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{{Short description|Road in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type         = highway
| urban        = yes
| road_name    = Wanneroo Road
| state        = wa
| image        = Wanneroo Road 047 S Tuart Hill Lawley.jpg
| caption      = Looking south, towards Perth in Tuart Hill
| length       = 43.6
| est          = 1920s
| route        = {{AUshield|S|60}} [[List of road routes in Perth, Western Australia#60|State Route 60]]
| direction_a  = South
| end_a        = {{AUshield|S|60}} [[Charles Street, Perth|Charles Street]], <small>(State Route&nbsp;60), [[Joondanna, Western Australia|Joondanna]]</small>
| exits        = {{Plainlist|
* {{AUshield|S|76}} [[Morley Drive]] <small>(State Route&nbsp;76)</small>
* {{AUshield|S|3}} [[Reid Highway]] <small>(State Route&nbsp;3)</small>
* [[Yanchep Beach Road]]
}}
| direction_b  = North
| end_b        = {{AUshield|S|60}} [[Indian Ocean Drive]] <small>(State Route&nbsp;60), [[Yanchep]]</small>
| through      = {{WAcity|Tuart Hill|Wanneroo|Yanchep}}
}}

'''Wanneroo Road''' is a {{convert|44|km|adj=on}} arterial highway in the northern suburbs of [[Perth]], Western Australia linking [[Joondanna, Western Australia|Joondanna]] and [[Yokine, Western Australia|Yokine]] in the south with [[Wanneroo]] and [[Yanchep]] in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from [[Charles Street, Perth|Charles Street]] in the inner city and becomes [[Indian Ocean Drive]] up to [[Dongara, Western Australia|Dongara]].

Originally a narrow and often country road with a single lane in each direction it has been periodically widened and (particularly north of Wanneroo) straightened. Around the Carabooda area the road has been realigned. Short sections of the original, narrow road remain providing access to properties and businesses along the road.

The road is also multiplexed with State Routes 81 and 83 for short lengths.

==Route description==
Wanneroo Road is part of State Route 60, as an alternative route to the [[Mitchell Freeway]] (State Route 2) in Perth's northern suburbs. The road's southern terminus is London Street (State Route 61) in [[Joondanna, Western Australia|Joondanna]], where it continues southwards as [[Charles Street (Perth)|Charles Street]], and its northern terminus is at [[Yanchep Beach Road]] in [[Yanchep]], where it continues northwards as [[Indian Ocean Drive]]. Maintained by [[Main Roads Western Australia]], the road is mostly a four-lane dual carriageway (except within [[Balcatta, Western Australia|Balcatta]] where it is six lanes), namely south of Dunstan Road as well as a short section in [[Carabooda, Western Australia|Carabooda]] between Trian Road and Bernard Road South, with the remainder in the outer rural northern suburbs a two-lane single carriageway.

The speed limit is predominantly {{cvt|70|km/h}}; however, it is {{cvt|60|km/h}} south of Royal Street in [[Tuart Hill, Western Australia|Tuart Hill]] and within the [[Wanneroo]] Town Centre, {{cvt|80|km/h}} north of Neerabup Road in [[Neerabup, Western Australia|Neerabup]], and then {{cvt|90|km/h}} north of [[Hester Avenue]] until its terminus in Yanchep.

From its southern terminus to [[Beach Road, Perth|Beach Road]], the road is within the [[City of Stirling]] local government area (LGA), after which it forms the boundary between the [[City of Joondalup]] and [[City of Wanneroo|Wanneroo]] LGAs — this remains as such until Whitfords Avenue, where it is exclusively within the City of Wanneroo for the remainder of its length.

=== Joondanna to Wanneroo ===
Wanneroo Road starts as the continuation of Charles Street from the south at the traffic light Y-intersection at London Street. Commencing within the City of Stirling, it straddles along the suburbs of Joondanna, Tuart Hill, and [[Yokine, Western Australia|Yokine]], encountering traffic light controlled intersections of Cape and Royal Streets. The first intersection with a major road is with [[Morley Drive]], {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} later.

