Torrens Road

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Torrens Road

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Torrens Road, Ridleyton
Torrens Road
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Location Adelaide
Length8.4 km (5.2 mi) [1]
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A22.svg A22 (1998–present)
(through Ovingham)
Major junctions
Southeast endJeffcott Road
Ovingham, Adelaide
 
Northwest endNo through road
Rosewater, Adelaide
Location(s)
Region Western Adelaide [2]
Major suburbs Bowden, 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.

Contents

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
AdelaideCharles SturtProspect tripoint North AdelaideOvinghamFitzroy tripoint0.00.0Jeffcott Road  North Adelaide Southeastern terminus of road and route A22
AUS Alphanumeric Route R1.svg Park Terrace (R1 southwest)  Bowden, Thebarton
AUS Alphanumeric Route R1.svg Fitzroy Terrace (R1 east)  Medindie, Kent Town
Charles SturtProspect boundary Ovingham 0.350.22AUS Alphanumeric Route A22.svg Churchill Road   Cavan Route A22 continues north along Churchill Road
OvinghamBromptonRenown Park tripoint0.450.28 Gawler and Adelaide–Port Augusta SG railway lines
Charles Sturt Renown ParkRidleytonCroydon tripoint2.01.2 South Road   Regency Park, Hindmarsh Access to AUS Alphanumeric Route M2.svg North–South Motorway via South Road
KilkennyWoodville Park boundary4.22.6 Regency Road (east)  Prospect, Hampstead Gardens
David Terrace (south)  Woodville Park
KilkennyWoodville ParkWoodvilleWoodville North quadripoint4.52.8Hanson Road  Woodville North, Wingfield
PenningtonSt ClairCheltenham tripoint6.74.2Addison Road (north)  Pennington
Cheltenham Parade (south)  St Clair
Port Adelaide Enfield RosewaterAlberton boundary7.64.7Newcastle Street (north)  Rosewater
Rosewater 8.45.2No 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. 1 2 3 "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.