Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory: Tourist Drive 3

Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory

Tourist Drive 3 - ANZAC Memorial Loop

Statistics:

Length: 10 km
Miscellaneous: Roads used include Anzac Parade, Constitution Avenue, Russell Drive, Morshead Drive, Fairbairn Avenue, Treloar Crescent and Limestone Avenue
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Reid, Campbell and Pialligo

Route Numbering:

Current:
Multiplexed With:

General Information:

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.

Anzac Parade is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. 1 Fairbairn Avenue is named after James Valentine Fairbairn, who was killed in air crash at Canberra whenhe was the Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, 1940. 2 Treloar Crescent is named after John Linton Treloar (OBE), who served in 1st AIF at Gallipoli on 1st Divisional Headquarters, at France on Australian Corps Headquarters, and as Officer-in-Charge, Australian War Records Section; served in 2nd AIF as OC, Military History Section; Director, Australian War Memorial. 3

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 1, along Constitution Avenue in Campbell and Russell Drive in Russell.
Alternate National Route 23, Morshead Drive at Pialligo.

History:

September 1918: Walter Burley Griffin's plan of Canberra, shows Limestone Avenue marked as Canberra Avenue. 4
25 August 1943: Gazettal of the name Limestone Avenue. 5
24 May 1956: Gazettal of the name Treloar Crescent. 3
21 July 1960: Gazettal of the name ANZAC Parade. 1
1964: Construction of Anzac Parade. 6
8 February 1968: Gazettal of the name Fairbairn Avenue. 2
12 November 2002: Construction commences on the roundabout at the junction of Anzac Parade, Limestone Avenue and Fairbairn Avenue.7
17 April 2003 : Completion of the construction commences on the roundabout at the junction of Anzac Parade, Limestone Avenue and Fairbairn Avenue. 7

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	Approaching Monaro Hwy: Morshead Dr approaching Monaro Hwy (ALT-NR23), February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Kangaroo Warning Sign: Kangaroos are a significant traffic hazard in the ACT, and many roads have these signs. December 2009, eastbound on Fairbairn Av at Campbell. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Morshead Dr at Pialligo, approaching Monaro Hwy (ALT-NR23), February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Morshead Dr at Campbell approaching Staff Cadet Dr, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: TD3 Trailblazer on Morshead Dr in Campbell, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Staff Cadet Drive Roundabout: Corner of Morshead Dr and Staff Cadet Dr at Campbell. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Morshead Dr at Campbell approaching Dairy Rd, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the Staff Cadet Dr / Morshead Dr roundabout at Campbell. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Morshead Dr at the Dairy Rd roundabout at Campbell, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Campbell approaching Dairy Road roundabout at Campbell, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Morshead Dr at the Dairy Rd roundabout at Campbell, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the Dairy Rd / Morshead Dr roundabout at Campbell. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Morshead Dr at Campbell approaching Staff Cadet Dr, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Custom Turn Restriction Sign: Custom sign prohibiting right turns at the junction with Monaro Hwy (ALT-NR23), Campbell, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Morshead Dr (TD3) at Russell, approaching Menindee Dr, the unnumbered section of Morshead Dr and Russell Dr (TD3), February 2010. TD3 turns right at this roundabout. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Monaro Hwy / Morshead Dr / Pialligo Av at Campbell, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Morshead Dr (TD3) at Russell, at the roundabout with Menindee Dr, the unnumbered section of Morshead Dr and Russell Dr (TD3), February 2010. TD3 turns right at this roundabout. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Pialligo Av approaching Fairbairn Av & Beltana Rd at Pialligo, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Morshead Dr at Russell, at the roundabout with Menindee Dr, the unnumbered section of Morshead Dr and Russell Dr (TD3), February 2010. TD3 turns right at this roundabout. Image © Paul Rands		Fairbairn Av / Beltana Rd / Pialligo Av Junction: Corner of Fairbairn Av / Beltana Rd / Pialligo Av at Pialligo. TD3 turns left here. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	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
	Advance Directional Sign: Northbound on Anzac Parade as you approach the roundabout with Limestone and Fairbairn Avenues at Reid, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound on Fairbairn Avenue as you approach Trealor Crescent and Creswell Street at Campbell, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Jackson Street Overpass: Eastbound on Fairbairn Av as you pass over Jackson Street at Campbell, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Kangaroo Warning Sign: Kangaroos are a significant traffic hazard in the ACT, and many roads have these signs. July 2006, eastbound on Fairbairn Av at Campbell. This area was where the once proposed Monash Drive arterial road was once planned to intersect. Image © Paul Rands
	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
	TD3 Trailblazer: Reassurance sign for Tourist Drive 3, eastbound at Pialligo on Fairbairn Avenue, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign as you approach the junction of Fairbairn Av and Morshead Drive at Pialligo, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign as you approach the junction of Fairbairn Av and Morshead Drive at Pialligo, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: Badly designed ID sign facing Morshead Dr where it means Fairbairn Av at Campbell. December 2009. Note the missing right chevron on the sign. Image © Paul Rands

1 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Anzac Parade
2 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Fairbairn Avenue
3 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Treloar Crescent
4 Terrtority and Municipal Services, Assessment of Garden City Planning Principles in the ACT, Page 33
5 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Limestone Avenue
6 National Library of Australia.
7 Australian Government, National Capital Authority, Anzac Parade Roundabout

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