Morley Drive
| Morley Drive Western Australia | |
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| View east from Dianella | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 8.6 km (5 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 76 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Main Street, Balcatta |
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| East end |
 Tonkin Highway (State Route 4), Morley |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Nollamara, Dianella |
| Highway system | |
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Morley Drive is a major east-west road in the inner northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting the residential areas of Balcatta, Osborne Park, Tuart Hill, Nollamara, Yokine, Dianella, and Morley with major North-South arterial roads including Wanneroo Road, Alexander Drive, and Tonkin Highway. The road is part of State Route 76, which connects the coastal suburb of Trigg, Western Australia, with the Swan Valley in the east.[1]
Morley Drive intersects Alexander Drive and The Strand at a hamburger roundabout.[1]
Morley Drive is controlled by Main Roads Western Australia for its entire length, and is designated as part of the Karrinyup-Morley Highway (H28).[2]
- Views along Morley Drive
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Tonking Highway to Crimea Street
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Westbound in Morley, approaching Camboon Road
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At the Alexander Drive hamburger roundabout, a "right turn" is made by turning left, then following the roundabout curve to the right
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Stirling | Balcatta, Tuart Hill | 0 | 0 | Main Street – Balcatta,Osborne Park | Morley Drive western terminus: continues as Karrinyup Road (State Route 76) |
| Balcatta, Nollamara, Yokine, Tuart Hill | 0.9 | 0.6 |  Wanneroo Road (State Route 60) – Perth, Wanneroo | ||
| Nollamara, Yokine | 2.0 | 1.2 | Flinders Street – Nollamara, Yokine | ||
| Dianella | 3.2 | 2.0 | Dianella Drive north – Dianella,Mirrabooka | Traffic light controlled T Junction | |
| 33 | 21 |  Grand Promenade (State Route 55) south-east – Dianella,Bedford, Bayswater | Traffic light controlled T Junction | ||
| 4.1– 4.2 | 2.5– 2.6 |  Alexander Drive (State Route 56) north & south / The Strand north-west & south-east – Perth, Malaga, Dianella, Bedford | Hamburger roundabout: Morley Drive continues through roundabout | ||
| Stirling, Bayswater | Dianella, Morley | 5.8 | 3.6 | Camboon Road north / Wellington Road south-east – Dianella, Morley,Noranda | |
| Bayswater | Morley | 7.3 | 4.5 | Crimea Street – Morley, Noranda | |
| 8.6 | 5.3 |  Tonkin Highway (State Route 4) – Joondalup, Midland, Armadale, Perth Airport | Morley Drive eastern terminus: continues as Morley Drive East (State Route 76) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown | |||||
See also
Australian Roads portal
References
- 1 2 Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory (54 (2013) ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 310–315. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ↑ "Main Roads Metropolitan Road Fact Sheet" (PDF). Main Roads. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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