Vulture Street is a road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It connects the inner southern suburbs. Its eastern segment is known as Vulture Street East.
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Intersection of Stanley Street (left and center) and Vulture Street (right) before the construction of the new Queensland Children's Hospital | |
General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
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Major junctions | |
West end | Montague Road West End, near Davies Park |
East end | ![]() |
Location(s) | |
LGA(s) | City of Brisbane |
Major suburbs | West End, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, East Brisbane |
Geography
editVulture Street commences at a junction with Montague Road, West End (27°28′48″S 153°00′19″E / 27.4801°S 153.0052°E) and then travels east through West End, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and East Brisbane, where it terminates at a junction at Stanley Terrace (27°29′13″S 153°03′00″E / 27.4870°S 153.0501°E) being unable to go further east due to Norman Creek. It is known as Vulture Street East from east of the intersection with Wellington Road in East Brisbane. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long.[1]
Significant landmarks and junctions
editVulture Street has a number of significant landmarks and junctions, including (from west to east):
- intersection with Gladstone Road and Ernest Street
- 253: Somerville House
- South Brisbane Memorial Park
- 263: South Brisbane Town Hall (now owned by Somerville House)
- intersection with Stanley Street
- overbridge across the Pacific Motorway
- intersection with Main Street
- The Brisbane Cricket Ground, more commonly known as the Gabba
- East Brisbane State School
- intersection with Wellington Road (becomes Vulture Street East)
Major intersections
editThe entire road is in the Brisbane local government area.[2]
Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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West End | 0 | 0.0 | Montague Road – north – South Brisbane / south – East Brisbane | Western end of Vulture Street | |
0.7 | 0.43 | Boundary Street – north – South Brisbane / south – Highgate Hill | |||
South Brisbane | 1.5 | 0.93 | Cordelia Street (State Route 10) – north – South Brisbane | Western concurrency terminus with State Route 10. | |
1.6 | 0.99 | Merivale Street (State Route 10) – north – South Brisbane | No access westbound from Merivale Street | ||
2.1 | 1.3 | Stanley Street (State Route 10), (State Route 41) – south-east – Woolloongabba / Dock Street – north – Kangaroo Point Cliffs / Graham Street – south-west – Queensland Children's Hospital | Eastern concurrency terminus with State Route 10, Western terminus of State Route 41. | ||
Woolloongabba – Kangaroo Point boundary | 2.6– 2.9 | 1.6– 1.8 | Pacific Motorway — north-west – Brisbane City / south-east – Greenslopes | Exit only to Vulture Street eastbound from Pacific Motorway southbound | |
3.1 | 1.9 | Main Street (State Route 15) – north – Kangaroo Point / south – Annerley | |||
Woolloongabba – East Brisbane boundary | 3.5 | 2.2 | Vulture Street East (State Route 41) – east – East Brisbane / Wellington Road – north – East Brisbane / south – Stones Corner | Eastern end of Vulture Street. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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In popular culture
editThe rock band Powderfinger produced an album Vulture Street which was named after the band's first recording studio in Vulture Street, West End.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Vulture Street". Google Maps.
- ^ "Vulture Street, Brisbane" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Powderfinger". rage (TV program). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2015.