Jeffcott Street

Street in North Adelaide, South Australia

North end

South end

Coordinates

34°54′11″S 138°35′24″E / 34.902970°S 138.589976°E / -34.902970; 138.589976 (North end)
34°54′46″S 138°35′36″E / 34.912661°S 138.593456°E / -34.912661; 138.593456 (South end)

General informationTypeStreetLocationNorth AdelaideLength1.2 km (0.7 mi)^[1]Opened1837Major junctionsNorth endJeffcott Road
North Adelaide Wellington SquareSouth endMontefiore Road
North AdelaideLocation(s)LGA(s)City of Adelaide

Jeffcott Street is a north–south street through the largest section of North Adelaide, South Australia.

Route

It goes around the sides of Wellington Square. The southern end continues south as Montefiore Road over a bridge over the River Torrens and Adelaide Metro railyards to connect with the northern end of Morphett Street.

History

Jeffcott Street was named in 1837 at a meeting to set street names after John Jeffcott, the first judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia and one of the members of the committee.^[2]

The Montefiore Road bridge below Jeffcott street is the latest of many on the site.^[3]

In 2019, Jeffcott street's powerlines were put underground with funding from the Power Line Environment Committee.^[4]

References

^ Google (1 June 2022). "Jeffcott Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Advertising". South Australian Gazette And Colonial Register. Vol. I, no. 2. South Australia. 3 June 1837. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Adelaide – Bridges". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ Hamilton, Kevin. "PLEC Annual Report 2017-18" (PDF). Power Line Environment Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2023.