Onkaparinga Valley Road | |
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Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 30.2 km (19 mi) [1] |
Route number(s) | B34 (1998–present) |
Major junctions | |
Northeast end | Torrens Valley Road Birdwood, South Australia |
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Southwest end | Mount Barker Road Verdun, South Australia |
Location(s) | |
Region | Adelaide Hills [2] |
Major suburbs | Mount Torrens, Woodside, Balhannah |
Onkaparinga Valley Road is a South Australian secondary road, connecting the towns of Birdwood, Woodside, Balhannah and Verdun within the Adelaide Hills. [3] It is designated part of route B34.
Onkaparinga Valley Road is entirely contained within the Adelaide Hills Council local government area. [4]
Location [1] [3] | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Birdwood | 0.0 | 0.0 | Torrens Valley Road (B10 east, west/B34 west) – Houghton, Williamstown, Angaston | Northeastern terminus of road, route B34 continues west along Torrens Valley Road | |
Mount Torrens | 6.4 | 4.0 | Springhead Road (south) – Harrogate Terlinga Road (east) – Tungkillo | ||
Charleston | 10.1 | 6.3 | Mount Torrens Road (B27) – Magill, Norton Summit, Lobethal | ||
Woodside | 18.5 | 11.5 | Tiers Road – Lenswood | ||
Balhannah | 24.9 | 15.5 | Greenhill Road (B26) – Glenside, Uraidla | ||
25.1 | 15.6 | Junction Road – Littlehampton | |||
Verdun | 30.2 | 18.8 | Mount Barker Road (B34) – Aldgate, Hahndorf, Mount Barker | Eastern terminus of road, route B34 continues east along Mount Barker Road | |
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