Regency Road, Adelaide
Regency Road Muller Road | |
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Adelaide | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Road |
Length | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
History | Formerly Islington, Irish Harp, and Rakes Roads |
Major junctions | |
west end | Torrens Road Kilkenny, Adelaide |
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east end | ![]() Hapmstead Gardens, Adelaide |
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LGA(s) | |
Major suburbs | |
Highway system | |
Regency Road (formerly Islington Road, Irish Harp Road and Rakes Road)[1] is a main east-west road connecting the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the city centre, it spans from Arndale Shopping Centre, Kilkenny in the west, to Broadview in the east, continuing eastwards as Muller Road, to end at North East Road in Klemzig. Regency Road has major intersections at Torrens Road, South Road, Churchill Road, Prospect Road, Main North Road and Hampstead Road.
Regency Road carries a large amount of freight traffic, being located near Regency Park and the Churchill Road industrial area.
History[]
Regency Road used to be Islington Road between Torrens Road and Churchill Road, Irish Harp Road between Churchill and Main North Roads, and Rakes Road from there to Hampstead Road.[1] In 1970, four years after the Islington Sewage Farm had closed and the land fallen into disuse, the new suburb of Regency Park was created on the site and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II (the regent) who visited Adelaide that year.[2] At the same time, Islington Road, which formed the southern boundary of the suburb was regazetted (along with Irish Harp and Rakes Roads) as Regency Road.
In 2007 the intersection of Regency Road and Hampstead Road was upgraded to align Regency and Muller roads, creating a continuous east–west route from North East Road in the east to Torrens Road in the west.[3]
The intersection of Regency Road and South Road was upgraded as part of the North–South Motorway. Construction started in 2019 and was completed in March 2021. The motorway now passes over Regency Road, with all-way access at the interchange.[4]
Intersections[]
LGA | Location[5] | km[6] | mi | Destinations[6] | Notes |
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Charles Sturt | Kilkenny | 0.0 | 0.0 | Torrens Road | |
Port Adelaide Enfield | Ferryden Park, Croydon Park, Regency Park | 1.4 | 0.87 | Days Road | |
Regency Park, Croydon Park | 1.9 | 1.2 | ![]() ![]() | Grade separated | |
Regency Park, Dudley Park | 2.3 | 1.4 | Naweena Road | ||
PAE, Prospect | Regency Park, Dudley Park, Prospect | 2.8 | 1.7 | Bridge over Port Augusta and Gawler railways | |
Prospect | Prospect | 3.1 | 1.9 | ![]() | |
3.9 | 2.4 | Prospect Road | |||
Prospect, PAE | Prospect, Enfield, Sefton Park | 4.7 | 2.9 | ![]() | |
Port Adelaide Enfield | Broadview, Manningham | 6.3 | 3.9 | ![]() | Continues as Muller Road |
Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Klemzig | 8.0 | 5.0 | ![]() | As Muller Road | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Notes[]
- ^ a b Fuller, W.C. (1940). "Adelaide - Map 8" (Map). Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs with Reference Maps. Keyplan. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Suburbs and subdivisions within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield" (PDF). City of Port Adelaide Enfield. p. 26. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Hampstead Road, Regency Road, Muller Road intersection upgrade : final report, Government of South Australia, 2007 – via National Library of Australia
- ^ "Regency Road to Pym Street". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with suburbs and LGAs layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b Google (23 February 2020). "Regency Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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