Wanneroo Road

Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Wanneroo Road
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est = 1920s
through = Tuart Hill, Wanneroo, Yanchep, Guilderton
route = Part of State Route 60
exits = Walcott Street, Morley Drive, Reid Highway, Warwick Road, Hepburn Avenue, Gnangara Road, Whitfords Avenue, Ocean Reef Road, Joondalup Drive, Gingin Brook Road

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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,cite book |last= Cooper |first= W.S. | coauthors= G. McDonald| title= Diversity's Challenge: A History of the City of Stirling |publisher= City of Stirling |year= 1999 | pages=82] 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. [Gazette WA | title = Major Roads | page = 1872:126 | date = 4 June 1872] 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.
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* Main Street - to Balcatta, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park.
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* Beach Road - to Girrawheen, Balga, Koondoola, Mirrabooka, Warwick, Hamersley, Carine, Duncraig.
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* Dundebar Road - to Wanneroo, Sinagra.
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* Hester Avenue - to Clarkson, Ridgewood, Merriwa.
* Yanchep Beach Road - to Yanchep.
* Breakwater Drive - to Two Rocks.
* Gingin Brook Road (Woodridge) - to Gingin

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ee also

*Highways in Australia
*List of highways in Western Australia

References