Greenhill Road is a major road in
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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, that provides a connection to the eastern and hills suburbs. Its western section, running along the south side of
Adelaide Parklands
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, forms part of Adelaide's
City Ring Route
Adelaide has two city ring routes, that loop around the Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide, known as the Inner and Outer Ring Routes.
Inner ring route
The Inner Ring Route is a collection of major roads signposted as state route R1 (was A2 ...
.
Route
The eastern end of Greenhill Road is in
Balhannah in the
Adelaide Hills
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. It winds through
Carey Gully
Carey Gully is a small town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia.
The name of the town is taken from one of the early settlers of the area, Paddy Carey, and was originally called Carey's Gully, (This can be seen at the town's War Me ...
,
Uraidla
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,
Summertown and
Greenhill as a two-lane road.
In the metropolitan area, it is four lanes and passes by the
City of Burnside suburbs of
Burnside,
Hazelwood Park,
Linden Park,
Tusmore,
Toorak Gardens,
Dulwich
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and
Glenside until it reaches the edge of the
Adelaide Parklands
The Adelaide Park Lands comprise the figure-eight configuration of land, spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton, which encloses and separates the City of Adelaide area (including both the Adelaide city centre and ...
. The road then expands to six lanes and heads past
Eastwood and the
City of Unley suburbs of
Parkside,
Unley
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and
Wayville as part of the
City Ring Route
Adelaide has two city ring routes, that loop around the Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide, known as the Inner and Outer Ring Routes.
Inner ring route
The Inner Ring Route is a collection of major roads signposted as state route R1 (was A2 ...
. This section was originally designated "Park Terrace".
Greenhill Road continues west as
Richmond Road from the intersection of
Anzac Highway.
Major intersections
File:Greenhill Road showing horse and cart(GN11922).jpg, Horse and cart using Greenhill Road, 1915
Image:Greenhillrd bside.jpg, Greenhill Road near Linden Park, facing east towards the Adelaide Hills
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Image:Greenhillrd.jpg, Greenhill Rd in Hazelwood Park looking toward Glynburn Road roundabout and the hills
Tram stop
Greenhill Road is also the location of a stop on the
Glenelg tram line.
Glenelg Tram Timetable (2018)
, Adelaide Metro
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See also
References
City of Burnside
Roads in Adelaide
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