| Road Name: | Loftus Street |
| State: | wa |
| Type: | road |
| Length: | 2.3 |
| Route: | State Route 61 |
| Direction A: | South |
| End A: | Thomas Street, (State Route 61), |
| Direction B: | North |
| End B: | London Street, (State Route 61), |
Loftus Street is a major north–south road in the Perth suburbs of and, connecting London Street with Thomas Street. These roads, together with Winthrop Avenue further south, form State Route 61,[1] which links with and .
Loftus Street appears on maps as far back as 1894.[2] In 1926, it was widened to accommodate the increasing number of motorised vehicles.[3] [4]
The section between Vincent Street and Anzac Road was reconstructed in 1927.[5]
Loftus Street's southern terminus is a traffic light controlled intersection with Thomas Street and Railway Parade in . The road proceeds north-easterly as a six lane dual carriageway. After 200m (700feet) there is an overpass bridging the Mitchell Freeway, with intersections at each end of the bridge. These are with Graham Farmer Freeway interchange ramps to the east, and Cambridge Street and Leederville Parade to the west. Following its intersection with Vincent Street after 600m (2,000feet), the road turns north with only four lanes It remains as a dual carriage for 300m (1,000feet), before narrowing to a single carriageway road. Loftus Street reaches its northern terminus 1.1km (00.7miles) further north, at its intersection with London Street and Scarborough Beach Road.
There are various community facilities at the corner of Vincent and Loftus Streets, including the City of Vincent's Administration & Civic Centre[6] and public library,[7] the Loftus Recreation Centre,[8] and the Loftus Community Centre.[9]
All intersections listed are controlled by traffic lights unless otherwise indicated.