North Beach Road | |
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| View west of Duffy Road in Carine | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Opened | 1920s |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 77 (Reid Highway to Erindale Road) |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end |  West Coast Drive (Tourist Drive 204), North Beach |
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| Southeast end |  Karrinyup Road (State Route76), Gwelup |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Carine, Karrinyup, Gwelup |
North Beach Road is a distributor road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, running from Gwelup to North Beach. It is mostly a two-lane divided carriageway. The central section of the road, from Reid Highway to Erindale Road, is part of State Route 77. The route continues along Erindale Road, while North Beach Road heads south to Karrinyup Road.[1]
While the road today is minor, discontinuous and choked by roundabouts and other traffic-calming devices, it was previously one of the first major roads in the area, originally built as a plank road serving tourists and holidaymakers staying in North Beach over the summer. It extended to Wanneroo Road along what is now Karrinyup Road and North Beach Drive, but has since been assimilated into several other major road alignments, including Erindale Road and Reid Highway.
In 2000, the road was effectively bypassed by the extension of Reid Highway to Marmion Avenue, built only 300 metres (980 ft) to the north.
Until the 1960s, it was known as Balcatta Beach Road, even though the suburb was always known as North Beach.
