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Route

Prospect road starts in the

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of Gepps Cross, at the intersection with Waldaree Street. It heads directly south, crossing

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, and continues south through Prospect. It crosses Fitzroy Terrace and ends soon after, meeting the southern end of

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, on the northern edges of

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History

In the 1840s Prospect Road was called Eliza Street, and was not considered a main road. The two main roads heading north from North Adelaide were

and Lower Main North Road, now Churchill Road. Eliza Street was named after Eliza Harrington, the eldest daughter of James Harrington, a local landholder, farmer and businessman. The Harringtons lived for a time at 20 Prospect Road in 'Stone Hall'. In the 1960s the Harringtons built St Helen's House on Prospect Road, where St Helen's Park is today.

Notable sites

There are many murals, sculpture pieces and significant buildings along the length of Prospect Road. Recognisable pieces include ''Pulse'' b
Warren Langley
which are illuminated clusters of two and three stylised 'blossoms' of varying size in the Prospect Village Heart. They were commissioned as part of the Prospect Road Masterplan in 2011. There are also murals by members of the Prospect Mural Group including: * History Of Australia 1982 ''repainted 1999'' Prospect Mural Group Prospect Road opposite Johns Road, Prospect * South Australian Flora 1979 ''repainted 1999'' Prospect Mural Group ''corner of'' Le Hunte Avenue ''and'' Prospect Road, Prospect

Development

Prospect Road runs through two council areas: the City of Prospect and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Both councils have allocated funding to upgrades in the last 10 years. In 2017 Port Adelaide Enfield completed a 3-stage upgrade including paving, landscaping and artwork in Kilburn and Blair Athol. the City of Prospect is completing its aesthetic upgrades and the undergrounding of power lines along the length of the road within the suburb of Prospect.

Major intersections

Gallery

File:Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia (aerial view, 2010).jpg, Prospect Road aerial view, facing north File:Prospect Rd N from Victoria.jpg, Prospect Road facing north from Victoria Street/Gordon Road File:Prospect shop.JPG, Historic shop frontage at 106, Prospect Road File:OIC prospect road uniting church.jpg, Prospect Road Uniting Church at 174, Prospect Road

References

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