Patterson Road, Rockingham

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Patterson Road
Length	8 km
General direction	Northeast-Southwest
From	Rockingham Road, Kwinana Beach
To	Railway Terrace, Rockingham
Major Junctions	Kwinana Beach Road, Ennis Avenue, Read Street

Patterson Road is a major road between Kwinana and Rockingham and is part of Australia's National Highway 1 for part of its length. The first part goes through Kwinana's heavy industrial area. After the Ennis Avenue turnoff which takes Highway 1 with it, Patterson Road becomes Route 18 and goes through the Rockingham Beach area until it turns into Railway Terrace one block from the ocean at Mangles Bay, which is part of the Indian Ocean.

Until the Kwinana Freeway was built to Safety Bay Road in 2002, Patterson Road was the main road to Mandurah and the South West of Western Australia from Perth. The Freeway construction has relieved pressure on the road.

[edit] Major intersections

• Kwinana Beach Road
• Office Road - to Calista. Town of Kwinana/City of Rockingham Boundary.
• Ennis Avenue - to Warnbro and Mandurah
• Dixon Road - to Rockingham Trade Centre and Murdoch University Rockingham Campus
• Read Street - to Rockingham City
• Parkin Street - to Point Peron and Shoalwater.