Adelaide Terrace

Adelaide Terrace is a major arterial road through the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River, linking St Georges Terrace with The Causeway.

Adelaide Terrace Western Australia
View down Adelaide Terrace
General information
Type	Road
Length	1.3 km (0.8 mi)[1]
Major junctions
East end	The Causeway (State Route 5) Riverside Drive (State Route 5) Hay Street
	Plain Street (State Route 65) Bennet Street Hill Street
West end	Victoria Avenue St Georges Terrace
Location(s)
Major suburbs	East Perth, Perth

Route description

Adelaide Terrace's eastern end is at The Causeway, adjacent to the Swan River. It travels in a west-north-westerly, intersecting perpendicular roads in Perth's grid plan, which are spaced 300 to 400 metres (980 to 1,310 ft) apart. All intersections are traffic light controlled, except for a couple of minor streets. The road's western end joins onto St Georges Terrace, at an intersection with Victoria Avenue.[1]

History

Adelaide Terrace has existed since the 1830s.[2] Its name appears for the first time on maps of the Land Department in 1838.[3] It is named after Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV, who reigned from 1830-1837.[4][5]

In the late nineteenth century, the southern side was lined by houses and properties of wealthy and powerful people in Western Australia of the time – and it earned the reputation of being the location of some of John Horgan's six hungry families.

By the late twentieth century, there were only a couple of houses from the nineteenth century remaining in the full length of the road.

Major intersections

All major intersections are traffic light controlled.[1]

• The Causeway (State Route 5) south-east / Riverside Drive (State Route 5) south-west / Hay Street north-east. Traffic light controlled teardrop roundabout: No access from Hay Street, no access to Riverside Drive.
• Plain Street (State Route 65)
• Bennet Street
• Hill Street
• Victoria Avenue / St Georges Terrace

See also

 Australian Roads portal

Notes

1. Google (14 August 2013). "Adelaide Terrace" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
2. "GOVERNMENT NOTICE". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. WA: National Library of Australia. 27 April 1833. p. 65. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
3. "PERTH STREETS". Sunday Times (Perth) (1645). Western Australia. 4 August 1929. p. 12 (Second Section). Retrieved 21 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Street Names Tell Perth's History". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1935. p. 18 Edition: LATE CITY. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
5. "Origins Of Street Names In Perth" (PDF). Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

References

• Austen, Tommy The Streets of new Perth St George Books. 1988. ISBN 0-86778-038-X
• Stannage, C. T The people of Perth : a social history of Western Australia's capital cities Perth : Carroll's for Perth Cities Council, 1979. ISBN 0-909994-86-2