Carrington Street, Adelaide
Carrington Street is a street in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide,[4] South Australia. It runs east-west, from East Terrace to King William Street, blocked at Hutt Street and crossing Pulteney Street at Hurtle Square. It is one of the narrow streets of the Adelaide grid, at 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m) wide.
Carrington Street | |
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Adelaide city centre | |
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Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Street |
Location | Adelaide |
Length | 1.5 km (0.9 mi)[3] |
Major junctions | |
west end | King William Street |
east end | East Terrace |
Location(s) | |
LGA(s) | City of Adelaide |
Carrington Street was named on 23 May 1837 after John Abel Smith (Lord Carrington), a member of the National Colonisation Society of 1830.[5]
Junction list
Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Adelaide city centre | 0 | 0.0 | Victoria Square, King William Street | Continues as Wright Street | |
0.55 | 0.34 | Pulteney Street | On northern edge of Hurtle Square | ||
0.75 | 0.47 | Regent Street North | North side only. Cyclists may continue to Regent Street South. | ||
1.1 | 0.68 | Hutt Street | Median strip in Hutt Street prevents through traffic on Carrington Street | ||
1.5 | 0.93 | East Terrace | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
Australian Roads portal
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carrington Street, Adelaide. |
- Albert Terrace, Australian Terrace Houses. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- Australian Heritage Database, Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- Google (11 December 2016). "Carrington Street, Adelaide" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
- "History of Adelaide Through Street Names - Streets Named on the 23rd May, 1837". 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
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