Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Spencer Road & Fremantle Road (State Route 36)

Statistics:

• Length: 8 km
• Northern Terminus: Nicholson Rd (SR31) at Langford
• Southern Terminus: Albany Hwy (SR30) at Gosnells
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Gosnells, Huntingdale, Thornlie and Langford

Route Numbering:

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General Information:

State route 36 is a short arterial route serving mostly residential areas in Perth's southeast. It's a mix of single and dual carriageway standard.

History:

• 1907: Horticulturalist, Mr Oscar Lauterbach, started a personal project to beautify the road reserve on Fremantle Road from Albany Highway through to Hicks Street. His property straddled this area. He did this to commemorate the creation of the Gosnells Road Board. He planted six Moreton Bay fig trees, plus some gum trees. 1
• 1970s: Fremantle Rd upgraded to dual carriageway. 1
• June 2005: Railway overpass at Thornlie opened to traffic. 2

Preview:	Description:
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign, heading southwest on Nicholson Rd (SR31) at Langford, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Langford Avenue: Spencer Rd approaching Langford Av at Langford, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Wilfred Road & Southdown Place: Spencer Rd at Thornlie looking southeast, approaching Wilfred Rd and Southdown Pl, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Thornlie Station: Approaching the junction with Thornlie Railway Station at Thornlie, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Thornie Station Junction: Corner of Spencer Rd and Thornlie Railway Station at Thornlie, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: SR36 trailblazer assembly at the junction with Yale Rd and Spring Rd in Thornlie, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Thornlie Avenue: Spencer Rd, travelling southeast, approaching Thornlie Avenue at Thornlie, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Hume Road Intersection: Corner of Spencer Rd and Hume Rd in Thornlie, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: SR36 trailblazer at Thornlie, after the Hume Road intersection, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Burslem Drive & Warton Road: Spencer Rd approaching Burslem Drive & Warton Rd in Thornlie, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Fremantle Road: Spencer Road at Gosnells approaching Fremantle Rd, SR36 turns left at this roundabout, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching George Street: Fremantle Rd approaching George St in Gosnells, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Homestead Road & Hartley Street: Fremantle Rd approaching Homestead Rd & Hartley St at Gosnells, looking eastbound, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Level Crossing: Railway level crossing near Wheatley Street in Gosnells, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Albany Highway: Fremantle Rd at Gosnells, near Lissiman St, approaching Albany Hwy (SR30), July 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Albany Highway Junction: Corner of Fremantle Rd (SR36) and Albany Hwy (SR30) at Gosnells, July 2009. Image © Paul Rands

1 City of Gosnells, Municipal Heritage Inventory, LGA Place No: G26(a,) Moreton Bay Fig Trees
2 Government of Western Australia, Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Ministerial Media Statement, Thornlie Railway Station to be opened, 21 June 2005.