Prospect Road

Prospect Road is a north–south road in the inner north suburbs of Adelaide, Australia.

Prospect Road

South Australia
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
LocationAdelaide
Length6.3 km (3.9 mi)[1]
Major junctions
North endWaldaree Street
Gepps Cross, Adelaide
 
South endO'Connell Street
North Adelaide
Location(s)
RegionNorthern Adelaide, Eastern Adelaide[2]
Major suburbsBlair Athol, Kilburn, Prospect, Thorngate

Route

Prospect road starts in the industrial suburb of Gepps Cross, at the intersection with Waldaree Street. It heads directly south, crossing Grand Junction Road, and continues south through Prospect. It crosses Fitzroy Terrace and ends soon after, meeting the southern end of Main North Road and O'Connell Street, on the northern edges of North Adelaide.

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 Main North Road and Lower Main North Road, now Churchill Road.[3] 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.[4]

Notable sites

There are many murals, sculpture pieces and significant buildings along the length of Prospect Road. Recognisable pieces include Pulse by 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.[5] As of January 2018 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.[6]

Major intersections
LGA[7]Location[1][8]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Port Adelaide EnfieldGepps Cross0.00.0Waldaree Street – Gepps CrossNorthern terminus of road
Gepps Cross-Kilburn-Blair Athol tripoint0.40.25 Grand Junction Road (A16) – Port Adelaide, Northfield, Hope Valley
ProspectProspect3.22.0Regency Road – Kilkenny, Hampstead Gardens
Prospect-Adelaide boundaryFitzroy-Thorngate-North Adelaide tripoint5.93.7 Fitzroy Terrace (R1) – Thebarton, Kent Town
AdelaideNorth Adelaide6.33.9Main North Road (northeast) – Gepps Cross, Salisbury, Gawler
Barton Terrace West (west) – North Adelaide
O'Connell Street – Adelaide CBDSouthern terminus of road
  •       Route transition
  • Prospect Road aerial view, facing north
    Prospect Road aerial view, facing north
  • Prospect Road facing north from Victoria Street/Gordon Road
    Prospect Road facing north from Victoria Street/Gordon Road
  • Historic shop frontage at 106, Prospect Road
    Historic shop frontage at 106, Prospect Road
  • Prospect Road Uniting Church at 174, Prospect Road
    Prospect Road Uniting Church at 174, Prospect Road

See also

icon Australian roads portal

References
  1. Google (5 July 2022). "Prospect Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. "Local History". City of Prospect. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. "Prospect's Pioneers – connection to our past" (PDF). City of Prospect Magazine. City of Prospect (Spring 2017): 18. 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. Prospect Road Upgrade, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 2015, retrieved 11 January 2018
  6. Undergrounding of Powerlines, City of Prospect, 2016, retrieved 11 January 2018
  7. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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