Regency Road, Adelaide

Regency Road (formerly Islington Road, Irish Harp Road and Rakes Road)[1] is a main east-west road connecting the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the city centre, it spans from Arndale Shopping Centre, Kilkenny in the west, to Broadview in the east, continuing eastwards as Muller Road, to end at North East Road in Klemzig. Regency Road has major intersections at Torrens Road, South Road, Churchill Road, Prospect Road, Main North Road and Hampstead Road.

Regency Road

Muller Road

South Australia
Adelaide
west end
east end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Opened1970
HistoryFormerly Islington, Irish Harp, and Rakes Roads
Major junctions
west endTorrens Road
 
east end North East Road
Location(s)
LGA(s)
Major suburbs
Highway system

Regency Road carries a large amount of freight traffic, being located near Regency Park and the Churchill Road industrial area.

History

Regency Road used to be Islington Road between Torrens Road and Churchill Road, Irish Harp Road between Churchill and Main North Roads, and Rakes Road from there to Hampstead Road.[1] In 1970, four years after the Islington Sewage Farm had closed and the land fallen into disuse, the new suburb of Regency Park was created on the site and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II (the regent) who visited Adelaide that year.[2] At the same time, Islington Road, which formed the southern boundary of the suburb was regazetted (along with Irish Harp and Rakes Roads) as Regency Road.

In 2007 the intersection of Regency Road and Hampstead Road was upgraded to align Regency and Muller roads, creating a continuous east–west route from North East Road in the east to Torrens Road in the west.[3]

The intersection of Regency Road and South Road is being upgraded as part of the North–South Motorway. Construction started in 2019 and is expected to be completed in 2022. The motorway will pass over Regency Road, with all-way access at the interchange.[4]

Intersections
LGALocation[5]km[6]miDestinations[6]Notes
Charles SturtKilkenny0.00.0Torrens Road
Port Adelaide EnfieldFerryden Park, Croydon Park, Regency Park1.40.87Days Road
Regency Park, Croydon Park1.91.2 North–South Motorway, South RoadGrade separation expected by 2022
Regency Park, Dudley Park2.31.4Naweena Road
PAE, ProspectRegency Park, Dudley Park, Prospect2.81.7Bridge over Port Augusta and Gawler railways
ProspectProspect3.11.9 Churchill Road
3.92.4Prospect Road
Prospect, PAEProspect, Enfield, Sefton Park4.72.9 Main North Road
Port Adelaide EnfieldBroadview, Manningham6.33.9 Hampstead RoadContinues as Muller Road
Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Klemzig8.05.0 North East RoadAs Muller Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes
  1. Fuller, W.C. (1940). "Adelaide - Map 8" (Map). Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs with Reference Maps. Keyplan. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. "Suburbs and subdivisions within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield" (PDF). City of Port Adelaide Enfield. p. 26. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. Hampstead Road, Regency Road, Muller Road intersection upgrade : final report, Government of South Australia, 2007 – via National Library of Australia
  4. "Regency Road to Pym Street". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Location SA Map viewer with suburbs and LGAs layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. Google (23 February 2020). "Regency Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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