Beaufort Street
road in Perth, Western Australia
Beaufort Street is a major road in the inner north-eastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting the Morley area to the Perth central business district. For most of its length, it is a single-carriageway, two-way road with two lanes in each direction.
The street played host to the community focused Beaufort Street Festival from 2010 to 2015. In 2013, over 120,000 people attended the festival, making it one of Perth's largest street festivals.
Route description
Beaufort Street begins at Wellington Street in the Perth central business district, continuing north from Barrack Street. It heads northeast towards the Morley area, terminating in a cul de sac near Coode Street. Another section of Beaufort Street runs between Coode Street and Drake Street. It is part of State Route 53, which connects The Esplanade in Perth, near Swan Bells, to Tonkin Highway in Cullacabardee, at the southern edge of Whiteman Park.
Beaufort Street is a popular shopping and eating strip, especially in Mount Lawley and Inglewood. The Astor Cinema is also on Beaufort Street.
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