North of Morley Drive, it travels through the suburbs of Balcatta, Westminster, and Nollamara, during which it encounters traffic light controlled intersections at Nollamara Avenue, Amelia Street, Main Street, Balcatta Road, and Victoria Road/Halley Road, eventually reaching a diamond interchange with [[Reid Highway]] following a {{convert|3.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} run along the aforementioned suburbs. Reid Highway runs uninterrupted under Wanneroo Road, where both ramp junctions are controlled by traffic lights.

Wanneroo Road travels along the suburbs of [[Hamersley, Western Australia|Hamersley]] to the west of the road and [[Balga, Western Australia|Balga]] to the east, reaching a traffic light controlled intersection with Beach Road {{convert|1.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} later. Following this intersection the road forms the boundaries of both the City of Joondalup and Wanneroo LGAs. Wanneroo Road then travels through numerous residential suburbs, including [[Girrawheen, Western Australia|Girrawheen]] and [[Madeley, Western Australia|Madeley]], for {{convert|4.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} on approach to the industrial suburb of [[Wangara, Western Australia|Wangara]], intersecting with traffic lights at [[Warwick Road]], [[Marangaroo Drive]], [[Hepburn Avenue]] (near the Kingsway City Shopping Centre), Kingsway, [[Gnangara Road]] and [[Whitfords Avenue]]. Because the T-junctions at Warwick Road and Marangaroo Drive are located within a close distance of each other, Wanneroo Road also carries State Route 81 between those two roads. A similar situation exists with Gnangara Road and Whitfords Avenue, except the short stretch between the two intersections carries State Route 83.

After Whitfords Avenue, the road is exclusively within the City of Wanneroo, travelling along the industrial suburb of Wangara to the east and [[Woodvale, Western Australia|Woodvale]] to the west for around {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}}, where there is evidence of new residential developments. Within Wangara a traffic light controlled T-junction with Prindiville Drive is encountered, before reaching [[Ocean Reef Road]], which is a grade-separated interchange with Wanneroo Road free-flowing over traffic light junctions at Ocean Reef Road.

North of Ocean Reef Road, Wanneroo Road travels along the residential suburbs of Pearsall and Hocking for around {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} before entering the Wanneroo town centre. Running within the town centre for {{convert|1.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} it intersects with Conlan Avenue/Hastings Street (providing access to Wanneroo Central Shopping Centre) and Dundebar Road. The road then travels through the residential suburbs of [[Sinagra, Western Australia|Sinagra]], [[Ashby, Western Australia|Ashby]], and [[Tapping, Western Australia|Tapping]] for {{convert|4.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}, during which it intersects with [[Pinjar Road]] and Wallawa Street at traffic light T-junctions, and eventually reaches [[Joondalup Drive]]. Like Ocean Reef Road, this is a grade-separated interchange, but in a roundabout interchange configuration and Joondalup Drive free-flowing over the Wanneroo Road roundabout.

=== North of Wanneroo ===
After Joondalup Drive, development starts to become more sparse, and transitions from a suburban to rural landscape. Wanneroo Road travels through predominantly bushland in Neerabup (and along some residential development in [[Carramar, Western Australia|Carramar]]) before reaching a traffic light controlled intersection with Flynn Drive and Neerabup Road {{convert|3.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} later. The road continues to travel through Neerabup for {{convert|3.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} before reaching a traffic light controlled T-junction with Hester Avenue. Within that stretch, alongside the road are portions of the original, narrow road that are now access roads for businesses and properties along the route. Now within the suburb of [[Nowergup, Western Australia|Nowergup]], the road reduces to a two-lane single carriageway {{convert|2.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of that intersection, which continues as such until {{convert|400|m|mi|abbr=on}} south of the intersection with Romeo and Karoborup Roads where a four-lane single carriageway reappears. The intersection, on the boundary between Nowergup and [[Carabooda, Western Australia|Carabooda]], is the northernmost signalised intersection on Wanneroo Road, with Romeo Road currently providing the northernmost link to both the [[Mitchell Freeway]] and fellow arterial road [[Marmion Avenue]].

