Ginninderra Drive

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Ginninderra Drive

Eastern end of Ginninderra Drive Nov 2012.jpg
The eastern end of Ginninderra Drive viewed from a footbridge
General information
TypeRoad
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Opened1976
Former
route number
Australian Capital Territory Tourist Drive 4.svg ACT Tourist Drive 4
(Lyneham–Bruce)
Major junctions
East endMouat Street
Ellenborough Street
Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory
 
West endKerrigan Street
Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory

Ginninderra Drive is a major arterial road in the northern suburbs of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The road provides an important access corridor to facilities including the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Stadium, the University of Canberra and Belconnen Town Centre. It is built to a dual carriageway standard carrying two or three traffic lanes in each direction for most of its length, with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). A short section from Charnwood to Dunlop is single carriageway with a speed limit of 60 km/h (37 mph). The first section of the road, connecting Lyneham with the new suburb of Evatt opened to traffic in October 1976. [1]

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Route

The road follows a generally westward alignment from an intersection with Mouat Street in the suburb of Lyneham. A grade separated interchange is provided at Gungahlin Drive. The road passes over Lake Ginninderra north of Belconnen Town Centre and continues towards Kingsford Smith Drive in the West Belconnen area. Beyond Tillyard Drive in the suburb of Charnwood, the road becomes single carriageway until its terminus in Dunlop. Original plans for the road included a direct connection from Mouat Street to Northbourne Avenue via a corridor between Southwell Park and the Yowani Golf Course however there are no plans to construct this section, evidenced by the removal of the corridor from the planning scheme in 1998. [2]

Ginninderra Drive crosses the eastern reach of Lake Ginninderra over dual 185 m (607 ft) curved spans. Both bridges were significantly upgraded in 2009. [3] Further to the west the road embankment crossing Ginninderra Creek, constructed in 1974 forms the dam wall. [4]

See also

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References

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  2. "National Capital Plan - Amendment No. 22 - Deletion of Ginninderra Drive Extension". Australian Government. 4 March 1998.
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