# Davey Street

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Street in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Davey Street Tasmania Part of Davey Street, looking north-east from near Anglesea Barracks General information Type Street Length 2 km (1.2 mi) Route number(s) A6 (Tasman Highway – Southern Outlet) B64 (Southern Outlet – Huon Road) Major junctions East end Brooker Highway / Tasman Highway / Macquarie Street, Hobart Sandy Bay Road / Southern Outlet West end Huon Road / Darcy Street / Lynton Avenue, South Hobart Location(s) Region Hobart

**Davey Street** is a major [one way street](/source/One-way_traffic) passing through the outskirts of the [Hobart central business district](/source/Hobart_central_business_district) in Tasmania, Australia. Davey street is named after [Thomas Davey](/source/Thomas_Davey_(governor)), the first [Governor](/source/Governor_of_Tasmania) of [Van Diemen's Land](/source/Van_Diemen's_Land). The street forms a [one-way couplet](/source/One-way_couplet) with nearby [Macquarie Street](/source/Macquarie_Street%2C_Hobart) connecting traffic from the [Southern Outlet](/source/Southern_Outlet%2C_Hobart) in the south with traffic from the [Tasman Highway](/source/Tasman_Highway) to the east and the [Brooker Highway](/source/Brooker_Highway) to the north of the city. With [annual average daily traffic](/source/Annual_average_daily_traffic) of 37,200 in 2007,[1] it is one of the busier streets in Hobart.

Davey Street is featured as a property in the [Australian](/source/List_of_licensed_and_localized_editions_of_Monopoly%3A_Oceania#Australia) version of *[Monopoly](/source/Monopoly_(game))*.

## History

Historically the [Sullivans Cove](/source/Sullivans_Cove) area of Davey Street was a significantly quieter stretch of road, greatly utilised by shipping activities as part of the former Wapping district. Throughout the 1800s, Several smaller factory buildings facing Davey Street were operated by the [Van Diemen's Land Company](/source/Van_Diemen's_Land_Company) and merchants AG Webster & Son.

The [Hobart Electric Tram Company](/source/Trams_in_Hobart) utilised land with [Campbell Street](/source/Campbell_Street) and Davey Street frontage for their tram depot workshop, commencing 1893. The depot then housed the city's [trolleybuses](/source/Trolleybuses_in_Hobart) from 1935 and from 1955 operated as the original headquarters for [Metro Tasmania](/source/Metro_Tasmania). The main section of the tram terminus was located directly opposite on Macquarie Street and its original offices, store and entrance arches all remain, with the latter being incorporated into newly built structures.

In 1938, a [General Motors](/source/General_Motors) dealership called Nettlefolds was constructed along Hunter Street, intersecting with Davey Street. The dealership contained a large [Art Deco](/source/Art_Deco) commercial building containing a corner tower and neon signage. The site housed a General Motors showroom, bodyworks and service centre specialising in [Vauxhall](/source/Vauxhall_Motors) and [Bedford](/source/Bedford_Vehicles) trucks.[2][3]

On 15 August 1977 it was converted to a [one way street](/source/One-way_traffic).[4] Prior to the construction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the 1980s, Davey Street commenced at Hunter Street. Part of the [Sheraton](/source/Sheraton_Hotels_and_Resorts) masterplan saw Davey Street extended and connected with the newly created Brooker Highway (formally Lower Park Street). This route alteration completely changed the way transit operated in the city, with Davey Street now functioning as one of the city's central transit thoroughfares.

## Route

Prior to the development of the [Hotel Grand Chancellor](/source/Hotel_Grand_Chancellor%2C_Hobart), Davey Street commenced at Hunter Street

Davey street commences close to the historic Royal Engineers Building at an intersection with the [Tasman Highway](/source/Tasman_Highway), the [Brooker Highway](/source/Brooker_Highway) and [Macquarie Street](/source/Macquarie_Street%2C_Hobart). It is four-lane for almost all of its length, providing access to [Salamanca](/source/Salamanca%2C_Tasmania), [Sandy Bay](/source/Sandy_Bay%2C_Tasmania) and the Southern Outlet to [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Tasmania) and [Huonville](/source/Huonville).

Sections of Davey Street's alignment are on reclaimed land on the edge of [Constitution Dock](/source/Constitution_Dock) and [Victoria Dock](/source/Victoria_Dock_(Hobart)) at Sullivan's Cove. It borders two of the city's largest urban parks; [Franklin Square](/source/Franklin_Square%2C_Hobart) and [St David's Park](/source/St_David's_Park).[5]

Prominent buildings in the street include the [Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery](/source/Tasmanian_Museum_%26_Art_Gallery), [Hydro-Electric Commission Building](/source/Hydro-Electric_Commission_Building), the Executive Building (which houses the Department of Premier & Cabinet), the [Hotel Grand Chancellor](/source/Hotel_Grand_Chancellor%2C_Hobart), [Federation Concert Hall](/source/Hotel_Grand_Chancellor%2C_Hobart#Federation_Concert_Hall), the [Hobart Real Tennis Club](/source/Hobart_Real_Tennis_Club), and the former Davey Street [Telstra](/source/Telstra) [exchange](/source/Telephone_exchange) (now apartments).

