Loftus Street

Loftus Street
Western Australia
General information
Type Road
Length 2.3 km (1 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 61
Major junctions
South end Thomas Street, (State Route 61), West Leederville
 
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

In 1926, Loftus Street was widened to accommodate the increasing number of motorised vehicles.[2][3]

The section between Vincent Street and Anzac Road was reconstructed in 1927.[4]

Route description

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.[5]

There are various community facilities at the corner of Vincent and Loftus Streets, including the City of Vincent's Administration & Civic Centre[6] and public library,[7] the Loftus Recreation Centre,[8] and the Loftus Community Centre.[9]

Major intersections

See also

Australian Roads portal

References

  1. ↑ Distance book (12 ed.). Main Roads Western Australia. 2012. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0 7309 7657 2. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Leederville: A brief history of the suburb" (PDF). Town of Vincent Local Studies. 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "LOAN OF £200,000.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 13 July 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "MUNICIPAL WORKS.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 2 August 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Google (10 December 2012). "Loftus Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "History". City of Vincent. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Library & Local History Centre". City of Vincent. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Loftus Recreation Centre". Belgravia Leisure & Loftus Recreation Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to the Loftus Community Centre (LCC)". Loftus Community Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

Route map: Bing / Google

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