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Vincent Street, North Perth

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Vincent Street

Vincent Street, North Perth is located in Perth
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
LocationPerth
Length2.95 km (1.8 mi)[1]
Openedc.1876[2]
Route number(s)State Route 72
Major junctions
West endMitchell Freeway, Leederville Parade
East endBeaufort Street
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Vincent
Major suburbsLeederville, North Perth, West Perth, Perth

Vincent Street is a street in Perth, Western Australia. It runs west-east, separating the suburbs of West Perth and Perth from North Perth.

The street is believed to have been named by the chief draftsman in the Lands Department, George Vincent, after himself in about 1876. Vincent was the recipient of the land on the north side of the street, east of Charles Street, in the first Crown grant of Perth. The local government area City of Vincent was named after the street (on which the city council chambers are located).[2]

Notable places along Vincent Street include:

Major intersections

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All intersections listed are signalised unless otherwise mentioned.

LGALocation[3]kmmiDestinationsNotes
Vincent-Cambridge boundaryLeederville-West Leederville boundary0.00.0 Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) northbound / Southport Street southboundWestern terminus at modified diamond interchange. Continues westbound as Lake Monger Drive (State Route 72). Northbound exit ramp terminates at Southport Street. Southbound entry ramp looped.
0.250.16 Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) / Leederville Parade southbound
VincentLeederville0.40.25Oxford Street  – Mount HawthornNo right turn permitted between Vincent Street east and Oxford Street south or Oxford Street north and Vincent Street east. No right turn permitted between Vincent Street west and Oxford Street north during peak hours.
North PerthWest Perth-Leederville tripoint0.90.56 Loftus Street (State Route 61) – Joondanna, Nedlands, CrawleyAccess to Graham Farmer Freeway
North PerthWest Perth boundary1.50.93 Charles Street (State Route 60)  – Lancelin, Wanneroo, Yokine
1.60.99 Bulwer Street (State Route 72)Unsignalised. State Route 72 eastern concurrency terminus. No right turn permitted between Bulwer Street and Vincent Street east.
West PerthNorth PerthPerth tripoint2.01.2 Fitzgerald Street (State Route 56)  – Gnangara, Dianella, NorthbridgeNo right turn permitted between Vincent Street east to Fitzgerald Street south.
Mount Lawley-Highgate-Perth tripoint2.81.7William Street – Northbridge, Perth, Hyde Park
Mount Lawley3.22.0 Beaufort Street (State Route 53) – Bedford, Inglewood, Highgate, PerthEastern terminus at unsignalised intersection; no right turn permitted between Vincent Street and Beaufort Street south.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


References

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  1. ^ Google Maps Labs, distance measurement tool
  2. ^ a b "History of Vincent". City of Vincent. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gmaps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).