Vulture Street, Brisbane

Open Street Map - Vulture Street, 2015

Vulture Street is a road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It connects the inner southern suburbs. Its eastern segment is known as Vulture Street East.

Geography

Vulture Street commences at a junction with Montague Road, West End (27°28′48″S 153°00′19″E / 27.4801°S 153.0052°E / -27.4801; 153.0052 (Vulture Street, West End)) and then travels east through West End, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and East Brisbane, where it terminates at a junction at Stanley Terrace (27°29′13″S 153°03′00″E / 27.4870°S 153.0501°E / -27.4870; 153.0501 (Vulture Street East, East Brisbane)) being unable to go further east due to Norman Creek. It is known as Vulture Street East from east of the intersection with Wellington Road in East Brisbane. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long.^[1]

Significant landmarks and junctions

Vulture Street has a number of significant landmarks and junctions, including (from west to east):

• 24: West End State School
• 150: Brisbane State High School

intersection with Gladstone Road and Ernest Street

• 160: St Andrews Anglican Church

overbridge across the Beenleigh and Cleveland railway lines

• 253: Somerville House
• South Brisbane Memorial Park
• 263: South Brisbane Town Hall (now owned by Somerville House)

intersection with Stanley Street

• former South Brisbane Library
• Mater Private Hospital

overbridge across the Pacific Motorway

• 330: St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral

intersection with Main Street

• The Brisbane Cricket Ground, more commonly known as The Gabba
• East Brisbane State School

intersection with Wellington Road (becomes Vulture Street East)

• 554: St Paul's Anglican Church

In popular culture

The rock band Powderfinger produced an album Vulture Street which was named after the band's first recording studio in Vulture Street, West End.^[2]

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