Road Photos & Information: South Australia
Main South Road, Victor Harbor Road, Adelaide Road, Hindmarsh Road and Torrens Street (A13)
Old Noarlunga to Willunga
Statistics:
- Length:
- 71 km (Old Noarlunga to Willunga: 14 km)
- Termini:
- Northern: Southern Expressway (M2) and Main South Road (A2), Bedford Park
- Southern: Victoria Street (B37 and unnumbered) and Wills Street, Victor Harbor
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Bedford Park, Darlington, O'Halloran Hill, Fountain Valley, Reynella, Morphett Vale, Huntfield Heights, Old Noarlunga, McLaren Vale, Tatachilla, Willunga, Mount Compass, Mount Jagged, Hindmarsh Valley, Hayborough and Victor Harbor
Route Numbering:
- Current: A13
- Multiplexed with: B34
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 04760 (Victor Harbor to Old Noarlunga)
General Information:
A13 is one of the main north-south routes in metropolitan Adelaide and links the city to the Fleurieu Peninsula, the route starts in Bedford Park and continues through Morphett Vale, Reynella and Old Noarlunga. From Old Noarlunga, Main South Road continues south as the B23, while the A13 follows Victor Harbor Road to the small town of Mount Compass then south onto the holiday destination of Victor Harbor. 2
- B34, for 1.6 km, between Willunga and Willinga Hill.
History:
- 1998: A13 route number given when Transport SA was rolling out route numbers with the introduction of the alphanumeric numbering system.
- May 2010: Intersection upgrade works at the corner of Victor Harbor Road and Main South Road commenced. 3
- September 2010: Completion of intersection upgrade at Victor Harbor Rd and Main South Rd. Works included installation of traffic lights including a pedestrian crossing at the Main South Road junction with Victor Harbor Road widening South Road to three lanes each way between Main South Road and Seaford Road / Patapinda Road, introduction of additional lanes on the Victor Harbor Road and the Main South Road (south) approaches and improving the existing Main South Road / Seaford Road / Patapinda Road intersection. 3
- October 2011: Work commences on grade separation of the junction of Main South Road and Main Road at McLaren Vale. 4
- January 2013: Grade separation works at Main South Road and Main Road, McLaren Vale, completed. 4
- 2014: Construction begins on a point-to-point speed camera on a 5.7 kilometre stretch of Victor Harbor Road from McLaren Vale to Willunga. 5
- October 2015: Safety upgrades implemented between Old Noarlunga and Victor Harbor. Work included 1.2 metre wide central painted median along a 3 kilometre section of the Noarlunga to Victor Harbor Road, between Old Willunga Hill Road and Yundi Road. Audio-tactile line marking was also installed as part of the central median, to help prevent the risk of head on road crashes. The work also included extending the sheltered right turn lane at the junction with Pages Flat Road, resurfacing works and the replacement safety barriers. 6
Willunga to Old Noarlunga
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at McLaren Vale approaching Main, December 2013. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2010.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at McLaren Vale, December 2013.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Main South Rd (A13 and B23) at Old Noarlunga, December 2010.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Old black AD sign on Victor Harbor Road at Old Noarlunga, approaching Main South Road (A13 and B23). September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the junction of Victor Harbor Road (A13) and Main South Road (A13 and B23). September 2009. Note the odd shaped '3', it looks like this sign may have said A18 instead, and a quick on-site correction has been made.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Patapinda Rd and Seaford Rd, on Main South Rd at Old Noarlunga. December 2010. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from September 2009.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Patapinda Road & Seaford Road:
Main South Road at Old Noarlunga at the junction with Patapinda Road and Seaford Road. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Onkaparinga River:
DV Fleming Bridge over the Onkaparinga River at Old Noarlunga. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Old Noarlunga for the Southern Expressway (M2). September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Southern Expressway Direction Times Signs:
Signs at Old Noarlunga showing the timetable for the change of direction for Southern Expressway (M2), back when it was a reversible one way road. September 2009. These signs have since been removed.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching River Road at Old Noarlunga. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
River Road Junction:
Main South Road as it passes the slip lane to River Road, at Old Noarlunga. September 2009. Note the unusual exit speed sign.
Image © Paul Rands
Old Noarlunga to Willunga
Trailblazer:
A13 trailblazer at Old Noarlunga, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Onkaparinga River:
DV Fleming Bridge over the Onkaparinga River at Old Noarlunga. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Patapinda Rd and Seaford Rd, on Main South Rd at Old Noarlunga. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Patapinda Road & Seaford Road:
Main South Road at Old Noarlunga at the junction with Patapinda Road and Seaford Road. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Patapinda Road & Seaford Road:
Main South Road at Old Noarlunga at the junction with Patapinda Road and Seaford Road. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign assembly at Old Noarlunga, approaching the Victor Harbor Road (A13) / Main South Road (A13 and B23) split. September 2009. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003.
Image © Paul Rands
Main South Road / Victor Harbor Road Junction:
The Victor Harbor Road (A13) / Main South Road (A13 and B23) split at Old Noarlunga. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign on Victor Harbor Road as you leave Old Noarlunga. September 2009. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at McLaren Vale approaching Main Rd, October 2012.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at McLaren Vale approaching Main Rd, October 2012.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at McLaren Vale, January 2014.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Aldinga Road:
Victor Harbor Rd (A13) approaching Aldinga Rd interchange at Willunga, October 2012. Note the countdown markers to the ramp, each diagonal stripe represents 100 metres.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Willunga approaching Old Willunga Rd (B34), January 2014. The B34 duplex begins at this intersection.
Image © Michael Greenslade
2 Tristan Anderson.
3 SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, News, Victor Harbor Road / Main South Road Junction.
4 SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Road Projects, McLaren Vale Overpass.
5 SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, News, New cameras prove their point, 26 Sep 2014.
6 SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, News, Works begins on Noarlunga to Victor Harbor Road.