Street in Brisbane, Queensland
Alice Street is a street in the Brisbane CBD , Queensland , Australia. It is the most southern major road in the city's central business district , running parallel to the other female-named streets in the city. It was named after Princess Alice of the United Kingdom .[ 2]
Geography
In a pocket of land between a curve of the Brisbane River and Alice Street is the City Botanic Gardens and Parliament House . Access to the Gardens Point QUT campus and the Riverside Expressway is provided at the western end of the street.
The male-named streets from William Street to Edward Street end at intersections with Alice Street.
History
Alice Street is one of the earliest streets in Brisbane .[ 3]
Brisbane Ferries operated from the eastern end as early as the 1860s.
Heritage listings
Alice Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Major intersections
See also
Australian Roads portal
References
External links
Media related to Alice Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons
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