West Swan Road is a road in the Swan Valley wine region in the northeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Starting in the centre of Guildford, it provides access to the wineries of the region and to The Vines golf resort.
West Swan Road | |
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| Looking south, in Belhus | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Gazetted | 30 March 1979 |
| Route number(s) | |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  Meadow Street (State Route 52), Guildford |
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| North end |   Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95 / National Route 1), Upper Swan |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Caversham, West Swan, Henley Brook, Belhus |
It was gazetted in 1979[1] and was known as road numbers 4288 and 1116 in plans and maps.
- Views along West Swan Road
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Heading south from Benara Road
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Crossing the Swan River into Guildford
Intersections
editThe entire road is within the City of Swan. Note the intersection list also includes Meadow Street for continuity down to Great Eastern Highway.
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Swan | Belhus–Upper Swan boundary | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95 / National Route 1 / Tourist Drive 203)
– Bullsbrook, Muchea, Moora, Midland | Northern terminus at traffic light controlled intersection; Tourist Drive 203 northern concurrency terminus |
| Belhus | 0.9 | 0.56 | Millhouse Road | Roundabout | |
| Ellen Brook | 2.1– 2.2 | 1.3– 1.4 | Ellen Brook bridge | ||
| Swan | Belhus–Henley Brook boundary | 2.9 | 1.8 |  Gnangara Road (State Route 84) westbound / Henry Street eastbound – Ellenbrook, Wangara, Ocean Reef | Roundabout |
| Henley Brook | 5.0 | 3.1 | Park Street – Brabham | ||
| Henley Brook-West Swan boundary | 7.2 | 4.5 | Woollcott Avenue – Brabham, Whiteman Park | Access to Whiteman Park railway station | |
| West Swan | 8.9 | 5.5 | Harrow Street – Dayton, Brabham, Whiteman Park | ||
| West Swan-Caversham boundary | 10.9 | 6.8 |  Reid Highway (State Route 3) – Midland, Morley, Joondalup | Traffic light-controlled intersection. Future interchange to begin construction during 2025 | |
| Caversham | 12.4 | 7.7 | Arthur Street – Dayton | Roundabout | |
| 12.7 | 7.9 |  Benara Road (State Route 76) – Lockridge, Noranda, Morley | Roundabout | ||
| Swan River | 14.7– 14.9 | 9.1– 9.3 | Barkers Bridge. Southern terminus of West Swan Road, continues south as Meadow Street southbound | ||
| Swan | Guildford | 15.2 | 9.4 | Swan Street (Tourist Drive 203) – Woodbridge | Roundabout. Tourist Drive 203 southern concurrency terminus |
| 15.4 | 9.6 |  James Street (National Route 1; State Route 51) – Perth, Bassendean, Midland, Kalgoorlie | Meadow Street continues southbound as a local road, southbound access only. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Naming of Street - Shire of Swan (per 11581/11 V2)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 March 1979. p. 1979:877. The gazettal describes the route from Guildford and suburbs passed in detail.
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