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{{Short description|Road in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2012}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type         = road
| road_name    = Winthrop Avenue
| state        = wa
| image        = E37 Winthrop Ave north of Stirling Hwy.jpg
| caption      = View north from Stirling Highway
| length       = 1.2
| route        = {{AUshield|S|61}} [[List of road routes in Perth, Western Australia#61|State Route 61]]
| tourist      = {{AUshield|T|200}} [[List of road routes in Perth, Western Australia#200|Tourist Drive 200]] (Kings Park)
| direction_a  = South
| end_a        = {{AUshield|S|5}} [[Stirling Highway]] <small>(State Route&nbsp;5), [[Crawley, Western Australia|Crawley]]</small>
| exits        = 
| direction_b  = North
| end_b        = {{AUshield|S|61|T|200}} [[Thomas Street, Perth|Thomas Street]] <small>(State Route&nbsp;61 / Tourist Drive&nbsp;200), [[Shenton Park, Western Australia|Shenton Park]]</small>
| est          = 
| through      = [[Nedlands, Western Australia|Nedlands]]
| lga          = [[City of Subiaco]]
}}
'''Winthrop Avenue''' is a major north–south road in the [[Perth]] suburbs of [[Nedlands, Western Australia|Nedlands]] and [[Crawley, Western Australia|Crawley]]. For most of its length, the road travels alongside the south-western edge of [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]], connecting [[Thomas Street, Perth|Thomas Street]] with [[Stirling Highway]], [[Mounts Bay Road]], and the [[University of Western Australia]]'s Crawley campus.<ref name=UBD2011>{{cite book|title=2011 UBD Perth and Surrounds Street Directory|year=2011|publisher=Universal Publishers Pty Ltd|location=Australia|isbn=978 0 7319 2653 4|pages=18}}</ref> It is the southernmost section of [[List of road routes in Western Australia#61|State Route 61]],<ref name="DistBook2012">{{cite book|title=Distance book|year=2012|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|isbn=0 7309 7657 2|pages=4–5|url=http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/UsingRoads/TouringWAMaps/Pages/DistanceBook.aspx|edition=12|accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref> which links [[Crawley, Western Australia|Crawley]] with [[West Perth, Western Australia|West Perth]] and [[Yokine, Western Australia|Yokine]].

==History==
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Winthrop Avenue is named after [[John Winthrop Hackett|Sir John Winthrop Hackett]], who was a newspaper editor, politician and university chancellor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Street Names|url=http://www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/fileuploads/Updated%20COS%20website%20doc%20w%20Jolimont%20origins%2023Sept09.pdf|publisher=City of Subiaco|accessdate=31 October 2012|format=PDF}}</ref> Originally named Ferdinand Street after [[Ferdinand von Mueller]], it was renamed in 1932 to perpetuate Hackett's legacy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32639106 |title=NEWS AND NOTES. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=10 May 1932 |accessdate=17 November 2012 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1937 improvements to the road were proposed, to make it attractive, and because the road was "bumpy" and "patched".<ref name=improve1937>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41292881 |title=NEWS AND NOTES. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=9 April 1937 |accessdate=17 November 2012 |page=22 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Though it was a boundary road between the Perth City Council and Subiaco Municipal Council, Subiaco were unwilling to pay for half the cost.<ref name=improve1937 /> Winthrop Avenue remained poorly constructed in 1939, with calls for it to be upgraded to dual carriageway standard.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46412769 |title=KING'S PARK. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=1 August 1939 |accessdate=17 November 2012 |page=15 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1940, a plan for construction of the second carriageway was announced by the King's Park Board, the Perth City Council and the Subiaco Municipal Council.<ref name="1940 joint announcement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46740475 |title=KING'S PARK. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=27 September 1940 |accessdate=17 November 2012 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The councils would be jointly responsible for the building of the road, with the King's Park Board responsible for the clearing of vegetation.<ref name="1940 joint announcement" /> The resumption of a strip of land along the edge of the park needed for the works was approved by an Act of Parliament.<ref name="1940 joint announcement" />

==Route description==
[[File:E37 Winthrop Ave direction sign.jpg|thumb|The directional sign for Winthrop Avenues includes Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Kings Park]]
Winthrop Avenue's southern terminus is at the intersection of Stirling Highway and Mounts Bay Road. Directly south of the intersection is the Crawley campus of the [[University of Western Australia]], with residential colleges Curie Hall and Saint Catherine's College located north-east and north-west respectively. Past the colleges, {{convert|200|m|ft}} north of the intersection, the road becomes the boundary between [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]] to the east, and the suburb of [[Nedlands, Western Australia|Nedlands]] to the west. From this point north, Winthrop Avenue is also part of [[List of road routes in Western Australia#200|Tourist Drive 200]], a circular route around Kings Park.<ref name="DistBook2012" /> Residential properties line the northbound carriageway for {{convert|350|m|ft}}, until the Monash Avenue traffic light controlled intersection. North of this intersection is the [[Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre]], where [[Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital]] is located. Winthrop Avenue travels alongside the medical centre site for {{convert|700|m|ft}} until its northern terminus at Aberdare Road, at the southern edge of [[Shenton Park, Western Australia|Shenton Park]]. The road, and State Route 61, continue north-east as [[Thomas Street, Perth|Thomas Street]], towards [[West Perth, Western Australia|West Perth]] and [[Subiaco, Western Australia|Subiaco]].

==Major intersections==
Winthrop Avenue's major intersections are controlled by traffic lights.<ref name=UBD2011 />

{{AUSinttop |noLGA=no
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGA=[[City of Perth|Perth]]–[[City of Nedlands|Nedlands]] boundary
|LGAspan=4
|location_special=[[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]]–[[Nedlands, Western Australia|Nedlands]]–[[Shenton Park, Western Australia|Shenton Park]] tripoint
|lspan=1
|km=0.0
|road= {{AUshield|+|hospital}} Aberdare Road{{WAcity|p=on|Karrakatta}}, [[Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre]]
|notes= Northern terminus. Continues as {{AUshield|S|61}} [[Thomas Street, Perth|Thomas Street]] (State Route&nbsp;61) northbound.
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=[[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]]–[[Nedlands, Western Australia|Nedlands]] boundary
|lspan=3
|km=0.25
|road= {{AUshield|+|hospital}} [[Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre]] parking access
|notes=
}}
{{Jctbridge
|km=0.35
|bridge=[[The Kids' Bridge]]/Koolangka Bridge
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=0.65
|road= Monash Avenue
|notes=
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGAC=Perth
|LGAspan=1
|location=Crawley
|type=incomplete
|km=1.2
|road= {{AUshield|S|5}} [[Mounts Bay Road]] east / [[Stirling Highway]]
 west (State Route&nbsp;5) {{WAcity|p=on|Fremantle|Claremont|perth}}
|notes= Southern terminus of both Winthrop Avenue and State Route&nbsp;61. 
Continues as an entrance to the [[University of Western Australia]]. Traffic can enter the UWA entrance on the south side of the intersection but cannot exit. 
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=incomplete|notes=Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown}}

==See also==
{{portal-inline|Australian roads}}

==References==
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{{WA road routes
|route=State Route 61
|shield={{AUshield|S|61}}
|roads={{WA road routes/R|61}}
|route2=Tourist Drive 200
|shield2={{AUshield|T|200}}
|roads2={{WA road routes/R|200}}
}}

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[[Category:Streets in Perth, Western Australia]]