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Graham Farmer Freeway
Entering eastern end under Lord Street
Entering eastern end under Lord Street
Length7 km
General directionWest-East
From Mitchell Freeway, Northbridge, Perth
viaEast Perth
To Orrong Road, Burswood, Perth
Established2000
Allocationpart of State Route 8
Major Junctions Lord Street
East Parade
Great Eastern Highway

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Major Intersections

The Graham Farmer Freeway is a major part of the metropolitan road infrastructure in Perth, Western Australia. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Kwinana Freeway Mitchell Freeway is a long major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia linking Perth with the northern suburbs Northbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, best known for its Nightlife. East Perth is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD Burswood is an inner southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located immediately across the Swan River from Perth's Central business This is a list of the road routes in Perth, Western Australia. Great Eastern Highway Western Australia is a major road linking Perth with Kalgoorlie. The Graham Farmer Freeway is a major part of the metropolitan road infrastructure in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is 7 kilometres (4. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 3 mi) long and links Rivervale and East Perth with West Perth, bypassing Perth's central business district. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Rivervale, near the Swan River in Australia, is a Suburb of Perth Western Australia and 5km from Perth's Central business district East Perth is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD West Perth is a suburb 600 metres west of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city It was named after the Australian rules footballer, Graham "Polly" Farmer, who played between 1953 and 1971 in both the WAFL and VFL leagues. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Graham "Polly" Farmer (born 10 March 1935 Farmer said " If it had not been for Sister Kate I would have had an ice block's hope in hell of ever leading a normal life Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May.

When it was built, between 1996 and 2000, the freeway incorporated Western Australia's first freeway tunnel, the Northbridge Tunnel. In a reference to Graham "Polly" Farmer, the Northbridge Tunnel section is colloquially known as the "Polly Pipe". [1] The six lanes of the tunnel are divided into twin tube three lane tunnels stretching for 1. 6 kilometres (1. 0 mi), with the leftmost lane reserved as an emergency stopping lane. Additionally the 406 metre, six lane Windan Bridge crossing the Swan River was constructed as were nine traffic and pedestrian bridge structures. The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Unlike many large scale engineering projects it finished three months early and within budget, costing $313 million. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas It has been designed to have a 150 year lifespan, following the Main Roads WA specification.

Stage 1 was a finalist for the 2001 Australian Construction Achievement Award. [2]

The freeway bridges construction stage also won an award from Austroads, the Association of Australian and New Zealand Road Transport and Traffic Authorities. [3]

Over 180,000 cubic metres of concrete were used in its construction.

Art work was commissioned for both ends of the tunnel. At the western end there is a pictorial history of Northbridge, and at the eastern end the Aboriginal artist Ron Corbett created images based on indigenous artwork. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands.

Unsurprisingly, given the expense and scale of the project there is a permanent restriction on dangerous goods or explosives being transported through the Northbridge tunnel. Northbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, best known for its Nightlife. [4]

Junctions

AllocationJunctionSuburb
Mitchell Freeway South[5]Northbridge
Old Aberdeen Place[6]Northbridge
Loftus Street[7]Northbridge & West Leederville
James Street[7]Northbridge & West Leederville
Lord Street[8]East Perth
East Parade[9]East Perth
Victoria Park Drive[9]Burswood

Great Eastern Highway[10]Rivervale & Lathlain

See also

Notes & References

  1. ^ Hyde, John; Hansard; 2002-05-08
  2. ^ Graham Farmer Freeway Stage One Retrieved 13 August 2006. Kwinana Freeway Mitchell Freeway is a long major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia linking Perth with the northern suburbs Northbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, best known for its Nightlife. Northbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, best known for its Nightlife. Northbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, best known for its Nightlife. West Leederville is a suburb northwest of the Central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and is located within Northbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, best known for its Nightlife. West Leederville is a suburb northwest of the Central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and is located within East Perth is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD East Perth is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD Burswood is an inner southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located immediately across the Swan River from Perth's Central business Great Eastern Highway Western Australia is a major road linking Perth with Kalgoorlie. Rivervale, near the Swan River in Australia, is a Suburb of Perth Western Australia and 5km from Perth's Central business district Lathlain ( post code: 6100 is an inner south eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Freeways in Australia This is a list of Highways in Australia, listed alphabetically along with its route number and location Western Australia 's population is mainly concentrated in the south west. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen
  3. ^ Graham Farmer Freeway Bridges - Winner category 2 Austroads PDF. Retrieved 13 August 2006.
  4. ^ Explosay Issue Number 25 (Sept 2000) ISSN 1038 - 7099 (PDF) Retrieved 13 August 2006.
  5. ^ Modified trumpet interchange; Graham Farmer Freeway merges with Mitchell Freeway North after terminating
  6. ^ Eastbound entry
  7. ^ a b Westbound exit
  8. ^ West & Eastbound entry
  9. ^ a b Diamond interchange
  10. ^ Modified parclo interchange; Graham Farmer Freeway continues as Orrong Road (State Route 8) after this point
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