Main North Road

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Main North Road
Stirling North-Wilmington:
Wilmington-Giles Corner:
Giles Corner-Gawler:
Gawler-Gepps Cross:
Gepps Cross-North Adelaide:
Length	354 kilometres
General direction:	North-South
From:	Stirling North, SA
To:	North Adelaide, Adelaide
Towns along road:	Wilmington, Gladstone, Clare, Giles Corner, Gawler, Elizabeth

Main North Road is a major road north from Adelaide in South Australia.

It is the major arterial route from Adelaide to the northern suburbs including Gepps Cross (where National Highway 1 or Port Wakefield Road branches off), Salisbury, Elizabeth and Gawler. The Sturt Highway branches east from Gawler, while Main North Road continues northwards. The Barrier Highway branches northeast towards Burra, and Main North Road continues through the Clare Valley. Beyond Clare, Main North Road passes through the Southern Flinders Ranges to Wilmington at the eastern side of Horrocks Pass, and then back west again to Stirling North and the Princes Highway, just outside Port Augusta.

The city end of the road is a major route for commuter traffic to the Central business district. The Adelaide Metro runs a 15 minute 'Go-Zone,' with the maximum wait for a city-bound bus being 15 minutes.

[edit] Route numbers

From North Adelaide its official route numbers are:

• A1 to Gepps Cross, where A1 (part of the national Highway 1) continues as Port Wakefield Road to Perth
• A20 to Gawler, where A20 continues as the Sturt Highway to Sydney
• A32 to Giles Corner where A32 continues as the Barrier Highway to Broken Hill
• B82 through the Clare Valley and beyond to Wilmington.
• B56 to Stirling North, 6 kilometres south-east of Port Augusta.

[edit] See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in South Australia