Vulture Street, Brisbane

Vulture Street is a road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It connects the inner southern suburbs. Its eastern segment is known as Vulture Street East.

Vulture Street Queensland
Intersection of Stanley Street (left and center) and Vulture Street (right) before the construction of the new Queensland Children's Hospital
General information
Type	Road
Length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 10 (Stanley St–Cordelia St) State Route 41 (Dock St, S. Brisbane–Vulture St E, E. Brisbane)
Major junctions
West end	Montague Road West End, near Davies Park
East end	Vulture Street East (State Route 41), East Brisbane, near the Gabba
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane
Major suburbs	West End, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, East Brisbane

OpenStreetMap - Vulture Street, 2015

Geography

Vulture Street commences at a junction with Montague Road, West End (27°28′48″S 153°00′19″E / 27.4801°S 153.0052°E / -27.4801; 153.0052 (Vulture Street, West End)) and then travels east through West End, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and East Brisbane, where it terminates at a junction at Stanley Terrace (27°29′13″S 153°03′00″E / 27.4870°S 153.0501°E / -27.4870; 153.0501 (Vulture Street East, East Brisbane)) being unable to go further east due to Norman Creek. It is known as Vulture Street East from east of the intersection with Wellington Road in East Brisbane. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long.^[1]

Significant landmarks and junctions

Vulture Street has a number of significant landmarks and junctions, including (from west to east):

• 24: West End State School
• 150: Brisbane State High School

intersection with Gladstone Road and Ernest Street

• 160: St Andrews Anglican Church

overbridge across the Beenleigh and Cleveland railway lines

• 253: Somerville House
• South Brisbane Memorial Park
• 263: South Brisbane Town Hall (now owned by Somerville House)

intersection with Stanley Street

• former South Brisbane Library
• Mater Private Hospital

overbridge across the Pacific Motorway

• 330: St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral

intersection with Main Street

• The Brisbane Cricket Ground, more commonly known as the Gabba
• East Brisbane State School

intersection with Wellington Road (becomes Vulture Street East)

• 554: St Paul's Anglican Church

Major intersections

The entire road is in the Brisbane local government area.^[2]

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
West End	0	0.0	Montague Road – north – South Brisbane / south – East Brisbane	Western end of Vulture Street
	0.7	0.43	Boundary Street – north – South Brisbane / south – Highgate Hill
South Brisbane	1.5	0.93	Cordelia Street – (State Route 10) – north – South Brisbane	Western concurrency terminus with State Route 10.
	1.6	0.99	Merivale Street – (State Route 10) – north – South Brisbane	No access westbound from Merivale Street
	2.1	1.3	Stanley Street – (State Route 10), (State Route 41) – south–east – Woolloongabba / Dock Street – north – Kangaroo Point Cliffs / Graham Street – south–west – Queensland Children's Hospital	Eastern concurrency terminus with State Route 10, Western terminus of State Route 41.
Woolloongabba – Kangaroo Point boundary	2.6– 2.9	1.6– 1.8	Pacific Motorway — north–west – Brisbane City / south–east – Greenslopes	Exit only to Vulture Street eastbound from Pacific Motorway southbound
	3.1	1.9	Main Street (State Route 15) – north – Kangaroo Point / south – Annerley
Woolloongabba – East Brisbane boundary	3.5	2.2	Vulture Street East (State Route 41) – east – East Brisbane /   Wellington Road – north – East Brisbane / south – Stones Corner	Eastern end of Vulture Street.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

v t e Vulture Street
Vulture Street East         Wellington Road     The Gabba       Duke Street         Main Street     Pacific Mwy off-ramp       Lahey Lane           Leopard Street       Pacific Motorway off-ramp to Stanley Street                 Pacific Motorway         Pacific Motorway on-ramp from Stanley Street                     Allen Street     Water Street     Christie Street             South East Busway to Mater Hill busway station             Stanley Street                 Dock Street/Graham Street         Grey Street             Gold Coast line South Bank ↔︎ Park Road       Stephens Road         South East Busway to South Bank busway station         Merivale Street                   Tribune Street       Cordelia Street         Ernest Street/Gladsone Road   Local Road Connections       Edmondstone Street       Hampsted Road     Sorrento Lane       Browning Street/Appel Street     Franklin Street       Besant Street       O'Connell Street     Sussex Street         Boundary Street   Local Road Connections       Thomas Street     Amy Street     Princhester Street     Cambridge Street     Exeter Street     Bond Street     Turin Street     Paris Street         Hardgrave Road         Montague Road

In popular culture

The rock band Powderfinger produced an album Vulture Street which was named after the band's first recording studio in Vulture Street, West End.^[3]

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vulture Street, Brisbane.

1. "Vulture Street". Google Maps.
2. Google (22 September 2023). "Vulture Street, Brisbane" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
3. "Powderfinger". rage (TV program). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2015.