Road
Photos & Information: Western Australia
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Hill Street, Wittenoom Street, Lord
Street, Guildford Road, Bridge Street, James Street & Great
Eastern Highway (State Route 51) |
Statistics:
- Length:
19 km
- Western
Terminus: Wellington Street, Perth
- Eastern
Terminus: Corner of Roe Hwy (SR3 / NH94 / NH95 /
NR1) and Great Eastern Hwy (NH94), Midvale
- Miscellaneous: Continues
as Great Eastern Hwy (NH94)
- Suburbs, Towns
& Localities Along The Route: Bellevue,
Midvale, Midland, Woodbridge, Guildford, Bassendean, Ashfield,
Bayswater, Maylands, Highgate and Perth
Route Numbering:
- Current:
- Multiplexes:
- Road Authority
Internal Classification: H5
(Great Eastern Hwy (Johnson St, James St, East St & Victoria
St) & H26 (Guildford Rd, Bridge St & James St) 1
General Information:
State Route 51 passes through Perth's
inner northeastern suburbs and
would've once been a major connector from Perth to the eastern states.
Since the introduction of limited access routes around the city, it's
significance has been reduced and the route acts as a feeder road to
mostly residential and commercial areas. Most of the route consists of
4 lane roadway. The area this route passes through dates back
to the 1800s and the area features a large number of historic buildings.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- National Route 1, for 3 km, from Johnson Street at
Guildford to Morrison Road at Woodbridge.
- Tourist Drive 203, for 1.5 km, from Terrace Road in
Guildford to Morrison Road in Woodbridge.
History:
- 1937: Construction of Guildford
Road Bridge at Bassendean, at a river crossing point used since 1831,
designed and supervised by E.W. Godfrey, Transport Engineer for the
Main Roads Department from 1928 to 1957. 2
- 22
March 1982: Great Eastern Highway and Victoria Street from west of
William Street to east of Padbury Terrace made a one-way pair. 1
- 2005: Guildford Road Bridge, Main
Roads Bridge No. 910, added to the National Trust heritage register. 2
1 Main Roads Western Australia
2 Heritage
Council of Western Australia
Last updated: 08 Nov 2019 01:09
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