Cross Road is a major arterial road that travels east–west through the inner southern suburbs of the

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n city of

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. It is designated route A3.

Route

Cross Road starts at the intersection at Anzac Highway in

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and heads directly east, crossing the Glenelg tram line shortly after, then crossing the Flinders railway line and

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at Emerson Crossing under the South Road underpass, and the Belair and Adelaide-Wolseley railway lines in Unley Park. It continues east through

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and eventually ends at Glen Osmond and the

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, at the junction of

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, and

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History

In a 1949 street directory, Cross Road had its current route, but was named "Cross Roads" (plural) and is shown as the aggregation of a number of local street names including: *High Terrace (between Fullarton and Unley Roads) *Napier Terrace (Between Unley and Goodwood Roads) *South Terrace (between Goodwood and South Roads) *Glen Osmond Road (between South and Marion Roads) *Plympton Terrace (between Marion Road and Anzac Highway)

Major intersections

References

{{Road infrastructure in Adelaide Roads in Adelaide