Crown Street, Sydney

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Crown Street, inner Sydney

Sydney Crown Street.jpg
Crown Street in East Sydney looking south
Route information
Length2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Major junctions
North endSir John Young Crescent
Woolloomooloo
Major intersections
South endCleveland Street
Surry Hills
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA(s)City of Sydney
Primary
destinations
East Sydney, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills
Highway system
Highways in New South Wales

Crown Street is a 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mi) street in the inner Sydney suburbs of Woolloomooloo, East Sydney, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills in New South Wales, Australia. The Surry Hills section is lined with restaurants and shops and includes the Crown Street Public School, the Surry Hills Library and Community Centre, and the White Horse Hotel.

Traffic volumes vary, depending on the segment of Crown Street. South of William Street in East Sydney, the average traffic movements in 2016 for north-bound vehicles was 5,690; while the movements for south-bound vehicles was 4,136.[1]

History

An electric tram service formerly ran down Crown Street from Oxford Street to Cleveland Street until its closure in the late 1950s.[2] Until the opening of the Eastern Distributor in December 1999, Crown Street was a one way street in a southerly direction south of Campbell Street.[3]

The now-closed Crown Street Women's Hospital was once the largest maternity hospital in Sydney. It opened in 1893, and was closed in 1983.[4] The site has now been redeveloped as housing and mixed commercial use.

The Crown Street pumping station was established in 1859 to get water from the Botany Water Reserves, replacing Busby's Bore. It also pumped water up to the Paddington Reservoir, then the Centennial Park Reservoir before also supplying Waverley.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Crown Street: 02393". Traffic volume viewer. Roads & Maritime Services. 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Keenan, D. Tramways of Sydney. Transit Press 1979
  3. ^ Freeing up east's road jams tonight Daily Telegraph 19 December 1999
  4. ^ Women's Hospital, Crown Street Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSW State Records

External links

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