Regency Road, Adelaide


Regency Road is a main east-west road connecting the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately north of the city centre, it spans from Arndale Shopping Centre, Kilkenny in the west, to Broadview in the east, continuing eastwards as Muller Road, to end at North East Road in Klemzig. Regency Road has major intersections at Torrens Road, South Road, Churchill Road, Prospect Road, Main North Road and Hampstead Road.
Regency Road carries a large amount of freight traffic, being located near Regency Park and the Churchill Road industrial area.

History

Regency Road used to be Islington Road between Torrens Road and Churchill Road, Irish Harp Road between Churchill and Main North Roads, and Rakes Road from there to Hampstead Road. In 1970, four years after the Islington Sewage Farm had closed and the land fallen into disuse, the new suburb of Regency Park was created on the site and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II who visited Adelaide that year. At the same time, Islington Road, which formed the southern boundary of the suburb was regazetted as Regency Road.
In 2007 the intersection of Regency Road and Hampstead Road was upgraded to align Regency and Muller roads, creating a continuous east–west route from North East Road in the east to Torrens Road in the west.
The intersection of Regency Road and South Road is being upgraded as part of the North–South Motorway. Construction started in 2019 and is expected to be completed in 2022. The motorway will pass over Regency Road, with all-way access at the interchange.

Intersections