Grand Junction Road, Adelaide
Encyclopedia
Grand Junction Road is the longest east-west thoroughfare in the Adelaide
metropolitan area, and is located approximately 9 kilometres north of the city centre
. Travelling from the Port Adelaide
region, it is mostly a double lane sealed road (becoming a single lane road past Tolley Road intersection at Hope Valley, South Australia
) running 21 kilometres to the base of the Adelaide Hills
. The western terminus is at the intersection of Old Port Road, 300 metres east of a causeway, which separates the Port River
from West Lakes
. The 2.4 kilometre section of road that continues west of Old Port Road to Semaphore South
is named Bower Road. The eastern terminus of Grand Junction Road is in the suburb of Hope Valley
, at the intersection of Hancock Road and Lower North East Road
, just before the latter proceeds into the Adelaide Hills, past Anstey Hill Recreation Park
and on towards the towns of Houghton
and Inglewood
.
The road was originally known as Junction Road, acquiring its current name from a small settlement
that contained a school
and an inn
and was known as the Grand Junction from at least 1850. The settlement lay at the intersection of the main roads to Adelaide, Port Adelaide and the northern towns of the Adelaide plains.
, where Main North Road
and Port Wakefield Road
meet at a five way crossing. Main North Road joins from the south and continues on to the north-east, towards Parafield
, Elizabeth
and Gawler
, while Port Wakefield Road begins at this location, travelling due north to the northern Adelaide Plains
and 90 kilometres to the town of Port Wakefield
.
The road is also officially part of the National Highway
system, and therefore attracts a shield and federal funding. The National Highway runs south (from Port Augusta
) off the Salisbury Highway/South Road connector intersection, heads east along Grand Junction Road through Gepps Cross (where it meets another National Highway, Main North Road
(A20), north-east to Sydney), to the Hampstead Road intersection a few kilometres away where it turns south (to Melbourne). Grand Junction Road continues on without the National shield.
north of the CBD
, there are a number of current and former railway crossings over Grand Junction Road. These include:
It also passes Yatala Labour Prison
, the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
and the Adelaide Women's Prison
at Northfield.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
metropolitan area, and is located approximately 9 kilometres north of the city centre
City of Adelaide
The City of Adelaide is a local government area in the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia. It covers the original Adelaide city centre settlement, , North Adelaide, and the Adelaide Park Lands which surround North Adelaide and the city centre.Established in 1840, the organisation now...
. Travelling from the Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
region, it is mostly a double lane sealed road (becoming a single lane road past Tolley Road intersection at Hope Valley, South Australia
Hope Valley, South Australia
-History:Hope Valley was more the result of random settlement than of actual town planning. Jacob Pitman first purchased an section in 1839. In the early 1840s he sold a few allotments. One such allotment was purchased by William Holden in 1841, on which he set up a butcher and general store...
) running 21 kilometres to the base of the Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
. The western terminus is at the intersection of Old Port Road, 300 metres east of a causeway, which separates the Port River
Port River
The Port River is the western branch of the largest tidal estuary on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent. It extends inland through the historic Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide, to the constructed salt-water West Lakes in the north-western suburbs of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia...
from West Lakes
West Lakes, South Australia
West Lakes is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt. It contains the Westfield West Lakes Shopping Centre, AAMI Stadium and the Riverside Golf Course...
. The 2.4 kilometre section of road that continues west of Old Port Road to Semaphore South
Semaphore South, South Australia
Semaphore South is a beachside suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.Semaphore South Post Office opened on 3 November 1947 and closed in 1978.-References:...
is named Bower Road. The eastern terminus of Grand Junction Road is in the suburb of Hope Valley
Hope Valley, South Australia
-History:Hope Valley was more the result of random settlement than of actual town planning. Jacob Pitman first purchased an section in 1839. In the early 1840s he sold a few allotments. One such allotment was purchased by William Holden in 1841, on which he set up a butcher and general store...
, at the intersection of Hancock Road and Lower North East Road
Lower North East Road, Adelaide
Lower North East Road or Payneham Road or A11 highway is a road connected to National Route A17 in South Australia. This major arterial road in Adelaide's North East begins at Glynde, South Australia and continues through to its terminus at Hope Valley, where it meets the Eastern Terminus of Grand...
