Hay Street, Sydney

Street in Sydney, Australia

Hay Street New South Wales

Westbound view with Paddy's Markets to the left
General information
Type	Street
Length	700 m (0.4 mi)
Major junctions
Eastern end	Elizabeth Street Sydney CBD
	Castlereagh Street Pitt Street George Street Sussex Street
Western end	Darling Drive Haymarket
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Sydney
Major suburbs	Sydney CBD Haymarket

Hay Street is a 700 metre street in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. It runs east to west from Elizabeth Street to Darling Drive. For much of its length it is traversed by the Inner West Light Rail line.

Description

Hay Street's eastern terminus is at the junction of Elizabeth Street, with its western terminus at the junction with Darling Drive. After passing beneath the City Circle railway viaduct, it passes along the northern side of Belmore Park. At the intersection with Pitt Street, the Inner West Light Rail line cuts in having descended from Central station.^[1] It then passes to the south of the Capitol Theatre to George Street where the Inner West Light Rail crosses the CBD and South East Light Rail. Passing through Haymarket, to the south of Chinatown and the north of Paddy's Markets, it then continues to Darling Drive.^[2]

Notable buildings

References

^ Sydney's Light Rail Under the Wires August 1997 page 22
^ Sydney Light Rail Opens with a Bang Trolley Wire issue 271 November 1997 page 3
^ 181–187 Hay Street Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales)