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{{Short description|Road in Adelaide, Australia}} |
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} |
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{{Infobox Australian road |
{{Infobox Australian road |
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| type = road |
| type = road |
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| state = sa |
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| road_name = Port Road |
| road_name = Port Road |
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| state = sa |
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| image = OIC port road zoom towards cbd.jpg |
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| caption = Looking towards the Adelaide city centre from Port Road |
| caption = Looking towards the Adelaide city centre from Port Road in Hindmarsh |
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| city = Adelaide |
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| urban = yes |
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| length = 12.0 |
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| length_ref = <ref name="gmaps">{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-34.9222167,138.5872689/-34.8443031,138.5052826/@-34.8828397,138.5327745,13.65z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en |title=Port Road |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> |
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| end_a = {{AUshield|SA|A21}} West Terrace, [[Adelaide]] |
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| est = |
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| end_b = {{AUshield|SA|A16}} [[Grand Junction Road]], [[Queenstown, South Australia|Queenstown, Adelaide]] |
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| est = |
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| through = [[Adelaide]], [[Thebarton, South Australia|Thebarton]], [[West Croydon, South Australia|West Croydon]], [[Kilkenny, South Australia|Kilkenny]], [[Woodville South, South Australia|Woodville South]], [[Woodville, South Australia|Woodville]], [[Woodville West, South Australia|Woodville West]], [[Albert Park, South Australia|Albert Park]], [[Cheltenham, South Australia|Cheltenham]], [[Alberton, South Australia|Alberton]], [[Port Adelaide]] |
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| route = {{plainlist| |
| route = {{plainlist| |
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*{{AUshield|SA| |
*{{AUshield|SA|R1}} R1 {{small|(2017–present)<br />(through Thebarton)}} |
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*{{AUshield|SA|A7}} A7 {{small|(1998–present)<br />(Hindmarsh–Port Adelaide)}} |
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*<small>(Adelaide CBD - Hindmarsh)</small> |
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*{{AUshield|SA|A7}} A7 |
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*<small>(Hindmarsh - Queenstown)</small> |
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| former = {{AUshield|SA|A21}} A21 {{small|(1998–2017)<br />(Adelaide–Thebarton)}} |
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| direction_a = Southeast |
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| direction_b = Northwest |
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| coordinates_a = {{coord|-34.922112|138.587273|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline}} |
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| coordinates_b = {{coord|-34.844337|138.505362|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline}} |
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| alternative_location_map = nomap |
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| end_a = '''[[North Terrace, Adelaide|North Terrace]]'''<br />'''[[West Terrace, Adelaide|West Terrace]]'''<br />{{small|[[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide]]}} |
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| end_b = '''St Vincent Street'''<br />{{small|[[Port Adelaide, South Australia|Port Adelaide, Adelaide]]}} |
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| exits = {{plainlist| |
| exits = {{plainlist| |
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*{{AUshield|SA| |
*{{AUshield|SA|R1}} [[Park Terrace, Adelaide|Park Terrace]] |
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*{{AUshield|SA| |
*{{AUshield|SA|M2}} [[North–South Motorway]] |
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*{{AUshield|SA|A14}} East Avenue |
*{{AUshield|SA|A14}} East Avenue |
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*{{AUshield|SA|A15}} [[ |
*{{AUshield|SA|A15}} [[Tapleys Hill Road]] |
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*{{AUshield|SA|A16}} [[Grand Junction Road]]}} |
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}} |
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| region = [[Eastern Adelaide]], [[Western Adelaide]]<ref name="SARegions">{{cite web |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=136.19383&y=-32.61774&z=7&uids=20 |title=Location SA Map viewer with regional layers |publisher=[[Government of South Australia]] |accessdate=16 June 2022}}</ref> |
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| through = {{SAcity|Thebarton|Hindmarsh|Beverley|Woodville}}, {{SAcity|Albert Park|Cheltenham|Alberton}} |
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'''Port Road''' (and its northern section as '''Commercial Road''' through Port Adelaide) is a major road in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] connecting the [[Adelaide city centre]] with [[Port Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref> It is {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} long, and is designated part of route R1 within central Adelaide, and beyond as route A7. |
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==Route== |
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'''Port Road''' (state route A7) is a major road in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] connecting the [[City of Adelaide|central business district]] with [[Port Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref> It is 12 km (7.5 mi) long and exceptionally wide, approximately 70 m. When first conceived upon the establishment of Adelaide, it was designed to be able to accommodate a standard road, a railway line and a canal. The canal and railway line were never created in the road allotment: the [[Outer Harbor railway line, Adelaide|railway line]] when built in 1853 was built 1 km to the east. |
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[[File:Southbound on North-South Motorway, about to go under the Port Road bridge.jpg|thumb|left|Southbound on the North-South Motorway, under Port Road bridge]] |
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Port Road starts at the north-western corner of the [[Adelaide city centre]], at the intersection of [[North Terrace, Adelaide|North Terrace]] and [[West Terrace, Adelaide|West Terrace]], and heads northwest, turning north at [[Thebarton, South Australia|Thebarton]] to become part of the [[City Ring Route]], before meeting Park Terrace at [[Hindmarsh, South Australia|Hindmarsh]] and heading northwest again with its widened median, crossing the [[North-South Motorway]] and heading through the suburbs of [[Woodville, South Australia|Woodville]] and [[Cheltenham, South Australia|Cheltenham]], before it turns northwards at [[Alberton, South Australia|Alberton]] to cross [[Grand Junction Road]], changing name to Commercial Road and terminating not long afterwards in the centre of Port Adelaide. |
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==History== |
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In the 1968 [[Metropolitan Adelaide Transport Study|MATS]] plan the road was destined to be upgraded to become the ''Port Freeway''. The plan fell through, yet in 2005 the [[Government of South Australia]] announced a 600 m tunnel for [[South Road, Adelaide|South Road]] below Port Road and the railway line, but the plan has been postponed indefinitely. |
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The road includes a very wide [[median strip]], giving a total width of approximately 70 metres. The original design was conceived soon after the establishment of Adelaide, was to accommodate a standard road and a canal, with the canal later replaced in the plans by a railway line.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-02/was-there-ever-going-to-be-a-canal-on-port-road/10308100 Was there ever going to be a canal on Port Road and is that why it is so wide?], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], 2 November 2018</ref> The canal and railway line were never created in the road allotment: the [[Outer Harbor railway line|railway line]] when built in 1853 was built approximately 1 km to the east. Since the extension of the [[Glenelg tram line]] in 2009–10, 200 metres of median strip at the city end is occupied by tram lines. |
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[[File:Port road adelaide map.svg|thumb|Location of Port Road in Adelaide.]] |
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<gallery> |
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Image:Port road adelaide map.svg|Location of Port Road in Adelaide. |
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In the 1968 [[Metropolitan Adelaide Transport Study]] (MATS plan) the road was destined to be upgraded to become the ''Port Freeway''. The plan fell through, yet in 2005 the [[Government of South Australia]] announced a 600 m tunnel for [[South Road, Adelaide|South Road]] below Port Road and the railway line. The Torrens Road to River Torrens project to upgrade South Road to include a free-flowing road in a trench under Port Road and several other intersections started construction in 2015 and was completed by the end of 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/t2t |title=North-South Corridor: Torrens Road to River Torrens |date=5 August 2015 |id=145594 |publisher=Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia |access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.t2talliance.com.au/ |title=T2T |publisher=T2T Alliance |date=31 July 2015 |access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Image:Port and south road.jpg|Looking towards the city at the South Road intersection. |
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</gallery> |
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Some routes in Adelaide were renumbered in 2017. Port Road had been designated route A21 (city ring route) between West Terrace and Park Terrace. After the change, the West Terrace end is not numbered, and it bears route R1 (city ring route) between James Congdon Drive and Park Terrace. |
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==Major intersections== |
