Wellington Road, South Australia

Wellington Road

Meechi Road

South Australia
Wellington Road, South Australia is located in South Australia
Northwest end
Northwest end
Southeast end
Southeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length31.3 km (19 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B37 (1998–present)
(Mount Barker–Wistow)
Major junctions
Northwest end Adelaide Road
Mount Barker, South Australia
  Long Valley Road
Southeast end Langhorne Creek Road
Langhorne Creek, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionAdelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[2]
Major suburbsMount Barker, Wistow, Woodchester

Wellington Road (and Meechi Road at its south-eastern end) is a South Australian secondary road, connecting Mount Barker with the towns of Wistow, Highland Valley, Woodchester and Langhorne Creek.[3] Its north-western portion has been designated part of route B37.

History

Wellington Road previously served as an early alignment of the Princes Highway some time after it was first declared in South Australia in February 1922,[4] initially defined along the route via now known as Strathalbyn Road from Adelaide via Aldgate, Mylor, Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, Langhorne Creek, crossing the Murray River at Wellington and then continuing along the present route beyond Meningie,[5] By 1928, the route was re-aligned to run through Mount Barker and along Wellington Road via Wistow and Woodchester to Langhorne Creek,[6] although by 1935 this alignment was changed to run via Nairne, Kanmantoo, Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend (along what is now known as the Old Princes Highway).[7]

Major intersections

LGA[8]Location[1][3]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Mount BarkerMount Barker0.00.0 Adelaide Road (B37) – Littlehampton, Hahndorf, to South Eastern FreewayNorthern terminus of road, route B37 continues north along Adelaide Road
Wistow5.53.4 Long Valley Road (B37) – StrathalbynRoute B37 continues south along Long Valley Road
AlexandrinaWoodchester18.711.6Callington Road (north) – Callington
19.312.0Callington Road (south) – StrathalbynName transition: Wellington Road (north), Meechi Road (south)
Langhorne Creek31.319.4 Langhorne Creek Road (B45) – Strathalbyn, WellingtonSouthern terminus of road
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wellington Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "THE PRINCE'S HIGHWAY". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 10 February 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. ^ "PRINCE'S HIGHWAY". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 18 October 1924. p. 9 Edition: Sporting Edition. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. ^ "SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT COUNCILS' ASSOCIATION". The Narracoorte Herald. SA: National Library of Australia. 28 August 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. ^ "519 Men Engaged On Road Work". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 20 June 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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