Rockingham Road, Perth

Rockingham Road is a major road between Fremantle and Kwinana in the southern suburbs of Perth. It is allocated National Route 1 – part of Australia's national Highway 1 – between Stock Road in Munster and its southern terminus in Kwinana.[1]

Rockingham Road

Western Australia
Rockingham Road in Hamilton Hill
General information
TypeHighway
Length20 km (12 mi)
Route number(s) National Route 1 (South of Stock Road)
Major junctions
North endHampton Road, South Fremantle
 
South end Patterson Road (National Route 1), Kwinana Beach
Location(s)
Major suburbsHamilton Hill, Spearwood, Munster, Wattleup, Naval Base
Highway system

The first part of Rockingham Road is a main road and suburban distributor that goes from the southern edge of Fremantle into Hamilton Hill and Spearwood, passing the Phoenix Park shopping centre and the offices of the City of Cockburn. It then leaves the urban area (but not the metropolitan area).

After becoming Highway 1, Rockingham Road acquires a very wide median strip - at one point the northbound and southbound lanes are 180 metres apart. The road then passes the small towns of Wattleup and Hope Valley before entering the Kwinana heavy industrial area in Naval Base and Kwinana Beach.

After the intersection with Mandurah Road it changes name to Patterson Road and continues on to the city of Rockingham.

Major intersections

All intersections below are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Fremantle–Cockburn boundaryBeaconsfield–Hamilton Hill–South Fremantle tripoint00.0 Hampton Road (north) / Cockburn Road (south) (State Route 12)  – Fremantle, Coogee, HendersonNorthwestern terminus at signalised T-junction
CockburnHamilton Hill1.20.75Forrest Road  – Coolbellup, Bibra LakeUnsignalised LILO junction
1.71.1Carrington Street (north) / Hamilton Road (south)  – Hilton, Palmyra, Lake Coogee
Hamilton Hill–Spearwood boundary2.81.7Phoenix Road  – Bibra LakePlanned to be converted to a roundabout[2]
Spearwood3.11.9Lancaster Street
3.82.4 Spearwood Avenue (State Route 14)  – North Coogee, Bibra Lake, Yangebup
Lake Coogee6.74.2Mayor Road (west) / Beeliar Drive (east)  – Coogee, Beeliar, Cockburn Central, ArmadaleRoundabout. Beeliar Drive replaced a connection to Yangebup Road in 2009
Beeliar-Lake Coogee boundary7.84.8 Stock Road (National Route 1) north  – Hilton, O'Connor, BictonUnsignalised T-junction. Northbound traffic turns left, southbound traffic turns right. National Route 1 northern concurrency terminus
Munster–Wattleup–Henderson tripoint8.8–
9.0		5.5–
5.6		Russell Road  – Fremantle, North Coogee, Success, AtwellStaggered signalised intersections favouring Rockingham Road.
Wattleup–Henderson boundary12.47.7Wattleup Road  – Wattleup, Hammond Park, Aubin GroveUnsignalised T-intersection. Access to Kwinana Freeway via Rowley Road
KwinanaHope Valley–Naval Base boundary14.18.8Hope Valley Road  – Hope ValleyUnsignalised T-intersection.
Naval Base14.79.1 Cockburn Road (State Route 12)  – Henderson, Coogee
16.09.9Beard Street (west) / Lee Road (east)
Naval Base-Hope Valley–Kwinana Beach tripoint16.510.3Anketell Road  – Postans, Anketell, Oakford
Kwinana Beach-Medina boundary18.311.4 Thomas Road (State Route 21)  – Orelia, The Spectacles, Casuarina, ByfordAccess to Tonkin and South Western Highways
Kwinana Beach2012Mason Road north/Mandurah Road south  – East Rockingham, Kwinana Beach, Baldivis, KarnupSouthern terminus, continues as Patterson Road (National Route 1) southbound. Staggered signalised T-intersections favouring Rockingham and Patterson Roads. No right turn possible between Patterson Road northbound and Mandurah Road southbound

See also

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References
  1. Distance book (12 ed.). Main Roads Western Australia. 2012. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0 7309 7657 2. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. "Rockingham Road - Phoenix Road - HAMILTON HILL - 105963-20WA-BS". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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