Sussex Street, Sydney

Sussex Street, Sydney

Corn Exchange, built in 1887
Map
Sussex Street, Sydney is located in Sydney
Northern end
Northern end
Southern end
Southern end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Major junctions
Northern endHickson Road
Barangaroo, Sydney
 
Southern endHay Street
Haymarket, Sydney
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Sydney
Major suburbsSydney CBD, Haymarket
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Sussex Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It runs north-south along the western side of the city, between Hickson Road and Hay Street. It is in the local government area of the City of Sydney. The street is 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long.[1] It was named in honour of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, the sixth son of King George III.

The street is home to the headquarters of NSW Labor (ALP) and "Sussex Street" is widely used as a metonym for the ALP in general and for ALP headquarters in particular.

  1. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps A,C,E