Daws Road

Daws Road South Australia
Daws Road, looking east from the South Road intersection
Coordinates	34.993657°S 138.556969°E / -34.993657; 138.556969 (West end) 34.991306°S 138.592680°E / -34.991306; 138.592680 (East end)
General information
Type	Road
Location	Adelaide
Length	3.3 km (2.1 mi)[1]
Major junctions
West end	Oaklands Road Ascot Park, Adelaide
	Marion Road South Road Goodwood Road
East end	Springbank Road Daw Park, Adelaide
Location(s)
Region	Southern Adelaide[2]
Major suburbs	Edwardstown, Melrose Park

Daws Road is a major arterial road in the central southern suburbs of Adelaide. It runs east–west between Marion Road in the west and Goodwood Road in the east.^[3] Pasadena High School and the Repatriation Hospital are on Daws Road.

Route

Daws Road starts at the intersection with Oaklands Road and Marion Road in Ascot Park. It heads east as a four-lane, dual-carriageway road. It goes underneath the railway bridges of the Seaford railway line, then crosses the Flinders railway line a short distance further east. It continues east to cross South Road. It ends at the intersection with Goodwood and Springbank Roads in Daw Park.

History

The section of Daws Road west of South Road was previously known as Sweetmans Road, with the road ending at Railway Terrace, Ascot Park.

In 2019, the government proposed to realign the intersection of Daws and Goodwood Roads to create a new four-way intersection, eliminating the dogleg and improving traffic flow between them.^[4] Construction started in January 2021 and was completed four months later in April 2021,^[5] for a cost of $61 million. Half was funded by the South Australian government and half by the Federal government.^[6]

Public transport

The road is serviced by the 241 bus between Marion Road and West Street (Ascot Park). The 213 bus runs between Beaumont Street (Clovelly Park) and Goodwood Road. The 297 bus travels from Beaumont Street to Winston Avenue (Melrose Park).

Major intersections

LGA[7]	Location[1][8]	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Marion	Park Holme–Ascot Park boundary	0.0	0.0	Oaklands Road – Somerton Park	Western terminus of road
				Marion Road (A14) – Brooklyn Park, Plympton, Darlington
	Ascot Park–Mitchell Park boundary			Seaford railway line
				Flinders railway line
Marion–Mitcham boundary	Edwardstown–Clovelly Park–Melrose Park–St Marys quadripoint			South Road (A2) – Hindmarsh, St Marys
Mitcham	Daw Park–Pasadena boundary			Oxford Circus – Repat Health Precinct
	Daw Park–Panorama boundary	3.3	2.1	Goodwood Road – Wayville, Goodwood
				Springbank Road – Clapham	Eastern terminus of road
Route transition

References

1. "Daws Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
3. 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
4. Wills, Daniel (6 May 2019). "Minister accused of 'embarrassing backflip' as new plans are released to eliminate Springbank Rd dog-leg". The Advertiser. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
5. "Goodwood, Springbank and Daws Road Intersection Upgrade". Department of Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
6. "Goodwood, Springbank and Daws Road Intersection Upgrade". Infrastructure Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
7. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
8. "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.