:King Street, Sydney
{{Short description|Street in Sydney, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{about|the city street in Sydney central business district|the street in the suburb of Newtown|King Street, Newtown}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| urban=yes
| road_name = King Street, Sydney
| state = nsw
| type = street
| image = King street near george st sydney..jpg
| use_lga_map = yes
| alternative_location_map=Australia Sydney central
| caption = A contemporary view of King Street, looking east from George Street
| length = 0.9
| direction_b = Eastern
| direction_a = Western
| end_b = Macquarie Street
{{small|Sydney CBD}}
| end_a = Lime Street
{{small|Sydney CBD}}
| coordinates_b = {{coord|-33.869303|151.212044|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
| coordinates_a = {{coord|-33.868734|151.202076|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position_b = right
| est =
| route =
| exits = {{plainlist|
- Shelley Street
- Sussex Street
- Kent Street
- Clarence Street
- York Street
- George Street
- Pitt Street
- Castlereagh Street
- Elizabeth Street
- Phillip Street}}
| lga = City of Sydney
| through = Sydney CBD
}}
King Street is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It stretches from King Street Wharf and Lime Street near Darling Harbour in the west, to Queens Square at St James railway station in the east.Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps C,D
History and description
King Street was named after Governor Phillip Gidley King, the third Governor of New South Wales.{{fact|date=September 2021}}
The Watsons Bay tramway ran down King Street until its closure and replacement by buses in 1960.D. Keenan: Tramways of Sydney. Transit Press 1979
King Street provides the northern border of Pitt Street Mall. 25 Martin Place is a skyscraper that sits on the corner of Castlereagh Street. Other prominent buildings along King Street include the Supreme Court of New South Wales, St James Church and St James campus of the Sydney Law School.{{fact|date=September 2021}}
See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category|King Street, Sydney}}
- {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/king_street_courts | title = King Street Courts | access-date = 16 October 2015 | author = Margaret Betteridge | date = 2011 | work = Dictionary of Sydney | publisher = Dictionary of Sydney Trust}}
{{Streets of Sydney Australia}}