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{{AUSinttop|LGA_ref=<ref name="SALGAs">{{cite web |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=136.19383&y=-32.61774&z=7&uids=11 |title=Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers |publisher=[[Government of South Australia]] |accessdate=16 June 2022}}</ref>|location_ref=<ref name="gmaps" /><ref name="SAlocs">{{cite web |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=136.19383&y=-32.61774&z=7&uids=19 |title=Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers |publisher=[[Government of South Australia]] |accessdate=16 June 2022}}</ref>|length_ref=<ref name="gmaps" />}} |
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{{SAint |
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|LGAC=Adelaide |
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|location=Adelaide |
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|type=trans |
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|km=0.0 |
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|road=[[North Terrace, Adelaide|North Terrace]] (east) – [[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide CBD]]<br />[[West Terrace, Adelaide|West Terrace]] (south) – [[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide CBD]] |
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|notes=Southeastern terminus of Port Road |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|LGA=[[City of Adelaide|Adelaide]]–[[City of West Torrens|West Torrens]] boundary |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Thebarton}}–{{SAcity|North Adelaide}} boundary |
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|type=trans |
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|km=1.0 |
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|road={{AUshield|SA|R1}} [[City Ring Route|James Congdon Drive]] (R1 south){{SAcity|p=on|Mile End|Keswick}} |
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|notes=Route R1 continues north along Port Road |
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}} |
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{{Jctbridge |
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|river=[[River Torrens]] |
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|km=2.0 |
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|bridge=Hindmarsh Bridge |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|LGA=[[City of Adelaide|Adelaide]]–[[City of Charles Sturt|Charles Sturt]] boundary |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Hindmarsh}}–{{SAcity|North Adelaide}} boundary |
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|type=trans |
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|km=2.1 |
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|road={{AUshield|SA|R1}} [[City Ring Route|Park Terrace]] (R1 northeast){{SAcity|p=on|North Adelaide|Medindie|Kent Town}}<br />Adam Street (west){{SAcity|p=on|West Hindmarsh}} |
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|notes=Route R1 continues northeast along Park Terrace<br />Southeastern terminus of route A7 |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|LGAC=Charles Sturt |
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|LGAspan=5 |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Hindmarsh}}–{{SAcity|West Hindmarsh}}–{{SAcity|Croydon}} tripoint |
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|km=3.3 |
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|road=[[South Road, Adelaide|South Road]], to {{AUshield|SA|M2}} [[North–South Motorway]] (M2){{SAcity|p=on|Wingfield|Waterloo Corner}} |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Allenby Gardens}}–{{SAcity|Beverley}}–{{SAcity|West Croydon}} boundary |
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|km=5.1 |
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|road={{AUshield|SA|A14}} East Avenue (A14){{SAcity|p=on|Underdale|Plympton|Darlington}} |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Beverley}}–{{SAcity|Kilkenny}}–{{SAcity|Woodville Park}} boundary |
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|km=5.4 |
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|road=Kilkenny Road{{SAcity|p=on|Kilkenny}} |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Albert Park}}–{{SAcity|Woodville South}}–{{SAcity|Woodville}} boundary |
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|km=7.7 |
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|bridge=''[[Grange railway line]]'' |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Albert Park}}–{{SAcity|Cheltenham}}–{{SAcity|Woodville}} boundary |
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|km=7.8 |
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|road=Cheltenham Parade (north){{SAcity|p=on|Pennington}}<br />West Lakes Boulevard (southwest){{SAcity|p=on|West Lakes}}, [[Football Park]] |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|LGA=[[City of Charles Sturt|Charles Sturt]]–[[City of Port Adelaide Enfield|Port Adelaide Enfield]] boundary |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Albert Park}}–{{SAcity|Queenstown}}–{{SAcity|Cheltenham}} boundary |
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|km=9.0 |
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|road=Old Port Road |
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|notes= |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|LGAC=Port Adelaide Enfield |
