Castlereagh Street
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Castlereagh Street New South Wales |
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| Castlereagh Street, Sydney, looking north | |
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| A map of the Sydney CBD showing Castlereagh Street | |
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| Type | Street |
| Location | Sydney |
| Length | 1.6 km (1.0 mi) |
| North end | Hunter Street |
| South end | Hay Street |
| LGA(s) | City of Sydney |
| Major suburbs | Sydney CBD |
Castlereagh Street is a 1.6-kilometre-long (0.99 mi) major street located in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The street runs in a north-to-south, in a one way direction only.
Castlereagh Street's northern terminus is at the junction of Hunter Street, with its southern terminus at the junction with Hay Street, near Belmore Park. The street is one-way southbound to motorised traffic, with a bicycle path running in both directions from Hay Street to Liverpool Street.
At its northern end near Martin Place, the street is lined by many of Sydney's most expensive boutiques and jewellery stores, such as Chanel, Gucci, Cartier, Bvlgari, Dior, Prada, Van Cleef & Arpels, Ermenegildo Zegna, Omega and Mont Blanc.
Previously Chapel Row and Camden Street, Castlereagh Street was named by Governor Macquarie in 1810 in honour of Viscount Castlereagh, the Secretary of State for the Colonies. At the time the street included what is now known as Loftus Street, named as Castlereagh Street North, until 1881, and what is now known as Chalmers Street, prior to the establishment of Belmore Park, until 1905.
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