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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, Adelaide|Churchill Road]] (A22), [[South Road, Adelaide|South Road]], and [[Regency Road, Adelaide|Regency Road]]. It meets the [[Outer Harbor railway line]] in [[Rosewater, South Australia|Rosewater]], and ceases a short distance later, a couple of hundred metres south of Grand Junction Road (A16). |
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, Adelaide|Churchill Road]] (A22), [[South Road, Adelaide|South Road]], and [[Regency Road, Adelaide|Regency Road]]. It meets the [[Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines|Outer Harbor railway line]] in [[Rosewater, South Australia|Rosewater]], and ceases a short distance later, a couple of hundred metres south of Grand Junction Road (A16). |
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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 railway line|Gawler]] and [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line|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.<ref name="lx">{{cite web |url=https://www.dit.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/public_transport_projects/ovingham_level_crossing_removal |title=Ovingham Level Crossing Removal |publisher=[[Department for Infrastructure and Transport]], [[Government of South Australia]] |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref> |
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 railway line|Gawler]] and [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line|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.<ref name="lx">{{cite web |url=https://www.dit.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/public_transport_projects/ovingham_level_crossing_removal |title=Ovingham Level Crossing Removal |publisher=[[Department for Infrastructure and Transport]], [[Government of South Australia]] |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:33, 9 December 2024
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| Torrens Road, Ridleyton | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Location | Adelaide |
| Length | 8.4 km (5.2 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |  A22 (1998–present)(through Ovingham) |
| Major junctions | |
| Southeast end | Jeffcott Road Ovingham, Adelaide |
| Northwest end | No 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.
Route
[edit]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
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Torrens Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 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.
- ^ "Ovingham Level Crossing Removal". Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "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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