The Boulevard, Perth

The Boulevard Western Australia
Cambridge Library, with The Boulevard in the foreground
General information
Type	Road
Length	5 km (3.1 mi)[1]
Opened	23 November 1928
Maintained by	Town of Cambridge
Route number(s)	State Route 72 (Grantham Street – West Coast Highway)
Major junctions
East end	Cambridge Street
	Selby Street (State Route 64) Howtree Place Grantham Street (State Route 72) Empire Avenue Bold Park Drive Durston Road
West end	West Coast Highway (State Route 71 / Tourist Drive 204)
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Wembley, Floreat, Wembley Downs, City Beach
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The Boulevard is a 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) distributor road in the western suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner western suburb of Wembley to City Beach on the west coast. The section of The Boulevard west of Floreat is the westernmost section of State Route 72, which continues east as Grantham Street to Wembley and beyond. Along its route are intersections with several major roads, including Selby Street and Grantham Street. The eastern terminus of The Boulevard is at Cambridge Street and the western terminus is at West Coast Highway.

Planning for The Boulevard began in the 1920s, and construction occurred between December 1927 and November 1928. Widening occurred between 1939 and 1941.