, just before the latter proceeds into the Adelaide Hills, past Anstey Hill Recreation Park
Anstey Hill Recreation Park
Anstey Hill Recreation Park is a public park approximately northeast of Adelaide, South Australia. It is managed by the City of Tea Tree Gully, the Department for Environment and Heritage and a volunteer group—The Friends of Anstey Hill. The park is designed for recreational walking and there are...
and on towards the towns of Houghton
Houghton, South Australia
Houghton is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills, in the City of Tea Tree Gully and the Adelaide Hills Council local government areas between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood on the North East Road.-History:...
and Inglewood
Inglewood, South Australia
Inglewood is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is adjacent to Houghton, Paracombe and the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Chain Of Ponds...
.
The road was originally known as Junction Road, acquiring its current name from a small settlement
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
that contained a school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
and an inn
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and was known as the Grand Junction from at least 1850. The settlement lay at the intersection of the main roads to Adelaide, Port Adelaide and the northern towns of the Adelaide plains.
Major intersections
There are a number of major intersections along Grand Junction Road, the largest being the original Grand Junction at Gepps CrossGepps Cross, South Australia
Gepps Cross is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. Gepps Cross is traditionally seen as the end of the inner suburbs and the start of the outer northern suburbs, as it was home to a major abattoir with holding yards and other open space. It is the first...
, where Main North Road
Main North Road
Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route north of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.From the Adelaide city centre, it passes through the Adelaide Parklands and the suburbs of Thorngate, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Nailsworth, Prospect, Sefton Park, Blair Athol and Enfield before...
and Port Wakefield Road
Port Wakefield Road
Port Wakefield Road is an important Australian highway. It connects Adelaide, the South Australian capital, to the Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta, northern and western South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is designated National Highway A1 and a part of the National Highway...
meet at a five way crossing. Main North Road joins from the south and continues on to the north-east, towards Parafield
Parafield, South Australia
Parafield is a non-residential suburb of Adelaide approximately 18 km north of the CBD. It is completely occupied by Parafield Airport.It is bordered by Main North Road to the east, Kings Road to the north and the Gawler railway line to the west, where it is served by Parafield station...
, Elizabeth
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...
and Gawler
Gawler, South Australia
Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
, while Port Wakefield Road begins at this location, travelling due north to the northern Adelaide Plains
Adelaide Plains
The Adelaide Plains is the area in South Australia between the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east and Gulf St Vincent on the west. The plains are generally fertile with annual rainfall of about per year....
and 90 kilometres to the town of Port Wakefield
Port Wakefield, South Australia
Port Wakefield was the first government town to be established north of the capital, Adelaide, in South Australia.Port Wakefield is situated approximately 98.7 kilometres from Adelaide and lies on the Port Wakefield Road section of the A1 National Highway...
.
- Begin
at junction with Lower North East Road 
: VistaVista, South AustraliaVista is a small north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Houghton, Tea Tree Gully, St Agnes and Hope Valley.-History:...
- North East Road
Adelaide-Mannum RoadAdelaide–Mannum Road is a road that runs through the northern Adelaide Hills between the South Australian capital, Adelaide and Mannum on the Murray River. It is designated State Highway A10 in the metropolitan area and B10 in rural areas, and is 77 kilometres in length. It is named after the two...
: Holden HillHolden Hill, South Australia- Government :Holden Hill is in both the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and City of Tea Tree Gully local government areas, and is in both the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of Florey and Torrens. It is also in the Australian House of Representatives Division of Sturt.The... - Hampstead RoadPortrush Road, AdelaidePortrush Road is a major part of National Route A17, a bypass route in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.It runs north-south through the south-eastern and eastern suburbs of Adelaide, at the foot of the Adelaide Hills...
/ Briens Road: NorthfieldNorthfield, South AustraliaNorthfield is a suburb of the greater Adelaide, South Australia area. The earliest known record of the name being used in reference to the area, is from the 1890s in conjunction with the North Field Athletics Club...
- Route Changed to
- Port Wakefield RoadPort Wakefield RoadPort Wakefield Road is an important Australian highway. It connects Adelaide, the South Australian capital, to the Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta, northern and western South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is designated National Highway A1 and a part of the National Highway...
/ Main North RoadMain North RoadMain North Road is the major north-south arterial route north of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.From the Adelaide city centre, it passes through the Adelaide Parklands and the suburbs of Thorngate, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Nailsworth, Prospect, Sefton Park, Blair Athol and Enfield before...
: Gepps CrossGepps Cross, South AustraliaGepps Cross is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. Gepps Cross is traditionally seen as the end of the inner suburbs and the start of the outer northern suburbs, as it was home to a major abattoir with holding yards and other open space. It is the first... - Cavan Road
: KilburnKilburn, South AustraliaKilburn is a suburb located in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb borders Blair Athol, Gepps Cross, Wingfield, Regency Park and Prospect. Kilburn shares the same postcode as Blair Athol which is 5084.-Education:... - South RoadSouth Road, AdelaideSouth Road is a major north–south conduit in Adelaide, South Australia. Also known as Main South Road, it is Adelaide's most important arterial road.- Route :...
