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The eastern end of Grange Road continues across South Road as '''Manton Street''' which passes [[Hindmarsh Stadium]] and behind the [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] then joins the [[City Ring Route, Adelaide]] at [[Port Road, Adelaide|Port Road]] and Park Terrace via a short stretch of Adam Street. |
The eastern end of Grange Road continues across South Road as '''Manton Street''' which passes [[Hindmarsh Stadium]] and behind the [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] then joins the [[City Ring Route, Adelaide]] at [[Port Road, Adelaide|Port Road]] and Park Terrace via a short stretch of Adam Street. |
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==History== |
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Between 1894 and 1957, the [[Henley Beach railway line]] followed the west side of Military Road and crossed Grange Road. The [[Kirkcaldy railway station, Adelaide|Kirkcaldy railway station]] was immediately south of Grange Road. |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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Revision as of 09:24, 1 April 2018
Grange Road | |
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| Western Adelaide | |
  east end west end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 6.8 km (4.2 mi)[1] |
| Major junctions | |
| east end | Main South Road, West Hindmarsh |
| west end | Grange |
Grange Road is an arterial road in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It runs from South Road close to the city centre to the coast at Grange.
The eastern end of Grange Road continues across South Road as Manton Street which passes Hindmarsh Stadium and behind the Adelaide Entertainment Centre then joins the City Ring Route, Adelaide at Port Road and Park Terrace via a short stretch of Adam Street.
History
Between 1894 and 1957, the Henley Beach railway line followed the west side of Military Road and crossed Grange Road. The Kirkcaldy railway station was immediately south of Grange Road.
Route description
Grange Road starts at South Road (route A2). It crosses route A14, two offset intersections with East Avenue (north) and Holbrooks Road (south) about 50m apart between the suburbs of Beverley, Allenby Gardens, Flinders Park. It crosses route A15, Tapleys Hill Road between Seaton and Fulham Gardens. At the coastal end, it crosses Military Road and terminates at a roundabout on Seaview Road on the boundary between Grange and Henley Beach with a public car park continuing to The Esplanade on the foreshore.[1]
Major intersections
| LGA[2] | Location[2] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Charles Sturt | West Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh | 0.0 | 0.0 |  South Road (A2) | Continues as Manton Street |
| Beverley, Allenby Gardens, Flinders Park | 1.3 | 0.81 |  East Avenue, Holbrooks Road (A14) | Coincident for about 50m | |
| Seaton, Fulham Gardens | 4.7 | 2.9 |  Tapleys Hill Road (A17) | ||
| Grange, Henley Beach | 6.7 | 4.2 | Military Road | ||
| 6.8 | 4.2 | Seaview Raod | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "Grange Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Property Location Browser, Suburbs and Local Government layers". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia.
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