Victoria Road (and its northern extremity Oliver Rogers Road) is a major road in

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, South Australia, connecting

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to Outer Harbor on the

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. It is designated part of route A16.

Route

Oliver Rogers Road commences at the roundabout intersection with Lady Ruthven Drive and heads northeast along the Port Adelaide Passenger Terminal, and

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, before curving east to intersect with Bourke-Jones Road at Seahven marina, home of the

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. It changes name to Victoria Road and curves to run south along the eastern edge of the LeFevre Peninsula through Osborne, Largs Bay and

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, with residential settlement along its western side and mainly heavy industry along its eastern side. The road ends at an intersection with the

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, just west of

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over Port Adelaide River and Nelson Street, leading into central

Port River Expressway

Due to construction of the

, the southernmost point of Victoria Road has seen some major infrastructure changes. Originally the road began at the cross intersection with Nelson Street, Elders Road and Semaphore Road. When construction was completed late 2008, Victoria Road was diverted to become a continuation of the Port River Expressway, bypassing Semaphore Road and intersecting only with Nelson Street.

Major intersections

Victoria Road is entirely contained within the

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References

{{Road infrastructure in Adelaide Roads in Adelaide Lefevre Peninsula

Route

Port River Expressway

Major intersections

See also

References