Erindale Road
History
Historically, the part north of Balcatta Road was known as Allen Street (Road No.5), which continued diagonally to meet Wanneroo Road near present-day Culloton Crescent, and the part south of Balcatta Road was known as Odin Road, and was continuous with Odin Drive. Prior to the construction of the freeway through the area in 1984, Odin Road continued through the Karrinyup Road intersection to Innaloo along present-day Odin Road.
When the route shields were introduced to Perth in 1986, Erindale Road was assigned State Route 77. However, the eventual construction of Reid Highway as the main east-west link in northern Perth caused Erindale Road's importance as an arterial road to decline and in March 2024 State Route 77 was revoked.
Description
Erindale Road passes the eastern end of the Centro Warwick regional shopping centre and is one of the two main roads (along with Balcatta Road) within the Balcatta light industrial area. Until the upgrade of the Reid Highway/Mitchell Freeway interchange, Erindale Road also carried all city-bound traffic from Hamersley and Warwick.
In peak periods, parts of the road are clogged with traffic, and the road is a reference point on Perth radio traffic reports.
Major intersections
All intersections listed are controlled by traffic lights unless otherwise indicated.
LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joondalup | Greenwood-Warwick boundary | 0.0 | 0.0 | Warwick Road (State Route 81) – Sorrento, Duncraig, Girrawheen | Northern terminus. Continues as Cockman Road northbound |
Warwick | 0.9 | 0.56 | Ellersdale Avenue | Roundabout | |
Joondalup–Stirling boundary | Warwick-Hamersley boundary | 1.3 | 0.81 | Beach Road – Marmion, Duncraig, Mirrabooka, Malaga | |
Stirling | Hamersley-Balcatta boundary | 2.6 | 1.6 | Reid Highway (State Route 3) – Joondalup, Morley, Midland, Perth Airport | |
Balcatta | 3.0 | 1.9 | Balcatta Road | ||
Balcatta-Stirling boundary | 3.8 | 2.4 | Ledgar Road westbound / Delawney Street eastbound | ||
4.0 | 2.5 | Boya Way | Roundabout, connects to Odin Drive. | ||
Balcatta-Stirling-Gwelup tripoint | 4.4 | 2.7 | Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) – Perth, Rockingham, Mandurah | Southbound entry & northbound exit only | |
Gwelup | 5.4 | 3.4 | North Beach Road – Carine, Karrinyup, North Beach | Western terminus, continues as North Beach Road westbound. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown |
See also
References
- ^ 2011 UBD Perth and Surrounds Street Directory. Australia: Universal Publishers Pty Ltd. 2011. pp. 207, 227. ISBN 978 0 7319 2653 4.
- ^ "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE ROUTES 2024" (PDF). Main Roads WA. Retrieved 4 December 2024.