William Street, Perth
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William Street Western Australia |
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| William Street on the Horseshoe Bridge | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 53 southbound (Brisbane Street to Riverside Drive)
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| North end |
 Walcott Street (State Route 75), Mount Lawley
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| South end |
 Riverside Drive (State Route 5), Perth
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| Major suburbs | Northbridge, Perth |
William Street is a suburban distributor and one of two major cross-streets in the CBD of Perth, Western Australia. Commencing in western Mount Lawley it also crosses the Perth to Fremantle railway at the Horseshoe Bridge. It is a one-way street from Brisbane Street to Newcastle Street, from which point until its terminus at The Esplanade it has been progressively converted to two-way since 2008. Its route takes it through the Northbridge cafe and nightclub district as well as Perth's central business district. A ramp which took William Street traffic from The Esplanade onto the southbound Kwinana Freeway was closed in 2004 during the construction of the Esplanade railway station.
William Street's northern end is at Walcott Street in Mount Lawley. It travels southwest along one block, for 130 metres (430 ft), before turning southwards. After 600 metres (2,000 ft) it reaches Vincent Street, and the southern edge of Mount Lawley. The road continues in a south-south-westerly direction, at the eastern edge of Hyde Park and the western edge of Highgate. One block beyond the park, within the suburb of Perth, William Street intersects Bulwer Street, which connects to three parallel arterial roads – Lord Street, Beaufort Street, and Fitzgerald Street – as well as the major north-south road, Charles Street.
William Street realigns itself one block further east through a 220-metre-long (720 ft) reverse curve. At this point, it intersects Brisbane Street, which bring southbound State Route 51 traffic to William Street. Prior to the restoration of two-way traffic on Beaufort Street, all southbound traffic was redirected via Brisbane Street to William Street. Beyond this intersection, the road is the southbound component of State Route 51. It continues in a straight line for 900 metres (3,000 ft) to Roe Street, and is at the eastern edge of Northbridge from Newcastle Street to that point.
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