Statistics:
- Length: 500 metres
- Eastern Terminus: Morshead Drive (TD3) and Russell Drive (TD1 / TD3) at Russell
- Western Terminus:Parkes Way and Kings Avenue (TD1) at Russell
- Miscellaneous: Continues as Morshead Drive (Tourist Drive 3)
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Russell
Route Numbering:
- Current: None
General Information:
Morshead Drive has both a section with a route number (Tourist Drive 3) and a small length without. This page covers the unnumbered section.
Morshead Drive is an arterial route which continues on from Parkes Way at the Kings Avenue roundabout at Russell. The route is a dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction.
The road was named after Leslie Morshead, who commanded the 33rd Battalion of the AIF, between 1916 and 1919, and the 9th Division during siege of Tobruk and the Battle of El Alamein in World War 1. 1
History:
- 21 July 1960: Name was gazetted. 1
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Project Sign: Kings Avenue interchange construction project sign at Russell, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Kings Avenue Interchange Works: Looking westbound at Russell at the site of the former roundabout and new interchange with Kings Av, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the remnants of the Kings Av roundabout at Russell, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Kings Avenue Roundabout Exit: ID sign for the Kings Av arm of the remains of the roundabout at Russell, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
1 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Morshead Drive