Cross Road, Adelaide

Cross Road is a major arterial road that travels east–west through the inner southern suburbs of the Australian city of Adelaide.[3] It is designated route A3.

For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation).

Cross Road

South Australia
Cross Road, Adelaide is located in Greater Adelaide
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
LocationAdelaide
Length8.8 km (5.5 mi)[1]
Route number(s) A3 (1998–present)
Major junctions
West endStonehouse Avenue
Plympton, Adelaide
 
East end South Eastern Freeway
Glen Osmond, Adelaide
Location(s)
RegionWestern Adelaide, Eastern Adelaide[2]
Major suburbsGlandore, Unley Park, Highgate
The eastern end of Cross Road. Urrbrae is on the left

Route

Cross Road starts at the intersection at Anzac Highway in Plympton and heads directly east, crossing the Glenelg tram line shortly after, then crossing the Flinders railway line and Seaford railway line at Emerson Crossing under the South Road underpass, and the Belair and Adelaide-Wolseley railway lines in Unley Park. It continues east through Highgate and eventually ends at Glen Osmond and the Adelaide Hills, at the junction of Glen Osmond Road, Portrush Road, and South Eastern Freeway.

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:[4]

  • 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
LGA[5]Location[1][6]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
West TorrensPlympton0.00.0Stonehouse Avenue (west) – Camden ParkWestern terminus of road and route A3
Anzac Highway (A5 northeast, southwest) – Glenelg
West Torrens-Marion boundaryPlympton-Plympton Park boundary0.50.31Glenelg tram line
MarionSouth Plympton-Plympton Park boundary0.70.43 Marion Road (A14) – Brooklyn Park, Park Holme, Darlington
Marion-Unley-Mitcham tripointBlack Forest-Clarence Park-Clarence Gardens-Glandore-Edwardstown meeting point1.60.99 South Road (A2) – Hindmarsh, Mile End, St Marys
Seaford railway line (Emerson Crossing)
Unley-Mitcham boundaryKings Park-Westbourne Park-Clarence Park-Cumberland Park quadripoint3.92.4Goodwood Road – Wayville, Goodwood, Pasadena
Unley Park-Hawthorn-Kings Park-Westbourne Park quadripoint4.52.8Belair and Adelaide-Wolseley SG railway lines
Malvern-Kingswood-Unley Park-Hawthorn quadripoint5.53.4 Unley Road (B29) – Unley
Belair Road (B29) – Torrens Park, Belair
Myrtle Bank-Urrbrae-Highgate-Netherby quadripoint7.24.5 Fullarton Road (B28) – Norwood, Eastwood, Fullarton, Springfield
Myrtle Bank-Urrbrae-Glen Osmond tripoint8.85.5 Glen Osmond Road (A1 northwest) – Adelaide CBD, Frewville
Portrush Road (A17 north) – Northfield, Payneham, Norwood
South Eastern Freeway (M1 southeast) – Mount Barker, Murray Bridge		Eastern terminus of road and route A3
  •       Route transition

References
  1. Google (29 June 2022). "Cross Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
  4. "Gregory's Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs" (1949 ed.). Retrieved 10 July 2016 – via OpenStreetMap Australia.
  5. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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