Patterson Road is a major road between
Kwinana and
Rockingham and is part of Australia's
National Route 1 for part of its length.
The first part goes through Kwinana's heavy industrial area. After the
Ennis Avenue
Ennis Avenue is a major road between Rockingham and its southern suburbs and is part of Australia's National Highway 1 for all of its length. It is a controlled access road and after leaving Rockingham has only four intersections (Willmott Dr ...
turnoff which takes Highway 1 with it, Patterson Road becomes State Route 18
and goes through the Rockingham Beach area until it turns into Railway Terrace one block from the ocean at Mangles Bay, which is part of the
Indian Ocean
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.
Until the
Kwinana Freeway
The Kwinana Freeway is a freeway in and beyond the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with Mandurah to the south. It is the central section of State Route 2, which continues north as Mitchell Freeway to A ...
was built to
Safety Bay Road
Safety Bay Road is an east-west metropolitan road located in the City of Rockingham, about south of Perth, Western Australia. The road starts in Rockingham's coastal suburbs and heads south from Peron past Lake Richmond. The road then turns ...
in 2002, Patterson Road was the main road to
Mandurah
Mandurah ( ) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 90,306.
Mandurah's central business dis ...
and the
South West of Western Australia from
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
. The Freeway construction has relieved pressure on the road.
Major intersections
All intersection below are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.
See also
References
Roads in Perth, Western Australia
City of Rockingham
Highway 1 (Australia)
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