Loftus Street
Loftus Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 61 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Thomas Street, (State Route 61), West Leederville |
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| North end | London Street, (State Route 61), Mount Hawthorn |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | West Perth, Leederville, North Perth |
Loftus Street is a major north–south road in the Perth suburbs of Subiaco and West Perth, connecting London Street with Thomas Street. These roads, together with Winthrop Avenue further south, form State Route 61,[1] which links Crawley with West Perth and Yokine.
History
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Loftus Street appears on maps as far back as 1894.[2] In 1926, it was widened to accommodate the increasing number of motorised vehicles.[3][4]
The section between Vincent Street and Anzac Road was reconstructed in 1927.[5]
Route description
[edit]Loftus Street's southern terminus is a traffic light controlled intersection with Thomas Street and Railway Parade in West Leederville. The road proceeds north-easterly as a six lane dual carriageway. After 200 metres (660 ft) there is an overpass bridging the Mitchell Freeway, with intersections at each end of the bridge. These are with Graham Farmer Freeway interchange ramps to the east, and Cambridge Street and Leederville Parade to the west. Following its intersection with Vincent Street after 600 metres (2,000 ft), the road turns north with only four lanes It remains as a dual carriage for 300 metres (980 ft), before narrowing to a single carriageway road. Loftus Street reaches its northern terminus 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) further north, at its intersection with London Street and Scarborough Beach Road.[6]
There are various community facilities at the corner of Vincent and Loftus Streets, including the City of Vincent's Administration & Civic Centre[7] and public library,[8] the Loftus Recreation Centre,[9] and the Loftus Community Centre.[10]
Major intersections
[edit]All intersections listed are controlled by traffic lights unless otherwise indicated.
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Vincent | North Perth-Mount Hawthorn boundary | 0 | 0.0 | Scarborough Beach Road – Scarborough, Innaloo, North Perth | Northern terminus. Continues as London Street (State Route 61) northbound. |
| North Perth–Leederville boundary | 0.9 | 0.56 | Bourke Street | ||
| North Perth–West Perth-Leederville tripoint | 1.4 | 0.87 |  Vincent Street (State Route 72) – City Beach, Wembley, Mount Lawley | ||
| West Perth-Leederville boundary | 1.7 | 1.1 | Newcastle Street | No right turn permitted from Loftus south to Newcastle west | |
| Vincent-Perth boundary | West Perth-West Leederville-Leederville tripoint | 1.9 | 1.2 | Leederville Parade westbound /  Graham Farmer Freeway eastbound (Tourist Drive 8) – East Perth, Welshpool, Kalamunda | Freeway eastbound entrance only. |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | Cambridge Street westbound / Graham Farmer Freeway eastbound (Tourist Drive 8) – City Beach, Floreat, Wembley | Freeway westbound exit only. | ||
| Cambridge–Perth–Subiaco tripoint | West Leederville–West Perth–Subiaco tripoint | 2.3 | 1.4 | Railway Parade westbound / Railway Street eastbound – Subiaco, Wembley, Northbridge | Southern terminus. Continues as Thomas Street (State Route 61) southbound. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Distance book (12 ed.). Main Roads Western Australia. 2012. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0 7309 7657 2. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Item 342 - Little plan of The City of Perth". State Records Office of WA. 22 November 1894. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Leederville: A brief history of the suburb" (PDF). Town of Vincent Local Studies. 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "LOAN OF £200,000". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 July 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "MUNICIPAL WORKS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Loftus Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "History". City of Vincent. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Library & Local History Centre". City of Vincent. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Loftus Recreation Centre". Belgravia Leisure & Loftus Recreation Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to the Loftus Community Centre (LCC)". Loftus Community Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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