Greenhill Road

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Greenhill Road

Greenhill Road
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Location Adelaide
Length27.7 km (17 mi) [1]
Route number(s)
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route R1.svg(2017–present)
    (Keswick–Glenside)
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route B26.svg(2019–present)
    (Glenside–Balhannah)
Former
route number
AUS Alphanumeric Route A21.svg(1998–2017)
(Wayside–Glenside)
Major junctions
West endAUS Alphanumeric Route R1.svg Richmond Road
Keswick, Adelaide
 
East endAUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg Onkaparinga Valley Road
Balhannah, South Australia
Location(s)
Region Eastern Adelaide, Adelaide Hills [2]
Major suburbs Parkside, Glenside, Burnside, Greenhill, Uraidla, Carey Gully

Greenhill Road is a major road in Adelaide, South Australia, [3] that provides a connection to the eastern and hills suburbs. Its western section, running along the south side of Adelaide Parklands, forms part of Adelaide's City Ring Route.

Contents

Route

The eastern end of Greenhill Road is in Balhannah in the Adelaide Hills. It winds through Carey Gully, Uraidla, Summertown and Greenhill as a two-lane road.

In the metropolitan area, it is four lanes and passes by the City of Burnside suburbs of Burnside, Hazelwood Park, Linden Park, Tusmore, Toorak Gardens, Dulwich and Glenside until it reaches the edge of the Adelaide Parklands. The road then expands to six lanes and heads past Eastwood and the City of Unley suburbs of Parkside, Unley and Wayville as part of the City Ring Route. This section was originally designated "Park Terrace". [4]

Greenhill Road continues west as Richmond Road from the intersection of Anzac Highway.

Major intersections

LGA [5] Location [1] [6] km [1] miDestinationsNotes
AdelaideUnley boundary AdelaideWayville boundary0.00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route R1.svg Richmond Road (R1)  Richmond Route R1 continues west as Richmond Road
AUS Alphanumeric Route A5.svg Anzac Highway (A5 southwest, unallocated northeast) – Adelaide CBD, Glenelg
0.50.31 Goodwood RoadAdelaide CBD, Hindmarsh
1.00.62Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue – Adelaide CBD
AdelaideWayvilleUnley tripoint1.50.93 Glenelg tram line
AdelaideUnley boundary1.60.99 Peacock Road (north) – Adelaide CBD
King William Road (south)  Unley Park
AdelaideUnleyParkside tripoint2.11.3AUS Alphanumeric Route B29.svg Unley Road (B29 south, unallocated north) – Adelaide CBD, Belair
AdelaideParkside boundary2.71.7Hutt Road (north) – Adelaide CBD
George Street (south)  Parkside
AdelaideUnleyBurnside tripoint AdelaideParksideEastwood tripoint2.91.8 Glen Osmond RoadAdelaide CBD, Glen Osmond
AdelaideBurnside boundary EastwoodGlensideDulwich 3.72.3AUS Alphanumeric Route R1.svgAUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg Fullarton Road (R1 north, A1 south)  North Adelaide, Norwood, Springfield Route R1 continues north along Fullarton Road
Western terminus of route B26
Burnside Toorak GardensTusmoreLinden ParkGlenside quadripoint5.43.4AUS Alphanumeric Route A17.svg Portrush Road (A17)  Northfield, Payneham, Glen Osmond
Hazelwood ParkBurnside boundary7.04.3Glynburn Road  Hectorville, Beaumont
Adelaide Hills GreenhillSummertown boundary14.48.9AUS Alphanumeric Route B28.svg Mount Lofty Summit Road (B28) – Mount Lofty Summit, Crafers, Belair
Summertown 16.310.1Piccadilly Road  Crafers
Uraidla 17.711.0Basket Range Road  Basket Range
Balhannah 27.717.2AUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg Onkaparinga Valley Road (B34)  Birdwood, Woodside, Verdun Eastern terminus of route B26
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •        Route transition

Tram stop

Greenhill Road is also the location of a stop on the Glenelg tram line. [7]

Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
South Terrace Glenelg tram line Wayville

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg Australian Roadsportal

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References

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  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. "Motoring News". The News . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 23 November 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  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.
  7. Glenelg Tram Timetable (2018) Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine , Adelaide Metro

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