## Proposed bypass

The current [one-way couplet](/source/One-way_couplet) system between Macquarie Street and Davey Street was first proposed with the publication of the [Hobart Area Transportation Study](/source/Hobart_Area_Transportation_Study) in 1965.[6][7] At the time the couplet system was intended to be a stop gap measure before the then proposed [Northside Freeway](/source/Hobart_Bypass#Northside_Freeway) could be completed. However the proposed freeway was seen as controversial and abandoned. Since the completion of the couplet in 1987, there has been no alternative route between the Southern outlet and the other major arterial roads in Hobart. There has since been several design proposals for a tunnel[8] under the city ranging from [cut and cover](/source/Cut_and_cover) proposals under Davey/Macquarie Streets to large scale bored tunnels running from the Southern Outlet through to the [Tasman Bridge](/source/Tasman_Bridge).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Congestion in Greater Hobart"](http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/?a=110645). [Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources](/source/Department_of_Infrastructure%2C_Energy_%26_Resources). 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Old Hobart Buildings Being Demolished"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29214115). *[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart))*. Vol. CXLVIII, no. 20, 943. Tasmania, Australia. 8 January 1938. p. 13. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Large Motor Bodyworks and Service Station for Hobart"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25497699). *[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart))*. Vol. CXLVIII, no. 21, 050. Tasmania, Australia. 14 May 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Traffic Flow Changes *[Fleetline](/source/Fleetline_(periodical))* issue 30 January 1978 page 22

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Walker, James Backhouse, [*Lantern Slide of St. David's Park, Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania*](http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/3880566), University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, retrieved 26 December 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-study_6-0)** *Hobart Area Transportation Study*. [Hobart](/source/Hobart), Tasmania: Wilbur Smith and Associates. 1965.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dier_7-0)** ["Kingston & Environs Transport Study"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120321164850/http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/pdf/publications/transport_study/Kingston_Environs_Transport_Study.pdf) (PDF). [Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources](/source/Department_of_Infrastructure%2C_Energy_%26_Resources). 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/pdf/publications/transport_study/Kingston_Environs_Transport_Study.pdf) (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Hobart tunnel could be viable says economist"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110221201439/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/03/17/808336.htm). 17 March 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/03/17/808336.htm) on 21 February 2011.

## External links

Media related to [Davey Street, Hobart](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Davey_Street,_Hobart) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Road infrastructure in Tasmania Main highways and roads Highway 1 Bass Highway Brooker Highway Midland Highway Bass Highway Tasman Highway Esk Highway Lake Highway Davey Street Huon Highway Macquarie Street Southern Outlet West Tamar Highway East Tamar Highway Arthur Highway Lyell Highway Murchison Highway Zeehan Highway Minor highways and roads Marlborough Highway Lyell Highway Anthony Road East Derwent Highway South Arm Highway Goodwood Road Domain Highway Gordon River Road Channel Highway Sandy Bay Road Batman Highway Bridges Batman Bridge Blair Street Bridge Bowen Bridge Bridgewater Bridge Jordan River Bridge McGees Bridge Red Bridge Richmond Bridge Ross Bridge Sorell Causeway Tasman Bridge Victoria Bridge, Devonport Victoria Bridge, Launceston Department of State Growth Highways in Tasmania Road routes in Tasmania

v t e Road infrastructure in Greater Hobart Highways Brooker Highway Channel Highway (Kingston Bypass) Domain Highway East Derwent Highway Huon Highway Lyell Highway Midland Highway (Brighton Bypass) South Arm Highway Southern Outlet Tasman Highway Major roads Algona Road Davey Street Goodwood Road Macquarie Street Rosny Hill Road Sandy Bay Road Bridges Bowen Bridge Blair Street Bridge Bridgewater Bridge Jordan River Bridge McGees Bridge Sorell Causeway Tasman Bridge Interchanges Kingston Interchange Lindisfarne Interchange Proposals Bagdad Bypass Eastern Ring Road Hobart Area Transportation Study Hobart Bypass Rokeby Bypass Southern Transport Investment Program Department of State Growth Highways in Hobart Transport in Hobart

v t e Streets of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Hobart CBD Latitudinal West to East: Molle Street Barrack Street Harrington Street Murray Street Elizabeth Street Argyle Street Campbell Street Longitudinal South to North: Davey Street Macquarie Street Collins Street Liverpool Street Bathurst Street Brisbane Street Other Castray Esplanade Hunter Street Salamanca Place Greater Hobart Brooker Avenue Burnett Street Derwent Park Road Elwick Road Hampden Road Kelly Street Lampton Avenue Main Road New Town Road Sandy Bay Road Streets in Hobart Transport in Hobart

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