Anzac Highway, Adelaide
| Anzac Highway | |
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| Length | 11 km (7 mi) |
| Direction | Northeast-Southwest |
| From |  West Terrace, Adelaide CBD |
| Major suburbs | Plympton, Morphettville |
| To | Colley Terrace / Chapel Drive, Glenelg, Adelaide |
| Allocation | State Route A5 |
| Major junctions |  South Road Cross Road Marion Road Tapleys Hill Roadfor full list see exits and intersections. |
The Anzac Highway is an 11 kilometre main arterial road heading southwest from the city of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, to the beachside suburb of Glenelg.[1]
Previously the Bay Road, it gained its current name in honour of the contribution of the Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) in World War I. The road was first named Adelaide Road as it was the road from the first governor's landing site to the proposed location of Adelaide.[2]
The highway is serviced by a 15 minute Go Zone, serviced by the 262, 263 and 265 buses.
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[edit] South Road
The South Road intersection with Anzac Highway recently saw major construction works as part of a South Australian Government initiative to transform South Road into a non-stop north-south route.
Under the works, both routes became grade-separated, with South Road proceeding through an underpass with bi-directional controlled exits onto Anzac Highway. The underpass model is a single-point urban interchange. Construction began in October 2007, and the underpass was opened in March 2009, with construction completed in late 2009.
The underpass was named the Gallipoli Underpass, in keeping with the Anzac theme, and each of the 4 corners of the intersection has a display to commemorate those who fought in the war.
[edit] Major intersections
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at junction with West Terrace 
& Goodwood Road : Adelaide
Richmond Road / Greenhill Road: Keswick- South Road
: Everard Park - Southbound to 
- Marion Road
: Plympton - Southbound to - Cross Road
: Camden Park - Morphett Road: Glengowrie
- Tapleys Hill Road / Brighton Road
: Glenelg 
Terminates at intersection with Colley Terrace / Chapel Drive: Glenelg
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[edit] In popular culture
Anzac Highway is mentioned in the song "One More Boring Thursday Night in Adelaide" by Redgum on their 1978 album If You Don't Fight You Lose.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
- ^ Perry, Dulcie M. (1985). The Place of Waters, A story of Glenelg's first fifty years. Glenelg, South Australia: The Corporation of the City of Glenelg, National Trust of South Australia. ISBN 0-9589503-0-X.
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Coordinates: 34°57′41″S 138°33′32″E / 34.9613°S 138.559°E
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