Karrinyup Road
{{short description|Road in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type = highway
| state = wa
| urban = yes
| road_name = Karrinyup Road
| image = E37 KarrinyupRd.jpg
| caption = Looking east towards Francis Avenue in Karrinyup
| length = 8.0
| est = 1950s
| route = {{AUshield|S|76}} State Route 76 (Karrinyup – Balcatta)
| tourist = {{AUshield|T|204}} Tourist Drive 204 (Trigg)
| direction_a = West
| end_a = {{AUshield|T|204}} West Coast Drive (Tourist Drive 204), Trigg
| exits = {{Plainlist|
- {{AUshield|S|71}} Marmion Avenue (State Route 71)
- {{AUshield|S|71|T|204}} West Coast Highway (State Route 71 / Tourist Drive 204)
- {{AUshield|S|2}} Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2)
- {{AUshield|S|64}} Cedric Street (State Route 64)
}}
| direction_b = East
| end_b = {{AUshield|S|76}} Morley Drive (State Route 76), Balcatta
| through = {{WAcity|Karrinyup|Stirling}}
}}
Karrinyup Road is a major east–west arterial road in the inner northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting the City of Stirling council offices, Osborne Park Hospital and Karrinyup Shopping Centre with residential estates in Innaloo, Stirling and Balcatta.
Route description
Karrinyup Road is part of State Route 76 for most of its length, east of West Coast Highway, and part of Tourist Drive 204 for the remaining section in Trigg. The speed limit is mostly {{Convert|70|km/h|mph}}, though it is {{Convert|60|km/h|mph}} within the vicinity of the Karrinyup Shopping Centre and Trigg. Main Roads Western Australia controls and maintains Karrinyup Road,{{cite web|title=Metropolitan Roads|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/OurRoads/Facts/Pages/MetropolitanRoads.aspx|publisher=Government of Western Australia|accessdate=24 December 2013|author=Main Roads Western Australia|date=29 October 2013|archive-date=14 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514140815/https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/OurRoads/Facts/Pages/MetropolitanRoads.aspx|url-status=dead}} and is part of Main Roads' internal designation H28 Karrinyup–Morley Highway, along with Morley Drive.{{Cite MRWA map|M-ISA|accessdate=24 December 2013}}
Karrinyup Road commences in Trigg at a roundabout with West Coast Drive, assuming Tourist Drive 204 which continues along West Coast Drive northwards. After {{Convert|1.1|km|mi}} the road reaches a traffic light intersection at Marmion Avenue (north) and West Coast Highway (south), at which point Tourist Drive 204 turns southbound on West Coast Highway, and Karrinyup Road gains the State Route 76 allocation. {{Convert|1.2|km|mi}} later Karrinyup Road intersects with Jeanes Road as well as the entrance to the Karrinyup Shopping Centre. The road then travels along the vicinity of the shopping centre and Karrinyup bus station before reaching Francis Avenue {{Convert|500|m|ft}} later. Karrinyup Road reaches Huntriss Road {{Convert|750|m|ft}} later, and then, within the suburb of Gwelup, North Beach Road {{Convert|850|m|ft}} later. Another {{Convert|350|m|ft}} takes the road to the Mitchell Freeway, which it crosses over for {{Convert|140|m|ft}}.
Following the Mitchell Freeway interchange, Karrinyup Road is within the suburb of Stirling. After providing access to the Osborne Park Hospital the road reaches Cedric Street {{Convert|950|m|ft}} later. {{Convert|350|m|ft}} the road reaches Jones Street, and then another {{Convert|750|m|ft}} takes the road to Grindleford Drive and San Remo Boulevard. Karrinyup Road reaches Main Street in Balcatta {{Convert|800|m|ft}}, at which point it continues east as Morley Drive.
History
The road, especially the portion between the Mitchell Freeway and Main Street, was one of the first roads in the area, known as Balcatta Beach Road and later as North Beach Road.{{Cite web|title=Landgate Map Viewer Plus|url=https://map-viewer-plus.app.landgate.wa.gov.au/index.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=map-viewer-plus.app.landgate.wa.gov.au}} Until the 1990s, most of this stretch of the road was still fledged by functioning market gardens.
