Manning Road, Perth

Manning Road Western Australia
General information
Type	Road
Length	6.60 km (4.1 mi)[1]
Opened	c. 1948
Route number(s)	State Route 26
Major junctions
East end	Albany Highway (State Route 30), Cannington
	Leach Highway (State Route 7) Centenary Avenue Kent Street
West end	Kwinana Freeway (State Route 2) Canning Highway (State Route 6), Como
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Bentley, Waterford, Karawara, Manning

Manning Road is a 6.6-kilometre-long (4.1 mi) road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Albany Highway in Cannington to Kwinana Freeway in Como.^[1] It forms the entirety of State Route 26.^[2]

Manning Road, along with the suburb of Manning, is named after the Manning family, significant landholders in the early years of the Swan River Colony. Henry Lucius Manning purchased land in the vicinity of Mount Henry (near modern-day Salter Point) in 1840, and likely sent his younger brother Charles Alexander Manning to conduct business on behalf of the family, rather than travel to the colony himself. By around 1866, the Manning^{[clarification needed]} had a large 1,386-acre (561 ha) estate bounded by the Canning River, Henley Street, and Mount Henry. In 1913, the family divided the estate into 27 lots, three of which, near Canning Bridge, became further subdivided into urban lots. The Mannings retained much of the property until 1948, when the state government resumed the land to create a model suburb originally name Manning Park. Manning Road was the name given to Public Road No 123.^[3]

The road's condition was the subject of much public discussion in the 1950s.^[4][5][6][7]

A proposal was drawn in the 1980s to construct a southbound on-ramp at the western terminus with the Kwinana Freeway.^[8] The land requirements were included on the Perth Metropolitan Region Scheme. The City of South Perth considered the ramp a "major priority"^[9] that would increase its road network connectivity, reduce traffic congestion, and improve commuter safety.^[9] In 2001, the City estimated the construction cost to be $1.77 million.^[10] Construction of the ramp commenced in October 2019 at a cost of $35 million.^[11] The ramp opened on the morning of 13 July 2020.^[8]

References

1. "Road Information Mapping System". Main Roads Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
2. Distance book (13 ed.). Main Roads Western Australia. 2013. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-7309-7657-2. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
3. "City of Perth Municipal Heritage Inventory: Origin and Meaning of Street and Place Names" (PDF). City of South Perth. pp. 60–61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2011.
4. "Widening of Manning Road". South Western Advertiser. Perth, Western Australia. 14 February 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 2 September 2014 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
5. "Manning Road causes concern". South Western Advertiser. Perth, Western Australia. 24 July 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 2 September 2014 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
6. ""On The Site" Problem Of Manning Road". South Western Advertiser. Perth, Western Australia. 31 January 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2014 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
7. "Widening Of Manning Road Discussed By Canning Road Board". South Western Advertiser. Perth, Western Australia. 14 June 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2014 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
8. "Media Statements - Opening of time-saving Manning Road on-ramp to Kwinana Freeway". Media Statements WA. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020.
9. Doherty, Sue (11 October 2012). "Manning Road on-ramp". City of South Perth. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
10. "Attachment 9.4.3 Road Rehabilitation – Recommended Programme 2002–2003" (PDF). South Perth Council Meeting. City of South Perth. 22 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
11. "Kwinana Freeway Southbound on-ramp from Manning Road". Main Roads WA. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.