Annerley Road is an
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highway
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in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia. It was formerly known as Boggo Road due to the boggy condition of the road.
History
In 2013, a cyclist was killed when riding along Annerley Road.
Route
Annerley Road commences at
Stanley Street at
Clarence Corner. It passes through or forms the border of the suburbs of:
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South Brisbane
South Brisbane is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Brisbane had a population of 14,292 people.
Geography
South Brisbane is on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, bounded to the nor ...
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Woolloongabba
Woolloongabba ( ) is an inner southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woolloongabba had a population of 8,687 people.
Geography
Woolloongabba is located by road south of the ...
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Dutton Park
Dutton Park is an inner southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dutton Park had a population of 2,134 people.
Geography
Dutton Park is located about south of the Brisbane ...
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Fairfield
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Annerley
Annerley is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Annerley is located by road south of the Brisbane CBD. In the , Annerley had a population of 11,891 people.
Geography
Much of the subur ...
It terminates at
Ipswich Road at the Annerley Junction.
Landmarks
Annerley Road has many well-known landmarks including:
* Clarence Corner ()
* Clarence Corner Hotel, on south-east corner of Stanley Street ()
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Princess Theatre, a heritage-listed theatre, No 8 ()
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Mater Hospital Complex, on south-west corner of Stanley Street: ()
* Bethany Gospel Hall, No 38 ()
* Burke's Hotel (now Red Brick Hotel), No 83 ()
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Dutton Park State School, No 112 ()
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Boggo Road Gaol
H.M. Prison Brisbane, commonly known as Boggo Road Gaol, was Queensland's main prison from the 1880s to the 1980s. By the time it closed, it had become notorious for poor conditions and rioting. Located on Annerley Road in Dutton Park, Queenslan ...
heritage-listed former prison, No 150 ()
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Gair Park with the Dutton Park War Memorial, No 181 ()
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South Brisbane Cemetery ()
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Dutton Park railway station ()
* Heffernan Park with its heritage-listed
air raid shelter
Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not designed to defend against ground attack (but ...
, No 260 ()
* Ingleside, the heritage-listed residence of former
Queensland Premier
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland.
By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed ...
Digby Denham
Digby Frank Denham (25 January 1859 – 10 May 1944) was a politician and businessman in Queensland, Australia. He was a Premier of Queensland and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the first of only two Queensland Premiers t ...
, No 391 ()
* Annerley Junction ()
References
Further reading
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{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane
Roads in Brisbane
South Brisbane, Queensland
Woolloongabba
Annerley, Queensland
Dutton Park, Queensland