Map showing the route of the now-underground creek which gives Creek Street, Brisbane its name, 2015
In 2008 it was announced that the Brisbane City Council was going to convert the street into a two-way road to improve traffic flow in the CBD as part of its Town Reach project. Doubts emerged later in the year due to cost blowouts and traffic planners who questioned the new design's effectiveness.[5] After traffic tests proved the new design was not feasible, the plan was put on hold indefinitely.[6]
Heritage listingsedit
Creek Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The street is part of the emerging financial district known as the "Golden Triangle". The street is lined with a wall of skyscrapers of 100m or more in height including:
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one. Please improve this article if you can.(December 2021)
^ abNowland, Harrie (1926). "Streets of Brisbane". Sunday Mail (Brisbane). Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^Meston, Archibald. "Archibald Meston recalls Brisbane Creeks and Victoria Bridge". brisbanehistory.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^e-CBD. "Maps of Brisbane". e-CBD. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^My Student Guide. . My Student Guide. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^Tony Moore (28 October 2008). "CBD road project faces blowout". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^Tony Moore (19 February 2009). "$6.8m Brisbane traffic plan up the Creek". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^"St Andrews Uniting Church (entry 600086)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^"National Australia Bank (entry 600153)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^"Eagle Street Fig Trees (entry 602440)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
External linksedit
Media related to Creek Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons
January 01, 1970
creek, street, brisbane, coordinates, using, openstreetmap, download, coordinates, coordinates, primary, coordinates, secondary, coordinates, creek, street, major, street, central, business, district, brisbane, queensland, australia, street, follows, south, no. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Creek Street is a major street in the central business district of Brisbane Queensland Australia The street follows a one way south north direction starting at the beginning of Charlotte Street and cutting through Elizabeth Street Queen Street Adelaide Street and Ann Street before coming to an end at Turbot Street in the northern end of the CBD Creek Street was named for the filled in creek over which it was constructed 1 2 and is an exception to the convention of parallel streets in the CBD being named after male royals 1 3 4 Creek StreetQueenslandCreek Street from Queen Street intersection Creek StreetCoordinates27 27 59 S 153 01 41 E 27 466456 S 153 028086 E 27 466456 153 028086 Creek Street General informationTypeStreetLocationBrisbane Contents 1 History 2 Heritage listings 3 Financial district 4 Major intersections 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Map showing the route of the now underground creek which gives Creek Street Brisbane its name 2015 In 2008 it was announced that the Brisbane City Council was going to convert the street into a two way road to improve traffic flow in the CBD as part of its Town Reach project Doubts emerged later in the year due to cost blowouts and traffic planners who questioned the new design s effectiveness 5 After traffic tests proved the new design was not feasible the plan was put on hold indefinitely 6 Heritage listings editCreek Street has a number of heritage listed sites including 131 Creek Street 27 27 56 S 153 01 39 E 27 4655 S 153 0275 E 27 4655 153 0275 St Andrews Uniting Church St Andrews Uniting Church 7 308 Queen Street corner of Creek Street 27 28 01 S 153 01 42 E 27 467 S 153 0282 E 27 467 153 0282 National Australia Bank National Australia Bank 8 Eagle Street corner of Creek Street 27 28 04 S 153 01 47 E 27 4677 S 153 0296 E 27 4677 153 0296 Eagle Street Fig Trees Eagle Street Fig Trees 9 Financial district editThe street is part of the emerging financial district known as the Golden Triangle The street is lined with a wall of skyscrapers of 100m or more in height including Comalco Place Central Plaza 1 27 28 01 S 153 01 45 E 27 46706 S 153 0291117 E 27 46706 153 0291117 Central Plaza 1 NAB HouseMajor intersections editThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one Please improve this article if you can December 2021 Charlotte Street Eagle Street Elizabeth Street Queen Street Adelaide Street Ann Street Turbot Street Wickham TerraceSee also edit nbsp Australian Roads portal nbsp Queensland portal Alice Street Margaret StreetReferences edit a b Nowland Harrie 1926 Streets of Brisbane Sunday Mail Brisbane Retrieved 28 September 2013 Meston Archibald Archibald Meston recalls Brisbane Creeks and Victoria Bridge brisbanehistory com Retrieved 28 September 2013 e CBD Maps of Brisbane e CBD Retrieved 28 September 2013 My Student Guide Brisbane Queensland My Student Guide Archived from the original on 13 September 2013 Retrieved 28 September 2013 Tony Moore 28 October 2008 CBD road project faces blowout Brisbane Times Fairfax Digital Retrieved 25 October 2009 Tony Moore 19 February 2009 6 8m Brisbane traffic plan up the Creek Brisbane Times Fairfax Digital Retrieved 25 October 2009 St Andrews Uniting Church entry 600086 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 19 June 2013 National Australia Bank entry 600153 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 1 August 2014 Eagle Street Fig Trees entry 602440 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 1 August 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Creek Street Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Creek Street Brisbane amp oldid 1058647133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
