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Claisebrook Road | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 300 m (1,000 ft)[1] |
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| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Perth |
Claisebrook Road is a road inPerth, Western Australia that originally ran between Summers Street in the north to Wittenoom Street,East Perth in the south.
It was named byJames Stirling afterFrederick Clause (Anglicized asClaise), the surgeon fromHMS Success, who accompanied Stirling on his exploration of theSwan River.[2] Claisebrook Road ran downhill from Summers Street past the East Perth Primary School on the corner of Wittenoom Street, and when it rained run-off would flood the school.[3][4][5]
| LGA | Location[1] | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Vincent | Perth | 0 | 0.0 | Summers Street | |
| 0.12 | 0.075 | Cheriton Street | |||
| 0.13 | 0.081 | Coolgardie Street | Coolgardie Street is one-way westbound | ||
| 0.22 | 0.14 | Murchison Terrace | Murchison Terrace is one-way eastbound | ||
| 0.24 | 0.15 | Caversham Street | |||
| 0.3 | 0.19 | Edward Street / Somerville Street | Somerville Street is one-way westbound; Claisebrook Road continues southwest as Edward Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||