The dual carriage way continues as such for {{convert|4.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} until Bernard Road South, reducing to a single carriageway once again. After about {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}}, Wanneroo Road terminates at a T-junction with Yanchep Beach Road, with the road (and State Route 60) continuing northwards as Indian Ocean Drive to coastal localities beyond the northern limit of the Perth metropolitan area (namely in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region), such as [[Lancelin, Western Australia|Lancelin]], [[Cervantes, Western Australia|Cervantes]], and [[Jurien Bay, Western Australia|Jurien Bay]]. Indian Ocean Drive would eventually reach [[Brand Highway]] as the main route northwards to [[Geraldton]].

==History==
After the enactment of the Road Districts Act 1871, the [[Perth Road Board]] requested that the [[Western Australian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] proclaim eight public thoroughfares through its territory,<ref name=cm82>{{cite book |last= Cooper |first= W.S. |author2=G. McDonald | title= Diversity's Challenge: A History of the City of Stirling |publisher= City of Stirling |year= 1999 | page=82}}</ref> and on 4 June 1872, Road No.3, intended as a route from Perth to Champion Bay (now [[Geraldton]]) via Wanneroo, was published in the Government Gazette.<ref>{{Gazette WA | title = Major Roads | page = 1872:126 | date = 4 June 1872}}</ref> However, the act of proclaiming the road was not contiguous with its development, and progress on surfacing the track occurred at a slow rate.

A proposal to rename the road as "Yanchep Highway" was made in November 1940.<ref name="YanchepHwy 1940">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46750355 |title="YANCHEP-HIGHWAY.". |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=21 November 1940 |access-date=27 November 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The Perth Road Board (now [[City of Stirling]]) was in favour of the proposal, subject to the Wanneroo Road Board (now [[City of Wanneroo]]) renaming their portion of Wanneroo Road,<ref name="YanchepHwy 1940" /> but the Wanneroo Road Board indicated that they would support a name change if it included [[Charles Street, Perth|Charles Street]], in the [[City of Perth|Perth City Council]] area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47308369 |title=PROPOSED YANCHEP HIGHWAY. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=14 February 1941 |access-date=27 November 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> No agreement was reached.

The road represented the western terminus of the eastern section of Reid Highway between 1994 and 1996, when Reid Highway's missing link eventually made it continuous in 1996.

In 2008, the intersection with [[Ocean Reef Road]] ([[List of road routes in Western Australia|SR84]]) was upgraded. A second left turn lane was added for drivers entering Ocean Reef Road westbound from Wanneroo Road from the north, a second right turn lane to enter Ocean Reef Road westbound, and a second left and right turn lane at Ocean Reef Road westbound.

During 2010, Wanneroo Road was duplicated from Wallawa Street to Joondalup Drive. In 2013, traffic lights were installed at Hester Avenue, which was later duplicated in 2017 as part of the Mitchell Freeway extension works.

In December 2010, the state's Geographic Names Committee, on behalf of the [[Shire of Gingin]], requested that the [[City of Wanneroo]] rename the northern section of Wanneroo Road to [[Indian Ocean Drive]]. A motion was put forward at the 14 December 2010 council meeting to rename the section from Yanchep Beach Road north to the intersection of Gingin Brook Road, reasoning that terminating Wanneroo Road at [[Yanchep National Park]] would "be good for tourism". However, Mayor Jon Kelly considered the proposal a "futile and worthless exercise that was tantamount to heresy". Other councillors called it "offensive to the pioneers" of Wanneroo, and wished to retain the name Wanneroo in the area's only main road. An alternative motion stating that the council "does not agree" to renaming the road was passed instead.<ref>{{cite news|title=Forget about renaming Wanneroo Rd|url=http://joondalupweekender.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Forget-about-renaming-Wanneroo-Rd/7579464/|access-date=25 December 2013|newspaper=Joondalup Weekender|date=16 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225090054/http://joondalupweekender.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Forget-about-renaming-Wanneroo-Rd/7579464/|archive-date=25 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, a subsequent renaming request was passed and the name Indian Ocean Drive was extended down to [[Yanchep Beach Road]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Route 60 Indian Ocean Drive |url=https://www.ozroads.com.au/WA/routenumbering/state/60/sr60.htm |website=Ozroads |access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>

During 2016 and 2019, significant portions of the road north of Joondalup Drive were duplicated: the section between Flynn Drive and north of Hall Road during 2016 and 2017 as part of the Mitchell Freeway extension works, and then the section between Joondalup Drive and the Flynn Drive/Neerabup Road intersection between 2018 and 2019. Work also started in 2018 to convert the existing traffic light intersections with [[Ocean Reef Road]] and [[Joondalup Drive]] to grade-separated interchanges, with both works completed by 2020.

