Rockingham Road, Perth
| Rockingham Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 National Route 1 (South of Stock Road) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Hampton Road, South Fremantle |
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| South end |
Patterson Road (National Route 1), Kwinana Beach |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Hamilton Hill, Spearwood, Munster, Wattleup, Naval Base |
Rockingham Road is a major road between Fremantle and Kwinana in the southern suburbs of Perth. It is allocated National Route 1 – part of Australia's national Highway 1 – between Stock Road in Munster and its southern terminus in Kwinana.[1]
The first part of Rockingham Road is a main road and suburban distributor that goes from the southern edge of Fremantle into Hamilton Hill and Spearwood, passing the Phoenix Park shopping centre and the offices of the City of Cockburn. It then leaves the urban area (but not the metropolitan area).
After becoming Highway 1, Rockingham Road acquires a very wide median strip - at one point the northbound and southbound lanes are 180 metres apart. The road then passes the small towns of Wattleup and Hope Valley before entering the Kwinana heavy industrial area in Naval Base and Kwinana Beach.
After the intersection with Mandurah Road it changes name to Patterson Road and continues on to the city of Rockingham.
Major intersections
As main road:
- Forrest Road - to Hamilton Hill and Coolbellup
- Carrington Street/Hamilton Street:
- Phoenix Road - to Bibra Lake
- Spearwood Avenue - to Bibra Lake and Yangebup
- Yangebup Road - to Yangebup and Beeliar
- Stock Road (National Route 1) - to Hilton, O'Connor and Bicton
As National Route 1:
- Russell Road:
- West to Henderson Industrial Estate
- East to Hammond Park, Atwell and Kwinana Freeway
- Wattleup Road - to Wattleup and Kwinana Freeway (Rowley Road Entrance)
- Hope Valley Road - to Hope Valley
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Cockburn Road (State Route 12) - to Henderson Industrial Estate and Coogee - Anketell Road - to Beeliar Regional Park and Kwinana Freeway
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Thomas Road (State Route 21) - to Medina, Kwinana, Kwinana Freeway and South Western Highway (at Byford)
See also
Australian Roads portal
References
- ↑ Distance book (12 ed.). Main Roads Western Australia. 2012. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0 7309 7657 2. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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