Anzac Highway
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Anzac Highway is an 8.7-kilometre-long (5.4 mi) main arterial road heading southwest from the city of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, to the beachside suburb of Glenelg.[3]
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Anzac Highway | |
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View of Anzac Highway facing southwest towards the Morphett Road intersection | |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Location | Adelaide |
Length | 8.7 km (5.4 mi)[1] |
Route number(s) | A5 (1998–present) (Keswick–Glenelg) |
Former route number | (1998–2017) (Adelaide–Keswick) |
Major junctions | |
Northeast end | West Terrace Adelaide |
Southwest end | Colley Terrace Glenelg, Adelaide |
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Region | Eastern Adelaide, Western Adelaide, Southern Adelaide[2] |
Major suburbs | Plympton, Camden Park |
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Originally named the Bay Road (which remains an informal synonym), it mostly follows the track made by the pioneer James Chambers[4] from Holdfast Bay, the first governor's landing site, to Adelaide.[5] It gained its current name in 1923[6] to honour the contribution of the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) in World War I.