Gungahlin Drive

Australian Capital Territory
General information
TypeRoad
Length7.4 km (4.6 mi)
Major junctions
North endHorse Park Drive
Clarrie Hermes Drive
Ngunnawal, Australian Capital Territory
 
South endGungahlin Drive Extension
Kaleen, Australian Capital Territory

Gungahlin Drive is an arterial road in Canberra, Australia. Its urban portion is 7.4 km (5 mi) long, and serves as one of the major thoroughfares in the Gungahlin district, before becoming a parkway standard roadway south of the Barton Highway. This high quality section was built as the major part of the Gungahlin Drive Extension project.

Route description

The route begins at roundabout that forms the end of Clarrie Hermes Drive, and Horse Park Drive. It heads in a roughly south-easterly direction, passing by several suburbs, and becoming dual carriageway to the east of Gundaroo Drive. It then crosses between the Mulanggari and Gungaderra Grasslands and heads in a southerly direction along the western edge of the Mitchell industrial area. It then switches to a southwesterly heading and crosses over the Barton Highway, the interchange at this location also marks the transition to the start of the Gungahlin Drive Extension, built to parkway standards.

Junctions

Gungahlin Drive has multiple junctions along its length providing access to suburbs and facilities in the Gungahlin and Belconnen districts as well as the Inner North, there are links to several other arterial roads.[1][2]

DistrictLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
GungahlinNgunnawal, Nicholls00.0Horse Park Drive – Gungahlin, Majura / Clarrie Hermes Drive – KinlysideRoundabout
0.70.43Wanganeen Avenue – Ngunnawal / Kelleway Avenue – NichollsRoundabout
1.50.93Lexcen Avenue – Ngunnawal / Amagula Avenue – NichollsRoundabout
Ngunnawal, Nicholls, Palmerston, Gungahlin2.31.4Gundaroo Drive – Crace, Nicholls
Palmerston, Gungahlin2.61.6Kosciuszko Avenue – Palmerston / The Valley Avenue – Gungahlin
Palmerston, Gungahlin3.42.1Kosciuszko Avenue – Palmerston
Gungahlin, Franklin4.52.8Oodgeroo Avenue – FranklinSouthbound access via LILO T-intersection
Franklin, Mitchell5.03.1Well Station Drive – Harrison
Mitchell6.54.0Sandford Street – Kenny
Gungahlin, BelconnenMitchell, Kaleen7.44.6 Barton Highway  – Civic, Hall, Yass / Gungahlin Drive Extension – Tuggeranong, WodenModified diamond interchange with single cloverleaf, signal-controlled access onto Barton Highway; roadway continues south-west as Gungahlin Drive Extension
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

icon Australian Roads portal

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps - Gungahlin Drive, Google, accessed 18 April 2013
  2. ↑ ACTMAPi Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, ACT Government, accessed 18 April 2013
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