Cross Road, Adelaide Explained

Type:road
Road Name:Cross Road
State:sa
City:Adelaide
Urban:yes
Length:8.8
Route: A3
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Coordinates A:-34.9683°N 138.5481°W
Coordinates B:-34.9634°N 138.644°W
Pushpin Label Position A:left
Pushpin Label Position B:right
Alternative Location Map:Australia Greater Adelaide
End A:Stonehouse Avenue
End B: South Eastern Freeway
Exits:
Region:Western Adelaide, Eastern Adelaide[1]

Cross Road is a major arterial road that travels east–west through the inner southern suburbs of the Australian city of Adelaide.[2] It is designated route A3.

Route

Cross Road starts at the intersection at Anzac Highway in Plympton and heads directly east, crossing the Glenelg tram line shortly after, then crossing the Flinders railway line and Seaford railway line at Emerson Crossing under the South Road underpass, and the Belair and Adelaide-Wolseley railway lines in Unley Park. It continues east through Highgate and eventually ends at Glen Osmond and the Adelaide Hills, at the junction of Glen Osmond Road, Portrush Road, and South Eastern Freeway.

History

In a 1949 street directory, Cross Road had its current route, but was named "Cross Roads" (plural) and is shown as the aggregation of a number of local street names including:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location SA Map viewer with regional layers . . 16 June 2022.
  2. Book: 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition . UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) . 2003 . 0-7319-1441-4.
  3. Web site: Gregory's Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs . OpenStreetMap Australia . 1949 . 10 July 2016.