ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl dɪzˈaɪn wʌz kənsˈiːvd sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv ˈædəlˌeɪd, wʌz tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt ɐ stˈændɚd ɹˈoʊd ænd ɐ kənˈæl, wɪððə kənˈæl lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻplˈeɪst ɪnðə plˈænz baɪ ɐ ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn.
The original design was conceived soon after the establishment of Adelaide, was to accommodate a standard road and a canal, with the canal later replaced in the plans by a railway line.