Safety Bay Road, Rockingham

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Safety Bay Road
Length	17 km
General direction	West-East
From	Parkin Street, Peron
via	Shoalwater, Safety Bay, Waikiki
To	Kwinana Freeway, Baldivis
Established	1949
Major Junctions	Read St/ Warnbro Sound Av, Ennis Avenue, Mandurah Road

Safety Bay Road is an East-West road between Safety Bay on the coast near Rockingham, about 50km south of Perth, Western Australia, and it goes to the start of the Kwinana Freeway. It crosses Ennis Avenue the main road between Perth and Mandurah and for about 3km it carries traffic between the freeway and Mandurah, ultimately bound for the South West of Western Australia. Once in Safety Bay it takes a right turn and goes up through Shoalwater to Peron.

Safety Bay Road was gazetted in 1949, having first existed as two roads - Road No.10168, and a coastal road in Safety Bay known as "The Esplanade".^[1]

[edit] Major Intersections

Safety Bay Road heads south past Lake Richmond. The main intersection in this part is Rae Road which goes to Rockingham City. It ends at Arcadia Drive which is a coastal road in Shoalwater. Safety Bay Road takes a left turn then intersects with:

• Malibu Road
• Read Street/Warnbro Sound Avenue:
  • North to Waikiki, Cooloongup and Rockingham
  • South to Warnbro, Port Kennedy and Secret Harbour
• Ennis Avenue :
  • North to Rockingham
  • South to Mandurah
• Mandurah Road
• Baldivis Road

The road then continues for about 400 metres and then becomes the Kwinana Freeway.

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