King Street, Newtown, Sydney

King Street

King Street at North Newtown
General information
TypeRoad
Length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Maintained byTransport for NSW
Route number(s) A36 (2013–present)
Former
route number
  • State Route 66 (1992–1993)
  • National Route 1 (1955–1992)
  • Entire route
  • State Route 54 (1993–2013)
  • Enmore Street–City Road
Major junctions
North end City Road
Newtown, Sydney
  Enmore Road
South end Princes Highway
St Peters, Sydney
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Sydney
Major suburbsNewtown
Highway system
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Intersection of King Street with Enmore Road

King Street is the central thoroughfare of the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, Australia. The residents of the area, including a higher-than-average concentration of students, LGBT people and artists, are most visible on this street, sealing Newtown's reputation as Sydney's premier hub of subcultures. The street can be divided geographically into two sections, North and South. King Street is particularly notable for the many picturesque Victorian era and Edwardian era commercial buildings that line the street.

King Street forms part of the Princes Highway officially and is allocated route A36.[1]

  1. ^ "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Transport for NSW. October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.