Marion Road
{{Short description|Road in Adelaide, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type = road
| road_name = Marion Road
| state = sa
| city = Adelaide
| urban = yes
| length = 11.3
| est =
| route = {{AUshield|SA|A14}} A14 {{small|(1998–present)}}
| direction_a = North
| direction_b = South
| coordinates_a = {{coord|-34.924615|138.551917|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline}}
| coordinates_b = {{coord|-35.025867|138.559519|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline}}
| alternative_location_map = nomap
| end_a = {{AUshield|SA|A14}} Henley Beach Road
{{small|Underdale, Adelaide}}
| end_b = {{AUshield|SA|A13}} South Road
{{small|Bedford Park, Adelaide}}
| exits = {{plainlist|
- {{AUshield|SA|A6}} Sir Donald Bradman Drive
- {{AUshield|SA|A5}} Anzac Highway
- {{AUshield|SA|A3}} Cross Road
- {{AUshield|SA|M2}} Southern Expressway}}
| region = Western Adelaide, Southern Adelaide{{cite web |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=136.19383&y=-32.61774&z=7&uids=20 |title=Location SA Map viewer with regional layers |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=16 June 2022}}
| through = {{SAcity|Brooklyn Park|Richmond|Plympton|Park Holme}}, {{SAcity|Marion}}
}}
Marion Road is a north–south arterial road through the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, named after its traversal through the suburb of Marion and the local government area of City of Marion. It is designated part of route A14.
Route
Where it terminates in Bedford Park, southwest of Adelaide's centre, Marion Road feeds into the Southern Expressway near the northern starting point of that road.
At its northern end, Marion Road terminates at Henley Beach Road. Route A14 continues west on Henley Beach Road for about 250 metres. It then travels north along the entire length of Holbrooks Road. At Grange Road it take a 50-metre dog leg to the east. It then continues north along the entire length of East Avenue until it ends at Port Road.
The Glenelg tram line has a level crossing in Plympton between Anzac Highway and Cross Road. The crossing in close proximity to two major intersections sometimes causes congestion during peak times, and has been the subject of political attention to convert the intersection with the tram line into an overpass. In April 2023, it was announced that the crossings would be grade separated in 2024.{{cite news |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2022/03/28/federal-budget-promises-200-million-marion-rd-fix/ |title=Federal budget promises $200 million Marion Rd fix |publisher=InDaily |date=28 March 2022 |accessdate=27 June 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/programs/mornings/marion-road-tram/13889228 |title=Marion Road tram crossing upgrade could start next year |publisher=ABC Radio Adelaide |date=19 May 2022 |accessdate=27 June 2022}} Just south of the intersection of Oaklands and Daws Road, the Seaford railway line has an overpass over Marion Road.
Major intersections
{{AUSinttop|LGA_ref={{cite web |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=136.19383&y=-32.61774&z=7&uids=11 |title=Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=16 June 2022}}|location_ref={{cite web |url=https://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=136.19383&y=-32.61774&z=7&uids=19 |title=Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=16 June 2022}}|length_ref=}}
{{SAint
|LGAC=West Torrens
|LGAspan=4
|type=trans
|location_special={{SAcity|Underdale}}–{{SAcity|Torrensville}}–{{SAcity|Brooklyn Park}} tripoint
|km=0.0
|road={{AUshield|SA|A14}} Henley Beach Road (A14 west, unallocated east){{SAcity|p=on|Henley Beach|Fulham|Mile End}}
|notes=Northern terminus of road, route A14 heads west along Henley Beach Road
}}
{{SAint
|location_special={{SAcity|Brooklyn Park}}–{{SAcity|Cowandilla}} boundary
|km=0.9
|road={{AUshield|SA|A6|+|airport}} Sir Donald Bradman Drive (A6){{SAcity|p=on|West Beach}}, Adelaide CBD, Adelaide Airport
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|location_special={{SAcity|West Richmond}}–{{SAcity|Richmond}}–{{SAcity|Netley}}–{{SAcity|Marleston}} quadripoint
|km=2.0
|road=Richmond Road{{SAcity|p=on|Keswick}}, to {{AUshield|SA|R1}} Greenhill Road (R1){{SAcity|p=on|Wayville|Eastwood}}
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|location=Plympton
|km=4.4
|road={{AUshield|SA|A5}} Anzac Highway (A5){{SAcity|p=on|Glenelg}}, Adelaide CBD
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|LGA=West Torrens–Marion boundary
|location_special={{SAcity|Plympton}}–{{SAcity|Plympton Park}}–{{SAcity|South Plympton}} tripoint
|km=4.7
|bridge=Glenelg tram line
}}
{{SAint
|LGAC=Marion
|LGAspan=3
|location_special={{SAcity|Plympton Park}}–{{SAcity|South Plympton}} boundary
|km=4.8
|road={{AUshield|SA|A3}} Cross Road (A3){{SAcity|p=on|Unley Park|Glen Osmond}}
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|location_special={{SAcity|Ascot Park}}–{{SAcity|Park Holme}} boundary
|km=7.7
|road=Oaklands Road (west){{SAcity|p=on|Somerton Park}}
Daws Road (east){{SAcity|p=on|Daw Park}}
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|location_special={{SAcity|Ascot Park}}–{{SAcity|Mitchell Park}}–{{SAcity|Marion}} tripoint
|km=7.9
|bridge=Seaford railway line
}}
{{Jctbridge
|river=Sturt River
|km=9.4
|bridge=Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown)
}}
{{SAint
|LGAC=Marion
|LGAspan=2
|location_special={{SAcity|Marion}}–{{SAcity|Mitchell Park}}–{{SAcity|Sturt}}–{{SAcity|Bedford Park}} quadripoint
|km=10.3
|road=Sturt Road{{SAcity|p=on|Brighton|Tonsley}}
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|location_special={{SAcity|Sturt}}–{{SAcity|Bedford Park}} boundary
|km=11.1
|road={{AUshield|SA|M2}} Southern Expressway (M2){{SAcity|p=on|Reynella|Old Noarlunga}}
|notes=
}}
{{SAint
|LGA=Marion–Onkaparinga boundary
|type=trans
|location_special={{SAcity|Sturt}}–{{SAcity|Bedford Park}}–{{SAcity|Darlington}} tripoint
|km=11.3
|road={{AUshield|SA|A13}} Main South Road (A13 north-east, south-west){{SAcity|p=on|St Marys|Old Reynella}}
Flagstaff Road (south){{SAcity|p=on|adelaide|Noarlunga|Happy Valley}}
|notes=Southern terminus of road and route A14
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=trans}}
Tram stop
Marion Road is also the location of a stop on the Glenelg tram line.[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/timetables/view/GLNELG/0/1/0# Glenelg Tram Timetable (2018)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402052301/https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/timetables/view/GLNELG/0/1/0 |date=2 April 2019 }}, Adelaide Metro
{{Adjacent stations|system=Adelaide|line=Glenelg|left=South Plympton|right=Plympton Park}}
See also
{{portal-inline|Australian Roads}}
References
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