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Wanneroo Road
Length	75 km (47 mi)
General direction	South-North
From	Mitchell Freeway, via Charles Street, Joondanna, Perth
via	Tuart Hill, Wanneroo, Yanchep, Guilderton
To	Lancelin Road, Woodridge, Western Australia
Established	1920s
Allocation	Part of State Route 60
Major junctions	Walcott Street, Morley Drive, Reid Highway, Warwick Road, Hepburn Avenue, Gnangara Road, Whitfords Avenue, Ocean Reef Road, Joondalup Drive, Gingin Brook Road for full list see Major intersections

Wanneroo Road is an important arterial road in Perth, Australia. It is about 75 kilometres long. It links Perth with the City of Wanneroo, and the Towns of Yanchep and Lancelin. It starts from Charles Street in the Perth CBD and then becomes Perth-Lancelin Road after Gingin Brook Road in Woodridge.

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,^[1] 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.^[2] However, the act of proclaiming a road did not magically bring it into existence, and progress on surfacing the track occurred at a slow rate.

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. These give a taste of what travel on the road used to be like.

Important roads and areas

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

Major Intersections

All major intersections are controlled by traffic lights except Pinjar Road and all roads north of Joondalup Drive.

• Green Street & 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.
• Yanchep Beach Road - to Yanchep.
• Breakwater Drive - to Two Rocks.
• Gingin Brook Road (Woodridge) - to Gingin

Photos

Looking south near Balcatta Road (12 km)

Looking south near Hester Avenue (29 km)

Looking north near One Tree Hill (31 km)

Looking South, towards Perth in Tuart Hill

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Western Australia

References

v • d • e Road infrastructure in Perth Freeways Graham Farmer Freeway · Kwinana Freeway · Mitchell Freeway Highways Albany Highway · Brookton Highway · Canning Highway · Great Eastern Highway (Bypass) · Great Northern Highway · Leach Highway · Reid Highway · Roe Highway · South Western Highway · Stirling Highway · Tonkin Highway · West Coast Highway Bridges Canning Bridge · Causeway · Horseshoe Bridge · Mount Henry Bridge · Narrows Bridge · Redcliffe Bridge · Riverton Bridge Transport in Perth

v • d • e Road infrastructure in Western Australia Freeways Graham Farmer Freeway • Kwinana Freeway • Mitchell Freeway National Highways Coolgardie-Esperance Highway • Eyre Highway • Great Eastern Highway (Bypass) • Great Northern Highway • Roe Highway • Victoria Highway Highways Albany Highway • Brand Highway • Brockman Highway • Brookton Highway • Bussell Highway • Canning Highway • Coolgardie-Esperance Highway • Goldfields Highway • Great Eastern Highway • Great Northern Highway • Great Southern Highway • Leach Highway • Muirs Highway • North West Coastal Highway • Old Coast Road • South Coast Highway • South Western Highway • Vasse Highway Local Highways Dampier Highway • Derby Highway • Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road • Reid Highway • Roe Highway • Stirling Highway • Tonkin Highway • Wanneroo Road • West Coast Highway Outback Tracks Anne Beadell Highway • Buntine Highway • Canning Stock Route • Cape Leveque Road • Connie Sue Highway • Duncan Road • Gary Highway • Gibb River Road • Great Central Road • Gunbarrel Highway • Kalumburu Road • Tanami Road Proposals Perth-Bunbury Highway

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