Torrens Road is an arterial road in the northwestern suburbs of
Adelaide
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,
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.
The road is aligned southeast to northwest and is parallel with
Port Road for most of its length.
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
Churchill Road (and its northern section as Churchill Road North) is an arterial road in the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia.
Route
Churchill Road North commences at the intersection of Port Wakefield Road and Montague Roads in ...
(A22),
South Road
South Road and its southern section as Main South Road outside of Adelaide is a major north–south conduit connecting Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, in South Australia. It is one of Adelaide's most important arterial and bypass roads. As ...
, and
Regency Road
Regency Road (and its eastern section as Muller Road) is a main east-west road forming a continuous connection between the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately north of the city centre, Regency Road carries ...
. It meets the
Outer Harbor railway line
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in
Rosewater
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, 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
Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about north of the ...
and
Port Augusta
Port Augusta is a small city in South Australia. Formerly a port, seaport, it is now a road traffic and Junction (rail), railway junction city mainly located on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf immediately south of the gulf's head and about ...
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.
The former
Cheltenham Park Racecourse
Cheltenham Park Racecourse was a horse racing track located in the suburb of Cheltenham in Adelaide, South Australia, between around 1921 and 2008.
History
The Port Adelaide Racing Club began thoroughbred racing at the course and in 1921 th ...
(now the residential suburb of
St Clair) and
Armada Arndale Shopping Centre are both located on Torrens Road.
Major intersections
See also
References
Roads in Adelaide
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