Lower North East Road (and its southwestern sections as North Terrace and Payneham Road) is an

arterial road An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ro ...

in the northeastern suburbs 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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. It links the north-eastern corner of Adelaide to

Houghton Houghton may refer to: Places Australia * Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide * Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland * Houghton Island (Queensland) Canada *Houghton Township, ...

in the Adelaide Hills, and is an urban alternative to North East Road.

Route

North Terrace starts on the eastern side of the City Ring Route in central Adelaide and heads east until the intersection with

Fullarton Fullarton is a small area in Irvine, North Ayrshire. It is situated close to Irvine Bay and is next to several industrial estates, large supermarkets and retail stores and the town centre itself. Stagecoach Western buses operate the local bus s ...

and

Magill Road Magill Road is a major arterial road in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, connecting its inner eastern suburbs past Magill at the western foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges. It has been designated part of route B27. Route Magill Road runs e ...

s, where it becomes Payneham Road and continues northeast though Adelaide's eastern suburbs, crossing

Portrush Road Portrush Road is a major arterial route through the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. This name covers many consecutive streets and is not widely known to most drivers except for the southernmost section, as the entire ...

, until the intersection with Glynburn and Montacute Roads Road at

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, where it continues northeast as Lower North East Road to Hope Valley, where it meets the eastern terminus of

Grand Junction Road Grand Junction Road is the longest east–west thoroughfare in the Adelaide metropolitan area, traversing through Adelaide's northern suburbs approximately 8 kilometres north of the Adelaide city centre. Route Travelling from the Port Adelaide r ...

. It continues up a ridge of the Adelaide Hills through

to eventually end at North East Road. Payneham and Lower North East Roads are initially on the south side of the

River Torrens The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the ...

, mirrored by North East Road on its northern side.

Major intersections

References

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Route

Major intersections

See also

References