31°57′40″S 115°52′41″E / 31.9610°S 115.8780°E / -31.9610; 115.8780

Erskine Link

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General information
TypeStreet
Length110 m (400 ft)[1]
Major junctions
North end
South end
Location(s)
Suburb(s)East Perth

Erskine Link, once known as Bay Street, is situated in East Perth between Hay Street and Adelaide Terrace.

History

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Originally Bay Street followed the same route and ran down to a small bay near The Causeway, at the eastern end of Perth.[2] The section of Bay Street between Hay Street and Waterloo Crescent at the Perth Cemetery would be renamed after Bishop Hale, while the section south of Hay Street would become part of the Metropolitan Transport Trust's Causeway Depot. When the depot was closed in the 2000s the area was subdivided and Erskine Link was created. Like the Mandurah suburb Erskine, it was named after Archibald Erskine of the 63rd Regiment, the original regiment of soldiers who came to the Swan River Colony.[3] Erskine was given a grant of land in the Murray district and was appointed Justice of Peace for the region.[4][5]

Intersections

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LGALocation[1]kmmiDestinationsNotes
PerthEast Perth00.0Hale Street / Hay StreetTraffic light controlled; Erskine Link continues north as Hale Street
0.040.025Bollaert Lane
0.090.056Moreau Parade
0.110.068Cul-de-sacErskine Link terminus; north of Adelaide Terrace
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Erskine Link". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "PERTH STREET NAMES. Some Interesting Derivations". The West Australian. 1 January 1931. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "CELEBRATION". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Vol. I, no. 34. Western Australia. 24 August 1833. p. 134. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Sprott, [Squiz] Angus. "Perth suburb names". www0.landgate.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ "THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News. Vol. 8, no. 455. Western Australia. 26 September 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.