Wellington Road, South Australia Explained

Type:road
Road Name:Wellington Road
Road Name2:Meechi Road
State:sa
Length:31.3
Route: B37
Direction A:Northwest
Direction B:Southeast
Coordinates A:-35.0732°N 138.8576°W
Coordinates B:-35.2963°N 139.037°W
Pushpin Label Position A:top
Pushpin Label Position B:bottom
End A: Adelaide Road
End B: Langhorne Creek Road
Exits: Long Valley Road
Region:Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1]

Wellington Road (and Meechi Road at its south-eastern end) is a South Australian secondary road, connecting Mount Barker with the towns of Wistow, Highland Valley, Woodchester and Langhorne Creek. Its north-western portion has been designated part of route B37.

History

Wellington Road previously served as an early alignment of the Princes Highway some time after it was first declared in South Australia in February 1922,[2] initially defined along the route via now known as Strathalbyn Road from Adelaide via Aldgate, Mylor, Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, Langhorne Creek, crossing the Murray River at Wellington and then continuing along the present route beyond Meningie,[3] By 1928, the route was re-aligned to run through Mount Barker and along Wellington Road via Wistow and Woodchester to Langhorne Creek,[4] although by 1935 this alignment was changed to run via Nairne, Kanmantoo, Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend (along what is now known as the Old Princes Highway).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location SA Map viewer with regional layers . . 16 June 2022.
  2. News: THE PRINCE'S HIGHWAY. . . Adelaide . 10 February 1922 . 8 September 2011 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: PRINCE'S HIGHWAY. . . Adelaide . 18 October 1924 . 13 February 2015 . 9 Edition: Sporting Edition . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT COUNCILS' ASSOCIATION. . . SA . 28 August 1928 . 13 February 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 519 Men Engaged On Road Work. . . Adelaide . 20 June 1935 . 13 February 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.