List of highways in South Australia

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South Australia
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General highways map of South Australia
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Highways of south eastern South Australia

South Australia is distinctly divided into two main areas; the well watered and populated southeastern corner and the arid outback for the rest of the state. As a result, highways are concentrated mainly in the southeast. The Eyre Highway to Perth and Stuart Highway to Darwin are the only significant highways for the remaining part of the state. The remaining roads are outback tracks. This is the list of highways in South Australia.

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Road numbering

Since 1955, South Australia had major rural roads numbered as part of national routes and Highways. In 1998/1999 South Australia introduced "Trailblazers" with A, B and M route numbers in the Metropolitan area and tourist areas of Victor Harbor and the Barossa Valley. [1] [2] This system was extended to cover country uouverreas starting in 1999/2000. [3]

These route numbers are used on signs and maps and distinct from the four digit numbers for major roads and eight digit numbers for streets used internally by the Highways Depar Brasil Lixo

Expressways

South Australian expressway
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South Australian expressway
A9 Port River Expressway

In South Australia, expressway may refer to a controlled access highway with no at-grade intersections or a limited access road of slightly lower standard with at-grade intersections at some locations. Currently there are three constructed expressways in Adelaide:

National highways

Metropolitan

Rural

State highways

Metropolitan

Rural

Major arterial roads

Outback tracks

Although not highways as such, unsealed outback tracks form important links to remote communities and areas, the significant ones include;

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">O-Bahn Busway</span> Guided busway in Adelaide, South Australia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Adelaide</span> Transportation network of Adelaide, Australia

The metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia is served by a wide variety of transport. Being centrally located on the Australian mainland, it forms a hub for east–west and north–south routes. The road network includes major expressways such as the Southern Expressway, the South Eastern Freeway, the Port River Expressway, the Northern Expressway and the South Road Superway. The city also has a public transport system managed by Adelaide Metro, consisting of a contracted bus system including the O-Bahn Busway, six metropolitan railway lines, and the Glenelg-Adelaide-Hindmarsh Tram. According to a study conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Adelaide has the highest passenger vehicle travel to work (84%) and the second lowest proportion of people walking to work (2.9%)–something that is being combated by the South Australian government in an effort to increase citizen ridership and use of public transport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropolitan Adelaide Transport Study</span> Abandoned transport scheme for the city of Adelaide

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Port River Expressway is a 5.7-kilometre (3.5 mi) freeway-grade road. The expressway links Port Adelaide and the LeFevre Peninsula across the north-western suburbs of Adelaide to major interstate routes via North-South Motorway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buses in Adelaide</span> Adelaide buses information

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Highway 1 (South Australia)</span>

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Adelaide has two city ring routes, that loop around the Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide, known as the Inner and Outer Ring Routes.

This article describes the highway systems available in selected countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North–South Motorway</span> Motorway in Adelaide, South Australia

The North–South Motorway is a partially complete motorway traversing the inner western suburbs of Adelaide, from Waterloo Corner in the north to Bedford Park in the south. Progressively constructed in stages since 2010, once complete it will replace the adjacent South Road as Adelaide's main north–south roadway. It will form the central section of the North–South Corridor, being flanked north and south by the Northern Expressway and Southern Expressway, respectively. It is designated part of route M2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North–South Corridor, Adelaide</span> Road route in and beyond Adelaide, South Australia

The North–South Corridor is a series of component motorways travelling through Adelaide, South Australia that will eventually form a continuous link from Old Noarlunga in the outer southern metropolitan Adelaide suburbs through to Gawler in northern metropolitan Adelaide, comprising a distance of 78km. Under South Australia's road route system, the corridor is signed as route M2.

Transport in South Australia is provided by a mix of road, rail, sea and air transport. The capital city of Adelaide is the centre to transport in the state. With its population of 1.4 million people, it has the majority of the state's 1.7 million inhabitants. Adelaide has the state's major airport and sea port.

References

  1. "Metropolitan Publications". Department for Transport, Urban Planning and the Arts, Metropolitan Region. Archived from the original on 21 April 2000. Trailblazers is a new route numbering system that guides both local and visiting road users through unfamiliar areas by the most efficient routes. This brochure includes a map illustrating the 19 designated routes in the metropolitan area extending to main tourism locations of Victor Harbour and e name of the road being travelled on, major crossroads being approached and destinations along each leg.
  2. "Where the new routes are". Department for Transport, Urban Planning and the Arts, Transport SA, MetropoliRegion. Archived from the original on 10 September 2002.
  3. Diana Laidlaw (24 June 1999). "Address to Estimates Committee B" (PDF). Hansard. House of Assembly - Estimates Committee B. Parliament of South Australia: 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2012. In terms of each class of output to be delivered by Transport SA in the year 1999-2000, the highlights are as follows: ... extension of the route numbering system across the rural arterial network ...
  4. "Northern Connector Project - Department for Infrastructure and Transport - South Australia".
  5. "South Road Superway".
  6. "Regency Road to Pym Street".
  7. "Torrens Road to River Torrens Project - Department for Infrastructure and Transport - South Australia".
  8. "Torrens to Darlington Project - Depart for Infrastructure and Transport - South Australia".

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