Wanneroo Road
Wanneroo Road | |
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Looking south, towards Perth in Tuart Hill | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 43.6 km (27 mi) |
Opened | 1920s |
Route number(s) | State Route 60 |
Major junctions | |
South end | Charles Street, (State Route 60), Joondanna |
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North end | Indian Ocean Drive (State Route 60), Yanchep |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Tuart Hill, Wanneroo, Yanchep |
Highway system | |
Wanneroo Road is a 44 kilometre arterial highway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking Joondanna and Yokine in the south with Wanneroo and Yanchep in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from Charles Street in the inner city and becomes Indian Ocean Drive up to Dongara.
Originally a narrow and often country road with a single lane in each direction it has been periodically widened and (particularly north of Wanneroo) straightened. Around the Carabooda area the road has been realigned. Short sections of the original, narrow road remain providing access to properties and businesses along the road.
The road is also multiplexed with State Routes 81 and 83 for short lengths.
History
After the enactment of the Road Districts Act 1871, the Perth Road Board requested that the Legislative Council proclaim eight public thoroughfares through its territory,[1] and on 4 June 1872, Road No.3, intended as a route from Perth to Champion Bay (now Geraldton) via Wanneroo, was published in the Government Gazette.[2] However, the act of proclaiming the road was not contiguous with its development, and progress on surfacing the track occurred at a slow rate.
A proposal to rename the road as "Yanchep Highway" was made in November 1940.[3] The Perth Road Board (now City of Stirling) was in favour of the proposal, subject to the Wanneroo Road Board (now City of Wanneroo) renaming their portion of Wanneroo Road,[3] but the Wanneroo Road Board indicated that they would support a name change if it included Charles Street, in the Perth City Council area.[4] There was no agreement reached.
In 2008, the intersection with Ocean Reef Road (SR84) was upgraded. A second left turn lane was added for drivers entering Ocean Reef Road westbound from Wanneroo Road from the North, a second right turn lane to enter Ocean Reef Road westbound, and a second left and right turn lane at Ocean Reef Road (westbound).
In 2010 Wanneroo Road was duplicated from Wallawa Street to Joondalup Drive.
In 2013, traffic lights were installed at Hester Avenue and widened.
Junctions
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Stirling | Joondanna–Yokine boundary | 0.0 | 0.0 | London Street (State Route 61) – Leederville, Subiaco, Nedlands south-west / Charles Street (State Route 60) – North Perth, Northbridge south-east | Wanneroo Road terminus; road continues south as Charles Street; Traffic light controlled y-junction |
Tuart Hill–Yokine boundary | 1.0 | 0.62 | Cape Street – Yokine, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
1.6 | 0.99 | Royal Street – Yokine, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park | Traffic light controlled intersection | ||
Tuart Hill–Yokine–Balcatta–Nollamara quadripoint | 2.5 | 1.6 | Morley Drive (State Route 76) – Karrinyup, Stirling, Morley | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Balcatta–Nollamara boundary | 3.2 | 2.0 | Nollamara Avenue – Nollamara, Mirrabooka | Traffic light controlled t-junction | |
Balcatta–Nollamara–Westminster tripoint | 4.3 | 2.7 | Amelia Street – Balcatta, Westminster, Mirrabooka | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Balcatta–Westminster boundary | 4.9 | 3.0 | Main Street – Balcatta, Osborne Park | Traffic light controller t-junction | |
5.5 | 3.4 | Balcatta Road (State Route 77) – Balcatta | Traffic light controlled t-junction | ||
5.7 | 3.5 | Halley Road – Balcatta west / Victoria Road – Westminster east | Traffic light controlled intersection | ||
Balcatta–Westminster–Hamersley–Balga quadripoint | 6.0 | 3.7 | Reid Highway (State Route 3) – North Beach, Morley, Midland | Diamond interchange | |
Stirling–Joondalup–Wanneroo tripoint | Hamersley–Balga–Warwick–Girrawheen quadripoint | 7.9 | 4.9 | Beach Road – Carine, Malaga, Dayton | Traffic light controlled intersection |
Joondalup–Wanneroo boundary | Warwick–Girrawheen–Greenwood–Marangaroo quadripoint | 8.9 | 5.5 | Warwick Road (State Route 81) – Warwick, Duncraig | State Route 81 southern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled t-junction |
Greenwood–Marangaroo boundary | 9.2 | 5.7 | Marangaroo Drive (State Route 81) – Marangaroo, Ballajura | State Route 81 northern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Greenwood–Marangaroo–Kingsley–Madeley quadripoint | 10.4 | 6.5 | Hepburn Avenue (State Route 82) – Hillarys, Malaga | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Kingsley–Madeley boundary | 11.2 | 7.0 | Woodlake Retreat west / Kingsway – Darch, Landsdale east | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
12.3 | 7.6 | Gnangara Road (State Route 83) – Wangara, Ellenbrook | State Route 83 southern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled t-junction | ||
Kingsley–Madeley–Woodvale–Wangara quadripoint | 12.7 | 7.9 | Whitfords Avenue (State Route 83) – Padbury, Craigie | State Route 83 northern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Wanneroo | Woodvale–Wangara boundary | 13.7 | 8.5 | Prindiville Parade – Wangara | Traffic light controlled intersection |
Woodvale–Wangara–Wanneroo–Pearsall quadripoint | 14.7 | 9.1 | Ocean Reef Road (State Route 84) – Ocean Reef, Wangara, Ellenbrook | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Wanneroo | 18.4 | 11.4 | Hastings Street | Entrance to Wanneroo Central; Traffic light controlled intersection | |
18.5 | 11.5 | Dundebar Road – Wanneroo | Traffic light controlled t-junction | ||
Wanneroo–Sinagra–Ashby tripoint | 19.8 | 12.3 | Pinjar Road – Ashby, Tapping, Banksia Grove | Traffic light controlled t-junction | |
Wanneroo–Ashby boundary | 20.3 | 12.6 | Wallawa Street | Traffic light controlled t-junction | |
Wanneroo–Tapping–Neerabup–Carramar | 22.9 | 14.2 | Joondalup Drive (State Route 85) – Joondalup, Bullsbrook | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Neerabup | 26.4 | 16.4 | Neerabup Road – Clarkson, Mindarie west / Flynn Drive – Neerabup, Banksia Grove | Traffic light controlled t-junction | |
Neerabup–Nowergup boundary | 29.5 | 18.3 | Hester Avenue – Ridgewood, Merriwa, Quinns Rocks | Traffic light controlled t-junction | |
Yanchep | 43.6 | 27.1 | Yanchep Beach Road – Yanchep, Two Rocks west / Indian Ocean Drive (State Route 60) – Guilderton, Lancelin, Jurien Bay north | Northern terminus of Wanneroo Road; Road continues north as Indian Ocean Drive | |
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Gallery
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Looking south near Balcatta Road (9 km)
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Looking south near Hester Avenue (34 km)
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Looking north near One Tree Hill (36 km)
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View southbound from Warwick Road
See also
References
- ^ Cooper, W.S.; G. McDonald (1999). Diversity's Challenge: A History of the City of Stirling. City of Stirling. p. 82.
- ^ "Major Roads". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 June 1872. p. 1872:126.
- ^ a b ""YANCHEP-HIGHWAY."". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 21 November 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "PROPOSED YANCHEP HIGHWAY". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 February 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 27 November 2012.