Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Adelaide

Sir Donald Bradman Drive (and its western section as Burbridge Road) is a major arterial road that travels east–west through the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the main route from the Adelaide city centre to the Adelaide Airport.

Sir Donald Bradman Drive

Burbridge Road

South Australia
Looking east at the South Road intersection towards the city.
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
LocationAdelaide
Length8.1 km (5.0 mi)[1]
Route number(s) A6 (1998–present)
(Lockleys–Mile End)
Former
route number		 (1998–2017)
{Mile End–Adelaide)
Major junctions
West endSeaview Road
West Beach, Adelaide
 
East endGrote Street
Adelaide
Location(s)
RegionWestern Adelaide, Eastern Adelaide[2]
Major suburbsAdelaide Airport, Cowandilla, Hilton, Mile End South

Route

Commencing at the intersection with Seaview Road, Burbridge Road heads directly east through West Beach, before intersecting with Tapleys Hill Road, changing name to Sir Donald Bradman Drive and continuing east along the northern border of Adelaide Airport. Crossing Marion Road, it continues east through Cowandilla and Hilton, crosses South Road, and continues across the Adelaide Parklands Terminal railyards, through the Adelaide Park Lands, to terminate with Grote Street at the intersection with West Terrace in Adelaide's city centre.[3]

History

Formerly known as Burbridge Road, the section between the city centre and Tapleys Hill Road was renamed as Sir Donald Bradman Drive on 1 January 2001[4] in honour of Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman. The remaining section of Burbridge Road, west of Tapleys Hill Road to the coast, retains its original name.

Major intersections
LGA[5]Location[1][3]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Charles SturtWest Beach0.00.0Seaview Road – Henley Beach, TennysonWestern terminus of Burbridge Road and route A6
West TorrensWest Beach-Lockleys-Adelaide Airport tripoint1.60.99 Tapleys Hill Road (A15) – Alberton, Glenelg, Brighton, Port NoarlungaName change: Burbridge Road (west), Sir Donald Bradman Drive (east)
Lockleys-Adelaide Airport boundary3.82.4 Airport Road – Adelaide Airport, Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park-Cowandilla boundary4.83.0 Marion Road (A14) – Plympton, Park Holme, Darlington
Hilton-Mile End-Mile End South tripoint6.54.0 South Road (A2) – Hindmarsh, Edwardstown, St Marys
Mile End-Mile End South boundary6.94.3 James Congden Drive (R1) – Ovingham, WayvilleEastern terminus of route A6
West Torrens-Adelaide boundaryMile End-Keswick Terminal-Adelaide tripoint7.54.7Seaford, Flinders, Belair, Adelaide–Port Augusta SG and Adelaide–Wolseley SG railway lines
AdelaideAdelaide8.15.0West Terrace – Adelaide CBD
Grote Street – Adelaide CBDEastern terminus of Sir Donald Bradman Drive
  •       Route transition

See also

icon Australian Roads portal

References
  1. Google (28 June 2022). "Sir Donald Bradman Drive" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. South Australian Government Gazette Archived 11 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 3 August 2000, page 432
  5. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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