Wanneroo Road

Wanneroo Road is a major arterial highway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with its outer northern suburbs, as well as the regional towns of Guilderton and Lancelin. It starts from Charles Street in the Perth CBD and then becomes Lancelin Road after Gingin Brook Road in Woodridge. It is primarily allocated State Route 60, although it picks up minor allocations from other routes for short lengths.

Originally a narrow and often country road with a single lane in each direction it has been periodically widened and (particularly north of Wanneroo) straightened. Around the Carabooda area the road has been realigned. Short sections of the original, narrow road remain providing access to properties along the road.

History

After the enactment of the Road Districts Act 1871, the Perth Road Board requested that the Legislative Council proclaim eight public thoroughfares through its territory, and on 4 June 1872, Road No.3, intended as a route from Perth to Champion Bay (now Geraldton) via Wanneroo, was published in the Government Gazette. However, the act of proclaiming the road was not contiguous with its development, and progress on surfacing the track occurred at a slow rate.

Important roads and areas

• Yanchep National Park
• Wanneroo
• Wangara
• Balcatta
• Reid Highway

Major intersections

All major intersections south of and including Joondalup Drive are controlled by traffic lights.

• Green Street and Walcott Street - to Mount Lawley, Joondanna, Mount Hawthorn, Glendalough, Osborne Park.
• London Street - to Mount Hawthorn, Leederville.
• Morley Drive - to Dianella, Yokine, Morley, Nollamara, Stirling, Innaloo.
• Main Street - to Balcatta, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park.
• Balcatta Road - to Balcatta.
• Reid Highway - to Mirrabooka, Malaga, Beechboro, Carine.
• Beach Road - to Girrawheen, Balga, Koondoola, Mirrabooka, Warwick, Hamersley, Carine, Duncraig.
• Warwick Road - to Warwick, Greenwood, Duncraig.
• Marangaroo Drive - to Marangaroo, Girrawheen, Alexander Heights, Koondoola, Ballajura.
• Hepburn Avenue - to Marangaroo, Madeley, Darch, Kingsley, Greenwood, Duncraig, Padbury.
• Gnangara Road - to Madeley, Wangara, Landsdale, Gnangara, Ellenbrook, Henley Brook.
• Whitfords Avenue - to Woodvale, Kingsley, Padbury, Craigie.
• Ocean Reef Road - to Wangara, Pearsall, Woodvale, Edgewater, Beldon, Heathridge.
• Dundebar Road - to Wanneroo, Sinagra.
• Pinjar Road - to Ashby, Tapping, Mariginiup, Banksia Grove.
• Joondalup Drive - to Joondalup, Edgewater, Burns Beach, Carramar, Tapping, Banksia Grove.
• Hester Avenue - to Clarkson, Ridgewood, Merriwa, Mindarie.
• Yanchep Beach Road - to Yanchep.
• Breakwater Drive - to Two Rocks.
• Gingin Brook Road (Woodridge) - to Gingin

Photos

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  Looking south near Balcatta Road (9 km)
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  Looking south near Hester Avenue (34 km)
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  Looking north near One Tree Hill (36 km)

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Western Australia