Elizabeth Street, Brisbane

Elizabeth Street Queensland
Elizabeth Street from Creek Street intersection.
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General information
Type	Street
Location	Brisbane

Elizabeth Street in Brisbane, Australia is a major street in the centre of the city. The street was established at the beginning of settlement in Brisbane as a penal colony. Most of the street is fronted by low-level retail outlets, with an increase in mixed use skyscrapers being recently constructed.

Major shopping arcades on Elizabeth Street include The Myer Centre, Marcarthur Central and the Elizabeth Arcade. The Brisbane Hilton hotel has it main entrance on Elizabeth Street. The offices at Central Plaza Two have their entrance at the easterly end or downtown part of the street.

There is good pedestrian access around the street, such as pathways near the General Post Office and to access to the Queen Street bus station via the Myer Centre. The street runs parallel to the city's central mall to the south of Queen Street. To ease congestion in the Brisbane central business district traffic direction is one-way from west to east.

At the top of road nearest the Brisbane River is William Street and exit ramps from the Riverside Expressway. Between this intersection and George Street is the Queens Gardens, a small open park. Adjacent to this is the Treasury Building and the Conrad Treasury Casino, which is open 24 hours a day.

Elizabeth Street was one of various Brisbane locations used in the filming of the 2015 motion picture San Andreas (film). The street was used to represent downtown San Francisco after a major earthquake struck the city, with over 300 extras participating in the shooting of the scene.

Heritage listings

Elizabeth Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 171 Elizabeth Street: Heckelmanns Building
• 179 Elizabeth Street: Tara House (Irish Club)
• 249 Elizabeth Street: Old St Stephens Church
• 259-269 Elizabeth Street: St Stephens Catholic Cathedral
• 283 Elizabeth Street: Telecommunications House
• Sections of Albert St, George St, William St, North Quay, Queen's Wharf Rd: Early Streets of Brisbane (includes land now on Elizabeth Street)
• 144 George Street: Queens Gardens (on the corner of Elizabeth Street)
• 167 Albert Street: Perry House (on the corner of Elizabeth Street)
• 171 George Street: Family Services Building (on the corner of Elizabeth Street)
• 179 - 191 George Street: Hunters Buildings (Treasury Chambers, St Francis House & Symons Building), a L-shaped building which fronts both George and Elizabeth Streets

Major intersections

• Riverside Expressway
• William Street
• George Street
• Albert Street
• Edward Street
• Creek Street
• Eagle Street

See also

• Adelaide Street
• Ann Street
• Charlotte Street
• Mary Street
• Margaret Street

External links

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