Philip Highway is a road in the southern part of the

Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

area through the suburbs of Elizabeth and

Elizabeth South Elizabeth South is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Playford. It was established in the late 1950s as one of the earliest residential suburbs of the planned City of Elizabeth. As for its neighbours including Elizabet ...

. It connects from

Main North Road Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route through the suburbs north of the Adelaide City Centre in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It continues north through the settled areas of South Australia and is a total of long, fro ...

adjacent to the Elizabeth City Centre to route A13 John Rice Avenue and

Salisbury Highway Salisbury Highway (and its northern section as John Rice Avenue) is a 15 kilometre major connecting road in the northern suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area. It is designated part of route A9. Route Salisbury Highway starts at the interch ...

. It continues past this large roundabout into

Elizabeth Vale Elizabeth Vale is a suburb in the northern extent of Adelaide, South Australia. It was established in 1955. Its main roads are Main North Road to the east and John Rice Avenue which bisects the suburb. The southern boundary is the northern bank o ...

as a minor road which ends at the

Little Para River The Little Para River is a seasonal creek running across the Adelaide Plains in the Australian state of South Australia, whose catchment fills reservoirs that supply some of the water needs of Adelaide’s northern suburbs. Course and features ...

linear park.

Route description

Philip Highway starts at Main North Road opposite Yorketown Road which winds up the face of the Adelaide Hills towards

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. Philip Highway passes through the commercial centre of Elizabeth, with the main

Elizabeth Shopping Centre The Elizabeth Shopping Centre or Elizabeth City Centre is a large regional shopping centre located in the outer Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth, South Australia The centre is the fourth biggest in Adelaide, behind Colonnades Shopping Centre, Westfi ...

on one side and other shops and businesses opposite.

Playford International College Playford International College (formerly known as Fremont-Elizabeth City High School) is a high school in Elizabeth, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It’s an amalgamation of three secondary schools in Elizabeth: Playford Hig ...

and Kaurna Plains School follow on one side, with playing fields on the other side. Philip Highway then passes through the residential part of

, past Elizabeth South Primary School and the Elizabeth South local shops and hotel. Once it crosses Hogarth Road, it enters the industrial part of Elizabeth South passing a number of factories, the largest of which is the Holden factory. Philip Highway ends as an arterial road immediate after Holden at the roundabout with John Rice Avenue (which continues as

from the next intersection). It continues as a minor road for another through residential Elizabeth Grove to the

South Para River The South Para River is a river located in the Mount Lofty Ranges northeast of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word ''pari'' which means river. The "south" descriptor disti ...

reserve, but does not provide a bridge over the river.

References

{{reflist Roads in Adelaide Freeways and highways in Adelaide