: Regency ParkRegency Park, South AustraliaRegency Park is an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, 8km from the City Centre, in the state of South Australia, Australia. It is located in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and is adjacent to Wingfield, Angle Park, Ferryden Park, Kilburn, Prospect, Dudley Park and Croydon Park...
- Route Changed to - Hanson Road: Mansfield ParkMansfield Park, South AustraliaMansfield Park is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 10 km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Wingfield, Angle Park, Woodville Gardens, and Athol Park. The postcode for Mansfield Park is 5012. It is bounded...
- Northbound to
- Port RoadPort Road, AdelaidePort Road is a major road in Adelaide, South Australia connecting the central business district with Port Adelaide. It is 12 km long and exceptionally wide, approximately 70 m. When first conceived upon the establishment of Adelaide, it was designed to be able to accommodate a standard road, a...
: AlbertonAlberton, South AustraliaAlberton is a metropolitan suburb in Adelaide, South Australia, about 20 minutes drive from the city. Part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, it is bordered by the suburbs of Rosewater, Queenstown, Cheltenham and Port Adelaide.- History :... - Terminates at intersection with Old Port Road: QueenstownQueenstown, South AustraliaQueenstown is a north-western suburb of Adelaide about 10.5 km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and the city council area of Port Adelaide Enfield.-History:...
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- Continues as Bower Road.
The road is also officially part of the National Highway
National Highway (Australia)
thumb|right|150px|The National Highway Shield in NSW, QLD, WA, NT & TAS.The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australia's largest and most important cities.The National Highway was...
system, and therefore attracts a shield and federal funding. The National Highway runs south (from Port Augusta
Port Augusta, South Australia
-Electricity generation:Electricity is generated at the Playford B and Northern power stations from brown coal mined at Leigh Creek, 250 km to the north...
) off the Salisbury Highway/South Road connector intersection, heads east along Grand Junction Road through Gepps Cross (where it meets another National Highway, Main North Road
Main North Road
Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route north of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.From the Adelaide city centre, it passes through the Adelaide Parklands and the suburbs of Thorngate, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Nailsworth, Prospect, Sefton Park, Blair Athol and Enfield before...
(A20), north-east to Sydney), to the Hampstead Road intersection a few kilometres away where it turns south (to Melbourne). Grand Junction Road continues on without the National shield.
Railway crossings
Due to the configuration of the Adelaide railway systemRailways in Adelaide
The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of five lines and 81 stations, totalling 125.9 km. It is operated by Adelaide Metro, and is part of the city-wide Adelaide Metro]public transport system. Apart from the Glenelg Tram, Adelaide's railway system is serviced entirely by...
north of the CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
, there are a number of current and former railway crossings over Grand Junction Road. These include:
- The bridge over the Adelaide to Outer HarborOuter Harbor railway line, AdelaideThe Outer Harbor Railway Line in Adelaide, South Australia runs from Adelaide Railway Station. It includes many suburban railway stations, and shares part of its run with the Grange line.-History:...
railway line at AlbertonAlberton, South AustraliaAlberton is a metropolitan suburb in Adelaide, South Australia, about 20 minutes drive from the city. Part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, it is bordered by the suburbs of Rosewater, Queenstown, Cheltenham and Port Adelaide.- History :... - A level crossing over the Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railwayDry Creek to Port Adelaide railwayThe Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway is an east – west line running through Adelaide’s north-western suburbs. The line is controlled by ARTC and is an important link between Port Adelaide, Pelican Point and the main interstate rail routes which link Adelaide with Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and...
line, at RosewaterRosewater, South AustraliaRosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district . Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the retired "Rosewater Loop" railway line runs through the suburb... - A dismantled level crossing in the proximity of Glenroy Street and Eastern Parade, at PenningtonPennington, South AustraliaPennington is an outer urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.-History:...
and OttowayOttoway, South AustraliaOttoway is an industrial suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. It is around west northwest of the city centre....
(On the former Finsbury railway lineFinsbury railway line, AdelaideThe Finsbury railway line is a defunct railway in north western Adelaide which was used mainly for industrial purposes in the 20th century. It ran through the suburbs of Woodville, Woodville North, Pennington and Ottoway, connecting the Outer Harbor railway with the Dry Creek to Port Adelaide...
