Torrens Road

Torrens Road

South Australia
Torrens Road, Ridleyton
Map
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
LocationAdelaide
Length8.4 km (5.2 mi)[1]
Route number(s) A22 (1998–present)
(through Ovingham)
Major junctions
Southeast endJeffcott Road
Ovingham, Adelaide
 
Northwest endNo through road
Rosewater, Adelaide
Location(s)
RegionWestern Adelaide[2]
Major suburbsBowden, Renown Park, Brompton, Ridleyton, Croydon, West Croydon, Croydon Park, Kilkenny, Woodville Park, Woodville North, Woodville, Cheltenham, Pennington

Torrens Road is an arterial road in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia.[3] The road is aligned southeast to northwest and is parallel with Port Road for most of its length.

Route

It commences at the City Ring Route along the edge of North Adelaide, and heads northwest. Major roads that intersect Torrens Road include Churchill Road (A22), South Road, and Regency Road. It meets the Outer Harbor railway line in Rosewater, and ceases a short distance later, a couple of hundred metres south of Grand Junction Road (A16).

The short section between Park Terrace and Churchill Road at the southeastern end of Torrens Road is designated route A22, which then follows Churchill Road. An overpass of the Gawler and Port Augusta railways is currently under construction to eliminate the level crossing; it sees an average of 23,000 vehicles a day, and the level crossing gates can be down for 22% of the time during peak hours.[4]

The former Cheltenham Park Racecourse (now the residential suburb of St Clair) and Armada Arndale Shopping Centre are both located on Torrens Road.

Major intersections

LGA[5]Location[1][6]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Adelaide–Charles Sturt–Prospect tripointNorth Adelaide–Ovingham–Fitzroy tripoint0.00.0Jeffcott Road – North AdelaideSoutheastern terminus of road and route A22
Park Terrace (R1 southwest) – Bowden, Thebarton
Fitzroy Terrace (R1 east) – Medindie, Kent Town
Charles Sturt–Prospect boundaryOvingham0.350.22 Churchill Road – CavanRoute A22 continues north along Churchill Road
Ovingham–Brompton–Renown Park tripoint0.450.28Gawler and Adelaide–Port Augusta SG railway lines
Charles SturtRenown Park–Ridleyton–Croydon tripoint2.01.2South Road – Regency Park, HindmarshAccess to North–South Motorway via South Road
Kilkenny–Woodville Park boundary4.22.6Regency Road (east) – Prospect, Hampstead Gardens
David Terrace (south) – Woodville Park
Kilkenny–Woodville Park–Woodville–Woodville North quadripoint4.52.8Hanson Road – Woodville North, Wingfield
Pennington–St Clair–Cheltenham tripoint6.74.2Addison Road (north) – Pennington
Cheltenham Parade (south) – St Clair
Port Adelaide EnfieldRosewater–Alberton boundary7.64.7Newcastle Street (north) – Rosewater
Rosewater8.45.2No through roadEnds inside fork of Dry Creek and Outer Harbor railway line junction to Port Adelaide
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Torrens Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
  4. ^ "Ovingham Level Crossing Removal". Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.



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