Sir Donald Bradman Drive

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, South Australia. It is the main route from the Adelaide city centre to the Adelaide Airport.

Sir Donald Bradman Drive Burbridge Road South Australia
Looking east at the South Road intersection towards the city.
Coordinates	34.938051°S 138.500020°E / -34.938051; 138.500020 (West end) 34.929260°S 138.587855°E / -34.929260; 138.587855 (East end)
General information
Type	Road
Location	Adelaide
Length	8.1 km (5.0 mi)[1]
Route number(s)	A6 (1998–present) (Lockleys–Mile End)
Former route number	(1998–2017) (Mile End–Adelaide)
Major junctions
West end	Seaview Road West Beach, Adelaide
	Tapleys Hill Road Marion Road South Road James Congdon Drive West Terrace
East end	Grote Street Adelaide
Location(s)
Region	Western Adelaide, Eastern Adelaide[2]
Major suburbs	Adelaide Airport, Cowandilla, Hilton, Mile End South

Route

Commencing at the intersection with Seaview Road, Burbridge Road heads directly east through West Beach, before intersecting with Tapleys Hill Road, changing name to Sir Donald Bradman Drive and continuing east along the northern border of Adelaide Airport. Crossing Marion Road, it continues east through Cowandilla and Hilton, crosses South Road, and continues across the Adelaide Parklands Terminal railyards, through the Adelaide Park Lands, to terminate with Grote Street at the intersection with West Terrace in Adelaide's city centre.^[3]

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^[4] 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

LGA[5]	Location[1][3]	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Charles Sturt	West Beach	0.0	0.0	Seaview Road – Henley Beach, Tennyson	Western terminus of Burbridge Road and route A6
West Torrens	West Beach–Lockleys–Adelaide Airport tripoint	1.6	0.99	Tapleys Hill Road (A15) – Alberton, Glenelg, Brighton, Port Noarlunga	Name change: Burbridge Road (west), Sir Donald Bradman Drive (east)
	Lockleys–Adelaide Airport boundary	3.8	2.4	Airport Road – Adelaide Airport, Brooklyn Park
	Brooklyn Park–Cowandilla boundary	4.8	3.0	Marion Road (A14) – Plympton, Park Holme, Darlington
	Hilton–Mile End–Mile End South tripoint	6.5	4.0	South Road (A2) – Hindmarsh, Edwardstown, St Marys
	Mile End–Mile End South boundary	6.9	4.3	James Congden Drive (R1) – Ovingham, Wayville	Eastern terminus of route A6
West Torrens–Adelaide boundary	Mile End–Keswick Terminal–Adelaide tripoint	7.5	4.7	Seaford, Flinders, Belair, Adelaide–Port Augusta SG and Adelaide–Wolseley SG railway lines
Adelaide	Adelaide	8.1	5.0	West Terrace – Adelaide CBD
				Grote Street – Adelaide CBD	Eastern terminus of Sir Donald Bradman Drive
Route transition

See also

Australian Roads portal