Prospect Road, Adelaide

Prospect Road is a north–south road in the inner north suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. The road commences where O'Connell Street branches north east into Main North Road and Prospect Road continues the path north. The road terminates in the industrial suburb of Gepps Cross just north of Grand Junction Road.

Prospect Road

South Australia
General information
TypeRoad
LocationAdelaide
Major junctions
S endNorth Adelaide
 
N endGepps Cross
Location(s)
LGA(s)
Major suburbs

History

In the 1840s Prospect Road was called Eliza Street and was not considered a main road, the two main roads heading north from North Adelaide being Main North Road and Lower Main North Road (now Churchill Road).[1] Eliza Street was so named after Eliza Harrington, eldest daughter of James Harrington a local landholder, farmer and businessman. The Harringtons lived for a time at 20 Prospect Road in 'Stone Hall'. By the 1960s the Harringtons had built St Helen's House on Prospect Road where St Helen's Park remains today.[2]

Notable sites

There are many murals, sculpture pieces and significant buildings along the length of Prospect Road. Recognisable pieces include Pulse by Warren Langley which are illuminated clusters of two and three stylised 'blossoms' of varying size in the Prospect Village Heart. They were commissioned as part of the Prospect Road Masterplan in 2011. There are also murals by members of the Prospect Mural Group including:

  • History Of Australia 1982 repainted 1999 Prospect Mural Group Prospect Road opposite Johns Road, Prospect
  • South Australian Flora 1979 repainted 1999 Prospect Mural Group corner of Le Hunte Avenue and Prospect Road, Prospect

Development

Prospect Road runs through two council areas: the City of Prospect from Fitzroy Terrace to just beyond Regency Road; and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield from that point to Grand Junction Road. Both councils have allocated funding to upgrades in the last 10 years.

In 2017 Port Adelaide Enfield completed a 3-stage upgrade including paving, landscaping and artwork in Kilburn and Blair Athol.[3] As of January 2018 the City of Prospect is completing its aesthetic upgrades and the undergrounding of power lines along the length of the road within the suburb of Prospect.[4]

  • Prospect Road aerial view, facing north
  • Prospect Road facing north from Victoria Street/Gordon Road
  • Historic shop frontage at 106, Prospect Road
  • Prospect Road Uniting Church at 174, Prospect Road

See also

 Australian roads portal

References
  1. "Local History". City of Prospect. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "Prospect's Pioneers – connection to our past" (PDF). City of Prospect Magazine. City of Prospect (Spring 2017): 18. 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. Prospect Road Upgrade, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 2015, retrieved 11 January 2018
  4. Undergrounding of Powerlines, City of Prospect, 2016, retrieved 11 January 2018

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