Port Wakefield Road
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Port Wakefield Road South Australia |
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| Type | Highway |
| Length | 92 km (57 mi) |
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| Former route number |
 National Highway 1 |
| North end |
 Augusta Highway (Snowtown Road), Port Wakefield, South Australia
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| South end |
  Main North Road, Gepps Cross, Adelaide
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| Major settlements | Two Wells, Virginia, Cavan, Gepps Cross |
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Port Wakefield Road is an important Australian highway. It connects Adelaide, the South Australian capital, to the Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta, northern and western South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is designated National Highway A1 and a part of the National Highway. It is named after Port Wakefield, the first government town north of Adelaide.
Port Wakefield Road branches off of Main North Road at Gepps Cross in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The highway is dual-carriageway until Port Wakefield and bypasses all of the small towns along its former route. The original bypass of Port Wakefield is now built up with roadhouses and other businesses, leading to calls to build a new bypass further east.
In 2011 an upgrade including road widening of nine kilometres of Port Wakefield Road between Salisbury Highway and Waterloo Corner Road was completed as part of the Max Fatchen Expressway project.
Port Wakefield Road passes through the northern Adelaide Plains. To the west of the road is the coastal fringe of upper Gulf St Vincent, including a number of fishing and holiday villages. To the east is rich cropping and farming land.
The list of towns on or near the road include:
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