Elder Smith Road is an east-west arterial road in northern Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It opened in 2007 to connect Main North Road to Salisbury Highway, including a new bridge crossing the Gawler railway line and Adelaide–Port Augusta railway line. It lies entirely in or forms the border of the suburb of Mawson Lakes. It extends west past Salisbury Highway to provide access to a housing estate in Mawson Lakes on the south side and an industrial area of Greenfields on the north side. At Main North Road, it connects to the junction where Maxwell Road continues as the border between Para Hills West and Pooraka.[1]
Elder Smith Road | |
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| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Location | Adelaide |
| Length | 3.0 km (1.9 mi)[1] |
| Opened | September 2007 |
| Gazetted | 14 February 2008[2] |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Main North Road |
| West end | Salisbury Highway |
| Location(s) | |
| LGA(s) | City of Salisbury |
| Major suburbs | Mawson Lakes |
The Mawson Connector Project built Elder Smith Road in two stages, and also the new Mawson Lakes railway station below the bridge over the railway lines. Construction began in January 2005 and it was completed in September 2007 for a total cost of A$44.3 million.[3]
Intersections
editThe entire road is in the City of Salisbury local government area.
| Location[1] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooraka, Parafield, Mawson Lakes | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Main North Road (A20) | Continues as Maxwell Road |
| Mawson Lakes | 1.4 | 0.87 | Main Street and The Drive | traffic lights |
| 1.6 | 0.99 | Central Link / Metro Parade | Access to Mawson Lakes railway station, left turns only | |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | Gawler railway line, Adelaide–Port Augusta railway line, Metro Parade | ||
| 2.1 | 1.3 | Cascades Drive | North side, no right turn from Cascades Drive | |
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Elder Drive | South side, no right turn from Elder Drive | |
| 2.4 | 1.5 |  Salisbury Highway (A9) | Traffic lights | |
| 2.7 | 1.7 | Sanctuary Drive | South side | |
| 2.8 | 1.7 | Hudson Road | North side | |
| 3.0 | 1.9 | St Elias Street / Belfree Drive | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Elder Smith Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ City of Salisbury (14 February 2008). "Road Name Change" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. p. 527. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Mawson Connector (Elder Smith Road) & Mawson Transport Hub". Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2022.