31°56′53″S 115°51′25″E / 31.948°S 115.857°E / -31.948; 115.857

James Street

Western Australia
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General information
TypeRoad
Length1.4 km (0.9 mi)[1]
Major junctions
West end Graham Farmer Freeway (State Route 8)
 
East endPier Street
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Perth
Major suburbsNorthbridge, Perth

James Street is a street which serves the Perth suburbs Perth and Northbridge. It is the main east-west road in the centre of Northbridge.

A section of the eastern end of the street has been closed and modified as the James Street Mall in the Perth Cultural Centre – with the Western Australian Museum, Alexander Library Building and older government buildings contained within the culture centre area.[2][3]

The central section between William Street and to the western end at Russell Square is a streetscape with a colourful and extensive history of crime, and notoriety.[4]

Until December 2016, the Mitchell Freeway had a southbound exit onto the street. The exit was removed and replaced with one at Roe Street to enable the construction of the Charles Street Bus Bridge.[5]

Intersections

LGALocation[1]kmmiDestinationsNotes
PerthNorthbridge00.0 Graham Farmer Freeway (State Route 8)Exit from freeway westbound only; traffic lights shared with James Street Bus Bridge and Northbridge Bus Depot
0.020.012James Street Bus BridgeTraffic lights shared with Graham Farmer Freeway exit and Northbridge Bus Depot; bridge access includes one-way turnaround of westbound James Street traffic before bus-only entry
0.140.087Fitzgerald StreetTraffic light intersection
0.350.22Shenton Street
0.40.25Melbourne StreetGive way sign controlled, giving James Street priority
0.450.28Parker StreetStop sign controlled, giving James Street priority
0.50.31Mountain TerraceMountain Terrace is one-way northbound
0.60.37Lake StreetRoundabout
Northbridge-Perth boundary1.20.75 William Street (State Route 53)Traffic light intersection; stub of James Street extends east beyond intersection before beginning of James Street Mall
James Street Mall
PerthPerth1.20.75 Beaufort Street (State Route 53)No right turn from James Street to Beaufort Street northbound
1.30.81Stirling StreetStop sign controlled, giving Stirling Street priority
1.40.87Pier StreetGive way sign controlled: Pier Street northbound gives way
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ a b "James Street". Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ Western Australia. Government Photographer (1900), Perth Boys High School, James Street, Perth, January 1951, retrieved 27 October 2017
  3. ^ See as an example of the early stages of the development of the Cultural Centre: - Western Australia. Dept. of Planning and Urban Development; Perth (W.A. : Municipality). Council; Donaldson and Warn Consultant Architects (1992), Northbridge study : final report 1991 (1st ed., repr. with addendum ed.), Dept. of Planning and Urban Development], retrieved 27 October 2017
  4. ^ "SEIZURE OF OPIUM". Geraldton Express. Vol. XXX. Western Australia. 25 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Marmion, Bill (14 December 2016). "Charles Street Bus Bridge project major milestone". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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