For part of 1984, Karrinyup Road represented the northern terminus of the Mitchell Freeway. Prior to the freeway's construction, this location was the intersection of Odin Road between Innaloo and the Balcatta industrial area.{{Cite web|title=Landgate Map Viewer Plus|url=https://map-viewer-plus.app.landgate.wa.gov.au/index.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=map-viewer-plus.app.landgate.wa.gov.au}}
From 2019 to 2021, to coincide with the extensive renovation of the Karrinyup Shopping Centre, roadworks occurred on Karrinyup Road between the Mitchell Freeway and Marmion Avenue, including the addition of bus lanes within the vicinity of the shopping centre, relocation of Karrinyup bus station, and intersection upgrades of Jeanes Road, Francis Avenue, and Huntriss Road.
Major intersections
The entire length of Karrinyup Road falls within the City of Stirling, with all intersections controlled by traffic lights unless otherwise indicated.
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|road= {{AUshield|T|204}} West Coast Drive (Tourist Drive 204){{WAcity|p=on|North Beach|Watermans Bay|Hillarys}}
|notes= Western terminus at roundabout. State Route 76 western terminus. Tourist Drive 204 (Sunset Coast Tourist Drive) western concurrency terminus
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|road= {{AUshield|S|71|T|204}} Marmion Avenue (State Route 71) north / West Coast Highway (State Route 71 / Tourist Drive 204) south{{WAcity|p=on|Yanchep|Ocean Reef|Scarborough|Cottesloe}}
|notes= Tourist Drive 204 (Sunset Coast Tourist Drive) eastern concurrency terminus
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|location_special={{WAcity|Karrinyup}}
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|km=2.3
|road= Jeanes Road
|notes= Access to Karrinyup Shopping Centre
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{{AUS-WAint
|type=
|km=2.8
|road= Francis Avenue
|notes= Access to Karrinyup Shopping Centre
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{{AUS-WAint
|location_special={{WAcity|Karrinyup}}–{{WAcity|Gwelup}}–{{WAcity|Innaloo}} tripoint
|type=
|km=3.5
|road= Huntriss Road{{WAcity|p=on|Doubleview}}
|notes=
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special= {{WAcity|Gwelup}}–{{WAcity|Innaloo}} boundary
|type=
|km=4.4
|road= North Beach Road{{WAcity|p=on|Balcatta}}
|notes=
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special={{WAcity|Gwelup}}–{{WAcity|Stirling}}–{{WAcity|Innaloo}} tripoint
|type=
|km=4.9
|road= {{AUshield|S|2}} Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2){{WAcity|p=on|Butler|Joondalup|Perth|Rockingham}}
|notes= The entrance and exit ramps south of Karrinyup Road merge with interchanges further south, requiring traffic to weave
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special= {{WAcity|Stirling}}
|type=
|km=5.9
|road= {{AUshield|S|64}} Cedric Street (State Route 64){{WAcity|p=on|Innaloo|Osborne Park|Balcatta}}
|notes=
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special= {{WAcity|Stirling}}–{{WAcity|Balcatta}} boundary
|type=
|km=6.9
|road= Grindelford Drive north / San Remo Boulevard south
|notes=
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special= {{WAcity|Balcatta}}–{{WAcity|Tuart Hill}} boundary
|type=
|km=8.0
|road= Main Street{{WAcity|p=on|Westminster|Osborne Park|Mount Hawthorn}}
|notes= Eastern terminus, continues as {{AUshield|S|76}} Morley Drive (State Route 76) eastbound
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur|notes=Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown}}
See also
{{portal-inline|Australian Roads}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{WA road routes
|route=State Route 76
|shield={{AUshield|S|76}}
|roads={{WA road routes/R|76}}
|route2=Tourist Drive 204
|shield2={{AUshield|T|204}}
|roads2={{WA road routes/R|204}}
}}
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