Glen Osmond Road is a major section of the

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(and

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) in the city of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

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. Connecting the

Adelaide city centre Adelaide city centre (Kaurna: Tarndanya) is the inner city locality of Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is known by locals simply as "the City" or "Town" to distinguish it from Greater Adelaide and from the City of Ad ...

with the Adelaide Hills via the

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; Glen Osmond Road carries half of Adelaide's freight traffic and is the major commuter route from the southern Adelaide Hills. It is designated part of route A1.

Route

Glen Osmond Road starts at the intersection with South Terrace along the southern border of the

and heads southeast, intersecting with Hutt and

Greenhill Road Greenhill Road is a major road in Adelaide, South Australia, that provides a connection to the eastern and hills suburbs. Its western section, running along the south side of Adelaide Parklands, forms part of Adelaide's City Ring Route. Route ...

s through the

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, continues southeast through

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and

Frewville Frewville is a small suburb in the South Australian city of Adelaide. It is three kilometres south-east of Adelaide's central business district (CBD). The name Frewville is taken from an early settler James Frew. Frewville is in the local ...

, before ending at the intersection with Cross Road,

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and

in Glen Osmond. Glen Osmond Road houses a strip shopping precinct on the section between Greenhill and Fullarton Roads. The precinct is largely populated by independent boutiques. It is a community main street stationed in the leafy suburbs of Adelaide's south east. It was earlier known as "The Gateway" because of its connection between the Adelaide CBD and Hills.

Glen Osmond Road Precinct Association

The Glen Osmond Road Precinct Association (GORPA) is an association guiding the growth and development of Glen Osmond Road and marketing the local business community. GORPA is funded by an exclusive rate applied to properties on the City of Unley side of Glen Osmond Road. Glen Osmond Road forms the boundary of two Council areas — the

City of Unley The City of Unley is a local government area in the Adelaide metropolitan region. It is located directly south of the Adelaide city centre. The Corporate Town of Unley was created in 1871, when 2,000 signatories to a petition from residents o ...

and

City of Burnside The City of Burnside is a local government area in the South Australian city of Adelaide stretching from the Adelaide Parklands into the Adelaide foothills with an area of . It was founded in August 1856 as the District Council of Burnside, the ...

. The councils work together to promote the local community. Each council has staff dedicated for Business and Economic Development.

Major intersections

References

External links

Glen Osmond Road Precinct Directory
City of Burnside Roads in Adelaide Highway 1 (Australia) {{Australia-road-stub

Route

Glen Osmond Road Precinct Association

Major intersections

See also

References

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