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Statistics:
- Length: 15 km
- Western Terminus: Eucumbene Drive, Duffy
- Southern Terminus: Canberra Ave & Newcastle St, Fyshwick
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Duffy, Rivett, Holder, Stirling, Weston, Waramanga, Chifley, Lyons, Phillip, O'Malley, Red Hill and Narrabundah
Route Numbering:
General Information:
Major routes Hindmarsh Drive intersects or conencts with include Tuggeranong Parkway, Yamba Drive, Jerrabomberra Avenune (former NR23), and Canberra Avenue.
Hindmarsh Drive is all dual carriageway, with 4 to 6 lanes for traffic and is used as a major cross city route from the Woden and Tuggeranong Valleys to connect to Queanbeyan and the eastern Canberra suburbs.
History:
- 1960s: Construction begins between Jerrbomberra Av (former NR23) and Mugga Lane
- 1989: Hindmarsh Drive extended from Jerrabomberra Av to junction of Canberra Av and Newcastle Street during Monaro Hwy construction
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign as you approach Hindmarsh Drive from Yamba Drive, outside the Canberra Hospital at Garran. July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Hindmarsh Drive Eastbound:
Looking east as you begin the ascent to Red Hill as you pass Palmer Street at Garran, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Climbing Red Hill:
Eastbound at Garran as you head up Red Hill. July 2006 .
Image © Paul Rands |
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Speed Camera Signage:
Typical ACT speed camera signage, eastbound at Garran, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Red Hill:
Eastbound at Red Hill, just before the turn off to Tamar Street which connects to Mugga Way. July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
