Warnbro Sound Avenue is a main road and suburban distributor in the southern suburbs of Rockingham south of Perth, and runs through or alongside the suburbs of Warnbro, Port Kennedy and Secret Harbour, ending at Dampier Drive in Golden Bay where it links to Mandurah Road.[1] It continues on from Read Street and links these suburbs to the Rockingham City shopping centre. It is a dual carriageway for its entire length.
Warnbro Sound Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 11.4 km (7.1 mi) |
| Opened | 1990s |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Safety Bay Road (State Route 18), Waikiki |
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| South end | Dampier Drive, Golden Bay |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Warnbro, Port Kennedy, Secret Harbour |
The Warnbro Centre (Formerly Warnbro Fair shopping centre) is also located on this road, as is Warnbro Community High School. Most of the road was built in the 1990s and 2000s to service growing suburban demand.
Major intersections
editThe entire road's length is in the City of Rockingham, with all intersections listed below controlled by roundabouts unless otherwise indicated.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Waikiki–Warnbro boundary | 0.0 | 0.0 | Safety Bay Road (State Route 18) – Safety Bay, Baldivis, Kwinana Freeway | Northern terminus at roundabout. Continues as Read Street northbound. Access to Warnbro railway station | |
| Warnbro | 2.1 | 1.3 | Palm Springs Boulevard | Traffic signal-controlled intersection. Access to Warnbro Centre | |
| Warnbro-Port Kennedy boundary | 2.5 | 1.6 | Halliburton Drive | Traffic signal-controlled intersection. Access to Warnbro Centre | |
| Port Kennedy | 4.7 | 2.9 | Sunlight Drive | ||
| 5.6 | 3.5 | Port Kennedy Drive | |||
| 7.6 | 4.7 | Sportsplex Parkway | Access to Lark Hill Sports Complex | ||
| Secret Harbour | 8.4 | 5.2 | Surf Drive | Uncontrolled T-intersection, but notable as it offers a connection to Mandurah Road | |
| 9.2 | 5.7 | Secret Harbour Boulevard west / Anstey Road east | |||
| 10.1 | 6.3 | Bancoura Parkway west / Bluestone Parkway east | |||
| Golden Bay | 10.8 | 6.7 | Aurea Boulevard west / Adelong Avenue east | Traffic signal-controlled intersection. | |
| 11.4 | 7.1 | Allatoona Avenue north / Dampier Drive west (Golden Bay) | Southern terminus. Warnbro Sound Avenue continues as Dampier Drive until terminating at a signalised intersection with  Mandurah Road (National Route 1) | ||
| Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "City of Rockingham secures blackspot funding for key road safety projects". 97.3 Coast FM. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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