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|LGAspan=4 |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Queenstown}}–{{SAcity|Alberton}} boundary |
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|km=9.7 |
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|road={{AUshield|SA|A15}} [[Tapleys Hill Road]] (A15){{SAcity|p=on|Glenelg|Brighton|Port Noarlunga}} |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|location_special={{SAcity|Alberton}}–{{SAcity|Port Adelaide}} boundary |
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|type=trans |
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|km=11.0 |
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|road={{AUshield|SA|A16}} [[Grand Junction Road]] (A16){{SAcity|p=on|Gepps Cross|Northfield|Hope Valley}} |
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|notes=Name change: Port Road (south), Commercial Road (north) |
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{{SAint |
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|location=Port Adelaide |
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|lspan=2 |
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|km=11.4 |
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|bridge=''[[Outer Harbor railway line]]'' |
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}} |
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{{SAint |
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|type=trans |
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|km=12.0 |
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|road=St Vincent Street{{SAcity|p=on|Port Adelaide|New Port}} |
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|notes=Northwestern terminus of Commercial Road and route A7 |
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{{coord missing|South Australia}} |
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[[Category:Roads in Adelaide]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:15, 15 July 2024
Port Road | |
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Looking towards the Adelaide city centre from Port Road in Hindmarsh | |
Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Road |
Location | Adelaide |
Length | 12.0 km (7.5 mi)[1] |
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Former route number | A21 (1998–2017) (Adelaide–Thebarton) |
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Southeast end | North Terrace West Terrace Adelaide |
Northwest end | St Vincent Street Port Adelaide, Adelaide |
Location(s) | |
Region | Eastern Adelaide, Western Adelaide[2] |
Major suburbs | Thebarton, Hindmarsh, Beverley, Woodville, Albert Park, Cheltenham, Alberton |
Port Road (and its northern section as Commercial Road through Port Adelaide) is a major road in Adelaide, South Australia connecting the Adelaide city centre with Port Adelaide.[3] It is 12 km (7.5 mi) long, and is designated part of route R1 within central Adelaide, and beyond as route A7.
Route
[edit]Port Road starts at the north-western corner of the Adelaide city centre, at the intersection of North Terrace and West Terrace, and heads northwest, turning north at Thebarton to become part of the City Ring Route, before meeting Park Terrace at Hindmarsh and heading northwest again with its widened median, crossing the North-South Motorway and heading through the suburbs of Woodville and Cheltenham, before it turns northwards at Alberton to cross Grand Junction Road, changing name to Commercial Road and terminating not long afterwards in the centre of Port Adelaide.
History
[edit]The road includes a very wide median strip, giving a total width of approximately 70 metres. The original design was conceived soon after the establishment of Adelaide, was to accommodate a standard road and a canal, with the canal later replaced in the plans by a railway line.[4] The canal and railway line were never created in the road allotment: the railway line when built in 1853 was built approximately 1 km to the east. Since the extension of the Glenelg tram line in 2009–10, 200 metres of median strip at the city end is occupied by tram lines.
In the 1968 Metropolitan Adelaide Transport Study (MATS plan) the road was destined to be upgraded to become the Port Freeway. The plan fell through, yet in 2005 the Government of South Australia announced a 600 m tunnel for South Road below Port Road and the railway line. The Torrens Road to River Torrens project to upgrade South Road to include a free-flowing road in a trench under Port Road and several other intersections started construction in 2015 and was completed by the end of 2018.[5][6]
Some routes in Adelaide were renumbered in 2017. Port Road had been designated route A21 (city ring route) between West Terrace and Park Terrace. After the change, the West Terrace end is not numbered, and it bears route R1 (city ring route) between James Congdon Drive and Park Terrace.
Major intersections
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Port Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
- ^ Was there ever going to be a canal on Port Road and is that why it is so wide?, ABC, 2 November 2018
- ^ "North-South Corridor: Torrens Road to River Torrens". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 5 August 2015. 145594. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "T2T". T2T Alliance. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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