Hester Avenue
Hester Avenue (previously known as Quinns Road) is an east-west distributor road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. It primarily links the coastal suburbs of the Clarkson-Butler region to the arterial highway Wanneroo Road in the east.
Hester Avenue Western Australia | |
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| View east towards Ridgewood | |
Hester Avenue Location of Hester Avenue within the Perth Metropolitan Region | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Wanneroo Road (State Route 60), Neerabup |
| Mitchell Freeway Connolly Drive | |
| West end | Marmion Avenue (State Route 71), Mindarie |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Nowergup, Ridgewood, Clarkson, Merriwa |
The road begins as a four-lane dual carriageway at Wanneroo Road, before intersecting with the Mitchell Freeway at Clarkson in the form of an elongated dogbone roundabout separated by a bridge crossing both the freeway and the Joondalup railway line. The road terminates at a roundabout with Marmion Avenue, where it becomes Anchorage Drive North, a local distributor road in the suburb of Mindarie. The speed limit begins at 60 km/h, increasing to 70 km/h at the dual carriageway.
Direct access to the Nowergup railway depot is also provided by the road.