==Junctions==

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|LGA_ref=
|location_ref=
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{{AUS-WAint
|LGAspan=10
|LGAC=Stirling
|location_special=[[Joondanna, Western Australia|Joondanna]]–[[Yokine, Western Australia|Yokine]] boundary
|km=0.0
|road={{AUshield|S|61}} London Street (State Route 61){{WAcity|p=on|Leederville|Subiaco|Nedlands}} southwest / {{AUshield|S|60}} Charles Street (State Route 60){{WAcity|p=on|North Perth|Northbridge}} southeast
|notes=Wanneroo Road terminus; road continues south as [[Charles Street, Perth|Charles Street]]; Traffic light controlled y-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|lspan=2
|location_special=[[Tuart Hill, Western Australia|Tuart Hill]]–Yokine boundary
|km=1.0
|road=Cape Street{{WAcity|p=on|Yokine|Tuart Hill|Osborne Park}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=1.6
|road=Royal Street{{WAcity|p=on|Yokine|Tuart Hill|Osborne Park}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Tuart Hill–Yokine–[[Balcatta, Western Australia|Balcatta]]–[[Nollamara, Western Australia|Nollamara]] quadripoint
|km=2.5
|road={{AUshield|S|76}} [[Morley Drive]] (State Route 76){{WAcity|p=on|Karrinyup|Stirling|Morley}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Balcatta–Nollamara boundary
|km=3.2
|road=Nollamara Avenue{{WAcity|p=on|Nollamara|Mirrabooka}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Balcatta–Nollamara–[[Westminster, Western Australia|Westminster]] tripoint
|km=4.3
|road=Amelia Street{{WAcity|p=on|Balcatta|Westminster|Mirrabooka}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|lspan=3
|location_special=Balcatta–Westminster boundary
|km=4.9
|road=Main Street{{WAcity|p=on|Balcatta|Osborne Park}}
|notes=Traffic light controller t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=5.5
|road={{AUshield|S|77}} Balcatta Road (State Route 77){{WAcity|p=on|Balcatta}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=5.7
|road=Halley Road{{WAcity|p=on|Balcatta}} west / Victoria Road{{WAcity|p=on|Westminster}} east
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Balcatta–Westminster–[[Hamersley, Western Australia|Hamersley]]–[[Balga, Western Australia|Balga]] quadripoint
|km=6.0
|road={{AUshield|S|3}} [[Reid Highway]] (State Route 3){{WAcity|p=on|North Beach|Morley|Midland}}
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGA=Stirling–[[City of Joondalup|Joondalup]]–[[City of Wanneroo|Wanneroo]] tripoint
|location_special=Hamersley–Balga–[[Warwick, Western Australia|Warwick]]–[[Girrawheen, Western Australia|Girrawheen]] quadripoint
|km=7.9
|road=[[Beach Road, Perth|Beach Road]]{{WAcity|p=on|Carine|Malaga|Dayton}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGAspan=6
|LGA=Joondalup–Wanneroo boundary
|location_special=Warwick–Girrawheen–[[Greenwood, Western Australia|Greenwood]]–[[Marangaroo, Western Australia|Marangaroo]] quadripoint
|km=8.9
|road={{AUshield|S|81}} [[Warwick Road]] (State Route 81){{WAcity|p=on|Warwick|Duncraig}}
|type=concur
|notes=State Route 81 southern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Greenwood–Marangaroo boundary
|km=9.2
|road={{AUshield|S|81}} [[Marangaroo Drive]] (State Route 81){{WAcity|p=on|Marangaroo|Ballajura}}
|type=concur
|notes=State Route 81 northern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Greenwood–Marangaroo–[[Kingsley, Western Australia|Kingsley]]–[[Madeley, Western Australia|Madeley]] quadripoint
|km=10.4
|road={{AUshield|S|82}} [[Hepburn Avenue]] (State Route 82){{WAcity|p=on|Hillarys|Malaga}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|lspan=2
|location_special=Kingsley–Madeley boundary
|km=11.2
