Wright Street

Key Information

Wright Street South Australia
Wright Street, looking east
West end East end
Coordinates	34°55′56″S 138°35′17″E / 34.932127°S 138.588073°E / -34.932127; 138.588073 (West end) 34°55′53″S 138°36′01″E / 34.931519°S 138.600161°E / -34.931519; 138.600161 (East end)
General information
Type	Street
Location	Adelaide city centre
Length	1.1 km (0.7 mi)[1]
Opened	1837
Major junctions
West end	West Terrace Adelaide
	Whitmore Square Morphett Street
East end	King William Street Adelaide
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Adelaide
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Wright Street is an east–west street in the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.^[2][3] Among the buildings on Wright Street is the Juvenile Court.

The street was named after John Wright, a financier who was appointed a Colonial Commissioner of SA in May 1835.^[4]

1. ^ "Wright Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
2. ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
3. ^ Map Archived 25 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
4. ^ History of Adelaide Through Street Names, www.historysouthaustralia.net.

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