Regency Road, Adelaide

Regency Road Muller Road South Australia
Adelaide
west end east end
Coordinates
General information
Type	Road
Major junctions
west end	Torrens Road
	South Road Churchill Road Prospect Road Main North Road Hampstead Road
east end	North East Road
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Charles Sturt City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Prospect
Major suburbs	Kilkenny Croydon Park Regency Park Dudley Park Prospect Enfield Sefton Park Broadview Greenacres Hampstead Gardens
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia

Regency Road, formerly Islington Road, Irish Harp Road and Rakes Road is a main east-west road connecting the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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. Some years after the old Islington Sewage Farm had closed and the land fallen into disuse the new suburb of Regency Park was created on the site, named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II (the regent) on her visit to Adelaide in 1970. At the same time, Islington Road, which formed the southern boundary of the suburb was regazetted (along with Irish Harp and Rakes Roads) a s Regency Road.