dˈiːlˈɛvɛlənd stɹˈiːt kəmˈɛnsᵻz æɾ ɪts ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð sˈɪɾi ɹˈoʊd ɪn ænd hˈɛdz ɪn ɐn ˈiːstɚli dᵻɹˈɛkʃən æz ɐ fˈoːɹlˈeɪn, sˈɪŋɡəl kˈæɹɪdʒwˌeɪ ɹˈoʊd θɹˈuː , ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪnz bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɛntɹəl ænd ɹˈɛdfɚn stˈeɪʃənz ænd ˈiːst θɹˈuː , kɹˈɔsɪŋ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ ænd sˈaʊθ dˈɑːɹlɪŋ stɹˈiːt, tʊ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð ˈænzæk pɚɹˈeɪd ænd lˈæŋ ɹˈoʊd, .
Dleveland Street commences at its intersection with City Road in  and heads in an easterly direction as a four-lane, single carriageway road through , over the railway lines between Central and Redfern stations and east through , crossing the Eastern Distributor and South Darling Street, to eventually terminate at the intersection with Anzac Parade and Lang Road, .