|road=Woodlake Retreat west / Kingsway{{WAcity|p=on|Darch|Landsdale}} east
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=12.3
|road={{AUshield|S|83}} [[Gnangara Road]] (State Route 83){{WAcity|p=on|Wangara|Ellenbrook}}
|type=concur
|notes=State Route 83 southern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Kingsley–Madeley–[[Woodvale, Western Australia|Woodvale]]–[[Wangara, Western Australia|Wangara]] quadripoint
|km=12.7
|road={{AUshield|S|83}} [[Whitfords Avenue]] (State Route 83){{WAcity|p=on|Padbury|Craigie}}
|type=concur
|notes=State Route 83 northern concurrency terminus; Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|LGAspan=11
|LGA=Wanneroo
|location_special=Woodvale–Wangara boundary
|km=13.7
|road=Prindiville Parade{{WAcity|p=on|Wangara}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Woodvale–Wangara–[[Wanneroo, Western Australia|Wanneroo]]–[[Pearsall, Western Australia|Pearsall]] quadripoint
|km=14.7
|road={{AUshield|S|84}} [[Ocean Reef Road]] (State Route 84){{WAcity|p=on|Ocean Reef|Wangara|Ellenbrook}}
|notes=Parclo interchange}}
{{AUS-WAint
|lspan=2
|location_special=Wanneroo
|km=18.4
|road=Hastings Street
|notes=Entrance to Wanneroo Central; Traffic light controlled intersection}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=18.5
|road=Dundebar Road{{WAcity|p=on|Wanneroo}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Wanneroo–[[Sinagra, Western Australia|Sinagra]]–[[Ashby, Western Australia|Ashby]] tripoint
|km=19.8
|road=[[Pinjar Road]]{{WAcity|p=on|Ashby|Tapping|Banksia Grove}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Wanneroo–Ashby boundary
|km=20.3
|road=Wallawa Street
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Wanneroo–[[Tapping, Western Australia|Tapping]]–[[Neerabup, Western Australia|Neerabup]]–[[Carramar, Western Australia|Carramar]] quadripoint
|km=22.9
|road={{AUshield|S|85}} [[Joondalup Drive]] (State Route 85){{WAcity|p=on|Joondalup|Bullsbrook}}
|notes=Roundabout interchange}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Neerabup
|km=26.4
|road=Neerabup Road{{WAcity|p=on|Clarkson|Mindarie}} west / Flynn Drive{{WAcity|p=on|Neerabup|Banksia Grove}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=Neerabup–[[Nowergup, Western Australia|Nowergup]] boundary
|km=29.5
|road=[[Hester Avenue]]{{WAcity|p=on|Ridgewood|Merriwa|Quinns Rocks}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=[[Nowergup, Western Australia|Nowergup]]-[[Carabooda, Western Australia|Carabooda]] boundary
|km=35.2
|road=[[Romeo Road]] west / Karoborup Road east{{WAcity|p=on|Alkimos|Eglinton}}
|notes=Traffic light controlled t-junction}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location=Yanchep
|km=43.6
|road=[[Yanchep Beach Road]]{{WAcity|p=on|Yanchep|Two Rocks}} west / {{AUshield|S|60}} [[Indian Ocean Drive]] (State Route 60){{WAcity|p=on|Guilderton|Lancelin|Jurien Bay}} north
|notes=Northern terminus of Wanneroo Road; Road continues north as [[Indian Ocean Drive]]}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur|Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown}}

==Gallery==
{{commons category}}
<gallery>
File:Wanneroo Road 092 S Westminster Balcatta.jpg|Looking south near Balcatta Road (9&nbsp;km)
File:Wanneroo Road 339 S Nowergup Wattle.jpg|Looking south near Hester Avenue (34&nbsp;km)
File:Wanneroo Road 352 N Nowergup One Tree Hill.jpg|Looking north near One Tree Hill (36&nbsp;km)
File:Wanneroo Road (S from Warwick Road).ogv|View southbound from Warwick Road
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Australian roads}}
* [[Highways in Australia]]
* [[List of highways in Western Australia]]

==References==
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