Stirling Highway
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Stirling Highway Western Australia |
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| View west from Webster Street in Nedlands | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Opened | 1930s |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 5
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| Northeast end |
Mounts Bay Road (State Route 5), Crawley
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| Southwest end |
 High Street (State Route 7), Fremantle
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| Major suburbs | Nedlands, Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, North Fremantle |
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Eric Street (State Route 71)
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River. The speed limit is 60 km/h. East of Crawley, it continues as Mounts Bay Road which links Crawley and the nearby University of Western Australia to the Perth central business district.
The highway passes through several of Perth's western suburbs, such as Nedlands, Claremont, Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe and Mosman Park. It also passes the University of Western Australia in Crawley, and several private secondary schools - namely Christ Church Grammar School, Presbyterian Ladies' College and Methodist Ladies' College. In addition, major shopping areas exist at Claremont and Cottesloe, while many smaller businesses and retailers are dotted along the highway. The section of road from Cottesloe leading south runs alongside the railway.
Stirling Highway initially developed as a rough track linking the new townsites of Perth and Fremantle following the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829. Construction of a formal road along the track's alignment did not take place for several decades, due to labour shortages, the slow initial development of the colony, the initial absence of a bridge across the Swan River at the southern end of the track, and the use of the river itself as the principal means of transport between the towns.
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