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Tourist Drive 3 - ANZAC Memorial Loop |
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The ACT doesn't have a lot of numbered routes, apart from major highways running through it. It does however have 7 tourist drives to enable visitors an easy drive to each attraction. Tourist Drive 3 is the shortest tourist drive in the ACT and it's main attractions include Australian War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Lookout, Duntroon Military College, Anzac Parade, Mount Ainslie Lookout, and the Australian-American Memorial.
Much of the route is of a high standard, including Fairbairn Avenue, which was updated in the last couple of years. Pavement configurations include divided carriageways (2 & 4 lanes) and also single carriageway roadway. Roads used include Anzac Parade, Constitution Avenue, Russell Drive, Morshead Drive, Fairbairn Avenue, Treloar Crescent and Limestone Avenue.
Tourist Drive 3 is multiplexed with Tourist Drive 1 along Constitution Avenue in Campbell and Russell Drive in Russell. It is also multiplexed with Alternate National Route 23 - Morshead Drive at Pialligo.
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Anzac Parade: Northbound along Anzac Parade near Constitution Avenue, with Mount Ainslie and the Australian War Memorial in the distance, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Northbound on Anzac Parade as you approach the roundabout with Limestone and Fairbairn Avenues at Reid, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound on Fairbairn Avenue as you approach Trealor Crescent and Creswell Street at Campbell, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Jackson Street Overpass: Eastbound of Fairbairn Av as you pass oover Jackson Street at Campbell, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Kangaroo Warning Sign: Kangaroos are a significant traffic hazard in the ACT, and many roads with isolated stretches have these signs. It's not uncommon to see kangaroos any time of the day in just about any part of the suburbs. July 2006, eastbound at Campbell. This area was where the once proposed Monash Drive arterial road was once planned to intersect. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign as you head eastbound on Fairbairn Av at Pialligo approaching Mount Ainslie Drive. The sign is using the incorrect D series font for the destination, should be E modified, and it should be mixed case. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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TD3 Trailblazer: Reassurance sign for Tourist Drive 3, eastbound at Pialligo on Fairbairn Avenue, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign as you approach the junction of Fairbairn Av and Morshead Drive at Pialligo, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign as you approach the junction of Fairbairn Av and Morshead Drive at Pialligo, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
* Information courtesy of the National Library of Australia.