Clarence Street

New South Wales
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.0 km (0.6 mi)
Major junctions
Southern endDruitt Street
 Market Street
King Street
Barrack Street
Erskine Street
Margaret Street
Northern endJamison Street

Clarence Street is a street in the Sydney central business district, Australia.

Originally named Middle Soldiers Row, it was renamed by Governor Macquarie in 1810 after the Duke of Clarence.[1][2][3] The section between Bathurst Street and Sydney Town Hall was named St Andrews Place in 1914, this section has since disappeared.[4]

Clarence Street runs south–north from Druitt Street to Jamison Street feeding traffic onto the Harbour Bridge.

A bus lane opened between Barrack Street and the Harbour Bridge in November 1989.[5]

Notable buildings include the Grace Building, Clarence Street Police Station, Red Cross House and St Philip's Church.

References

  1. ^ The Names of Sydney: Circular Quay Pocket Guide to Sydney
  2. ^ History The Barracks
  3. ^ How do you repair one of Sydney’s busiest, oldest roads? In the dark of night, with 120,000 glass jars Sydney Morning Herald 13 November 2023
  4. ^ History of Sydney Streets City of Sydney
  5. ^ New bus lane to speed up services Truck & Bus Transportation January 1990 page 48

External links

Media related to Clarence Street, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons

Streets of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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