) - The bridge over the Adelaide to GawlerGawler railway line, AdelaideThe Gawler Central line is a suburban commuter railway line in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the only rail route in Adelaide to have no interchange with another line at any station except Adelaide.- History :...
and ARTC Mainline to Port Augusta at Kilburn and WingfieldWingfield, South AustraliaWingfield is a suburb situated north of Adelaide and is located on Grand Junction Road. The suburb borders Gepps Cross and Dry Creek.- Government :The suburb of Wingfield is in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area.... - The Adelaide O-BahnO-Bahn BuswayThe Adelaide O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway located in Adelaide, South Australia. The O-Bahn – from the Latin omnibus and the German bahn – was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by sharing tram tunnels in the German city of Essen.The route was introduced in...
underpass at Holden Hill (Dedicated Busway)
Adjoining institutions
A number of schools and other education institutions front on to Grand Junction Road. These include:- Enfield High SchoolEnfield High School, South AustraliaEnfield High School, located at Gepps Cross, South Australia opened in 1953 as the first high school in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Until then the only options were Adelaide High School or Nailsworth Technical School...
at EnfieldEnfield, South AustraliaEnfield is a suburb in Adelaide, Australia. The suburb is about a 10 minute drive north from Adelaide CBD. . The suburb is bordered by Gepps Cross, Blair Athol and Clearview at the Northern end, and Prospect, Sefton Park and Broadview at the Southern end.-History:Enfield was established as a... - Gepps Cross Girls School, Gepps Cross
- St. Pauls College, Gilles PlainsGilles Plains, South AustraliaGilles Plains is a suburb of the greater Adelaide, South Australia area, located approximately 15 km north of the Adelaide business district.-History:...
- Tauondi CollegeTauondi CollegeTauondi College is an independent Australian Aborigine controlled and managed post-secondary college established in 1973. It provides adult education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Enrolments average 350 students and more than 6500 people have studied at Tauondi.The College is a...
at Port Adelaide, opposite Alberton - Torrens Valley Christian School at Hope ValleyHope Valley, South Australia-History:Hope Valley was more the result of random settlement than of actual town planning. Jacob Pitman first purchased an section in 1839. In the early 1840s he sold a few allotments. One such allotment was purchased by William Holden in 1841, on which he set up a butcher and general store...
Non-adjoining institutions
There are also schools which are located within a few streets of Grand Junction Road, in adjacent suburbs:- Cedar CollegeCedar CollegeCedar College is a co-educational Christian school situated in the suburb of Northgate, South Australia, 8km north-east of Adelaide CBD. It teaches students from Reception through to Year 12.- School motto and name:...
on Fosters Road, NorthgateNorthgate, South AustraliaNorthgate is a new suburb north of Adelaide, South Australia. A petition was made in 1998 in a joint venture between the State Government and AVJennings to develop the area and annex it from the existing suburb of Northfield... - Gepps Cross Special School and Gepps Cross Primary School, both in the suburb of Blair Athol
- Heritage College, Oakden
- Kilburn Primary School, Kilburn
- Mansfield Park Primary School, Mansfield Park
- Modbury High School, Modbury
- Modbury Primary School, Hope ValleyHope Valley, South Australia-History:Hope Valley was more the result of random settlement than of actual town planning. Jacob Pitman first purchased an section in 1839. In the early 1840s he sold a few allotments. One such allotment was purchased by William Holden in 1841, on which he set up a butcher and general store...
- Northfield Primary School, Northfield
- Pennington Primary School, Pennington
- Mount Carmel CollegeMount Carmel CollegeMount Carmel College is a Catholic secondary school located in Rosewater, South Australia. Established in 1927 by the Marist Brothers, it was an all boys school until December 1966...
, RosewaterRosewater, South AustraliaRosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district . Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the retired "Rosewater Loop" railway line runs through the suburb... - Torrens Valley TAFE and Wandana Primary School, both in Gilles Plains
It also passes Yatala Labour Prison
Yatala Labour Prison
Yatala Labour Prison is a low- to high-security men's prison in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1854 to enable prisoners to work at the creek, quarrying rock for roads and construction...
, the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
The Adelaide Pre-Release Centre is a minimum security Australian prison facility located in Regency Park, South Australia, Australia.*...
and the Adelaide Women's Prison
Adelaide Women's Prison
The Adelaide Women's Prison is a maximum security Australian prison facility located in Northfield, South Australia, Australia.In 2006, the visits faculty was renovated by a community project of Edge Church....
at Northfield.