Carrington Street, Adelaide

Carrington Street is a street in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide,[4] South Australia. It runs east-west, from East Terrace to King William Street, blocked at Hutt Street and crossing Pulteney Street at Hurtle Square. It is one of the narrow streets of the Adelaide grid, at 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m) wide.

Carrington Street South Australia
This row of terraced houses in Carrington Street was constructed in 1880 for Charles Wylde, a draper, and is one of the largest terraces erected in Adelaide. It was designed by Daniel Garlick and constructed using bluestone (slate) from Mitcham.[1][2]
Adelaide city centre
west end east end
Coordinates	34.9315°S 138.6002°E (west end) 34.9307°S 138.6168°E (east end)
General information
Type	Street
Location	Adelaide
Length	1.5 km (0.9 mi)[3]
Major junctions
west end	King William Street
east end	East Terrace
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Adelaide

Carrington Street was named on 23 May 1837 after John Abel Smith (Lord Carrington), a member of the National Colonisation Society of 1830.[5]

Junction list

Location	km[3]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Adelaide city centre	0	0.0	Victoria Square, King William Street	Continues as Wright Street
	0.55	0.34	Pulteney Street	On northern edge of Hurtle Square
	0.75	0.47	Regent Street North	North side only. Cyclists may continue to Regent Street South.
	1.1	0.68	Hutt Street	Median strip in Hutt Street prevents through traffic on Carrington Street
	1.5	0.93	East Terrace
	1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

 Australian Roads portal

References

1. Albert Terrace, Australian Terrace Houses. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
2. Australian Heritage Database, Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
3. Google (11 December 2016). "Carrington Street, Adelaide" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
4. 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
5. "History of Adelaide Through Street Names - Streets Named on the 23rd May, 1837". 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.