Alice Street, Brisbane

Alice Street Queensland
Alice Street from Edward Street intersection.
Alice Street
Coordinates	27.474104°S 153.02806°E / -27.474104; 153.02806
General information
Type	Street
Location	Brisbane
Length	550 m (0.3 mi)[1]

Alice Street is a street in the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. It is the most southern major road in the city's central business district, running parallel to the other female-named streets in the city. It was named after Princess Alice of the United Kingdom.^[2]

Geography

In a pocket of land between a curve of the Brisbane River and Alice Street is the City Botanic Gardens and Parliament House. Access to the Gardens Point QUT campus and the Riverside Expressway is provided at the western end of the street.

The male-named streets from William Street to Edward Street end at intersections with Alice Street.

History

Alice Street is one of the earliest streets in Brisbane.^[3]

Brisbane Ferries operated from the eastern end as early as the 1860s.

Heritage listings

Alice Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Parliament House, 69 Alice Street^[4]
• City Botanic Gardens, 147 Alice Street^[5]
• Britannia Foundry, 210 Alice Street^[6]
• Old Mineral House, 2 Edward Street (corner of Alice Street)^[7]
• Early Streets of Brisbane, sections of Albert Street, George Stree, William Street, North Quay, and Queen's Wharf Road^[8]

Major intersections

• Riverside Expressway
• William Street
• George Street
• Albert Street
• Edward Street

See also

Australian Roads portal

References

1. "Alice Street, Brisbane" (Map). Google Maps. 12 May 2018.
2. "What's the story behind the men's and women's street names in Brisbane's CBD?". ABC News. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. "Early Streets of Brisbane (entry 645611)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
4. "Parliament House (entry 600069)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
5. "Brisbane Botanic Gardens (entry 600067)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
6. "Public Works Depot (entry 600068)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
7. "Old Mineral House (entry 600092)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
8. "Early Streets of Brisbane (entry 700011)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

External links

Media related to Alice Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons