffic flow in the CBD as part of its Town Reach project. Doubts emerged later in the year due to cost blowouts and traffic planners who questioned the new design's effectiveness.
After traffic tests proved the new design was not feasible, the plan was put on hold indefinitely.
Heritage listings
Creek Street has a number of
heritage-listed
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sites, including:
* 131 Creek Street ():
St Andrews Uniting Church
*308 Queen Street (corner of Creek Street) ():
National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank Limited (abbreviated NAB, branded and stylised as nab) is one of the four largest Banking in Australia, financial institutions in Australia (colloquially referred to as "Big Four (banking), The Big Four") in terms of mar ...
*Eagle Street (corner of Creek Street) ():
Eagle Street Fig Trees
Financial district
The street is part of the emerging financial district known as the "Golden Triangle". The street is lined with a wall of skyscrapers of 100m or more in height including:
* Comalco Place
*
Central Plaza 1 ()
* NAB House
Major intersections
*
Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street is a street in Fitzrovia, historically part of the parish and borough of St Pancras, in central London. It has been described, together with its northern and southern extensions (Fitzroy Street and Rathbone Place), as the ' ...
* Eagle Street
*
Elizabeth Street
*
Queen Street
*
Adelaide Street
*
Ann Street
*
Turbot Street
*
Wickham Terrace
Wickham Terrace is one of the historic streets of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known as the street of private medical specialists.
Geography
Wickham Terrace commences at the western corner of the intersection of Ann Street, Brisbane, ...
See also
*
Alice Street
*
Margaret Street
References
External links
{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane
Streets in Brisbane
Brisbane central business district