Kent Street, Sydney

Kent Street is a street in Sydney, Australia. Originally named Soldiers Back Row, it was renamed Kent Street after the Duke of Kent.^[1][2]

Kent Street, Sydney New South Wales
General information
Type	Street
Length	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Major junctions
Southern end	Liverpool Street Sydney CBD
	Druitt Street Bathurst Street Market Street King Street Erskine Street Margaret Street Argyle Street
Northern end	Windmill Street Millers Point, Sydney

Kent Street runs south–north from Liverpool Street in the Sydney central business district to Windmill Street in Millers Point. Originally a two way road throughout, in connection with the opening of the Western Distributor, on 27 July 1980 the section between Liverpool and Erskine streets was converted to one way in a northerly direction.^[3]

References

1. The Names of Sydney: Circular Quay Pocket Guide to Sydney
2. History The Barracks
3. Opening of New Section of North Western Freeway Main Roads January 1981 page 14

External links

Media related to Kent Street, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons