Bathurst Street, Sydney

Bathurst Street, Sydney

New South Wales
Bathurst Street
Map
Bathurst Street, Sydney is located in Sydney
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length650 m (0.4 mi)[1]
Major junctions
West endHarbour Street
Sydney CBD
 
East endElizabeth Street
Sydney CBD
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Bathurst Street is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst Street runs for 650 metres (2,130 ft) in a west–east direction with traffic flowing in this direction only.[1][2] It is situated in the southern portion of the central business district. The western terminus of Bathurst Street is at Harbour Street, Darling Harbour, with the eastern terminus at Elizabeth Street, adjacent to Hyde Park.

From west to east, Bathurst Street crosses Sussex, George, Pitt, and Castlereagh streets.

Bathurst Street was named by Governor Macquarie in honour of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, the UK Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between 1812 and 1827.[3][4] In conjunction with the opening of the Glebe Island Bridge, in December 1995 a bus lane was opened from Harbour to George Streets.[5]

  1. ^ a b Bathurst St, Sydney NSW 2000 to 120 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 (Map). Google Maps. 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ Maps C, D (Map). Gregory's Sydney Street Directory. 2002.
  3. ^ "What's in a name?". Sydney Streets. City of Sydney. 2003. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ "History of Sydney Streets" (MS Excel (for download)). Sydney Streets. City of Sydney. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. ^ Central City Bus Priority Scheme Australian Bus Panorama issue 13/1 August 1997 page 33