Vulture Street is a road in

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, Australia. It connects the inner southern suburbs. Its eastern segment is known as Vulture Street East.

Geography

Vulture Street commences at a junction with Montague Road, West End () and then travels east through West End,

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, Kangaroo Point and

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, where it terminates at a junction at Stanley Terrace () being unable to go further east due to Norman Creek. It is known as Vulture Street East from east of the intersection with Wellington Road in East Brisbane. It is long.

Significant landmarks and junctions

Vulture Street has a number of significant landmarks and junctions, including (from west to east): * 24:

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* 150:

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; intersection with

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and Ernest Street * 160: St Andrews Anglican Church ; overbridge across the

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railway lines * 253:

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* 263:

South Brisbane Town Hall The Old South Brisbane Town Hall is the heritage-listed town hall of the Borough of South Brisbane, later the City of South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at 263 Vulture Street (on the south-west corner of the intersection of ...

(now owned by Somerville House) ; intersection with Stanley Street * former

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; overbridge across the Pacific Motorway * 330:

St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church at 330–334B Vulture Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The cathedral was designed by Gregory Mechonoshin and Cavanagh and Cavanagh and buil ...

; intersection with Main Street * The Brisbane Cricket Ground, more commonly known as

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; intersection with Wellington Road (becomes Vulture Street East) * 554: St Paul's Anglican Church

Major intersections

The entire road is in the

local government area.

In popular culture

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produced an album Vulture Street which was named after the band's first recording studio in Vulture Street, West End.

References

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