Franklin Street, Adelaide

Franklin Street South Australia
Franklin Street, looking west from King William Street
General information
Type	Street
Length	1.1 km (0.7 mi)
Opened	1837
Major junctions
Eastern end	King William Street, Victoria Square
	Morphett Street
Western end	West Terrace

Franklin Street is a main street in the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.

Franklin Street terminates at its western end at West Terrace. The eastern end merges into the northern edge of Victoria Square and continues across King William Street as Flinders Street. It is the location of the Adelaide General Post Office, the former Maughan Uniting Church, Eynesbury College, the interstate bus terminal, and various companies.

The street was named on 23 May 1837 in honour of John Franklin, Arctic explorer and Governor of Tasmania.

2011 redevelopment

In 2011, the street commenced a mid-scale redevelopment of four major buildings:

• 50m 71-83 Franklin Street [Approved-2014]
• 67m 42-56 Franklin Street [Approved-2013]
• 72m City Central 8 [U/C- 2012]
• 73m 58-76 Franklin Street [U/C-2014]

Gallery

• 
  Adelaide GPO
  (General Post Office)
• 
  Eynesbury College
• 
  Maughan Church, 1896
• 
  Maughan Church, 2010 (Built 1965)
• 
  Maughan Uniting Church, 2014. Demolished in 2016.
• 
  Publisher 2012 - built 1914.
• 
  The first Tesla Superchargers in South Australia.

See also

Australian Roads portal