Beach Street, Fremantle

Beach Street in a street located in Fremantle, Western Australia. It runs along the historic (original before Victoria Quay was built) southern shore of the Swan River, south-east of the inner harbour, between Parry Street and East Street.

Beach Street

General information
TypeStreet
Length1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Major junctions
South endElder Place, Parry Street
 
North endEast Street, Riverside Road
Location(s)
Suburb(s)Fremantle
Beach Street streetscape just north of Parry Street intersection
(from west) Beach Street and Fremantle Traffic Bridge; Fremantle Railway Bridge is out of picture to left
(from east) Beach Street under Fremantle Traffic Bridge, then up between the Traffic and Railway Bridge approaches

It crosses under the Fremantle Traffic Bridge and turns uphill next to the Fremantle Railway Bridge.

At one end, south-west of Parry St, Beach Street becomes Elder Place; the other end, east of East Street, becomes Riverside Road.

The harbour section of the street is lined with heritage buildings, such Dalgety Woolstores,[1] Australia Hotel, and other shipping and export related industries.[2]

Notes

  1. "WOOL STORE FIRE". The West Australian. 62 (18, 774). Western Australia. 14 September 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 15 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "FREMANTLE PROPERTY SOLD". The Daily News. XLV (16, 095). Western Australia. 26 November 1926. p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 15 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.


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