Sir Donald Bradman Drive (and its western section as Burbridge Road) is a major arterial road that travels east–west through the western suburbs of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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. It is the main route from the
Adelaide city centre
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to the
Adelaide Airport
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.
Route
Commencing at the intersection with Seaview Road, Burbridge Road heads directly east through
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, before intersecting with
Tapleys Hill Road, changing name to Sir Donald Bradman Drive and continuing east along the northern border of
Adelaide Airport
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. Crossing
Marion Road
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...
, it continues east through
Cowandilla and
Hilton, crosses
South Road
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, and continues across the
Adelaide Parklands Terminal
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The terminal is north of the suburb of Keswick, by road south-west of the city centre, and adjoins t ...
railyards, through the
Adelaide Park Lands
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, to terminate with
Grote Street
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at the intersection with
West Terrace in Adelaide's
city centre
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.
History
Formerly known as Burbridge Road, the section between the city centre and
Tapleys Hill Road was renamed as Sir Donald Bradman Drive on 1 January 2001
[South Australian Government Gazette](_blank)
, 3 August 2000, page 432 in honour of Australian cricketer
Sir Donald Bradman. The remaining section of Burbridge Road, west of Tapleys Hill Road to the coast, retains its original name.
Major intersections
See also
References
Roads in Adelaide
Don Bradman
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