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
Click here for construction photos of the Kings Avenue interchange.
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Russell as you leave the roundabout with the Tourist Drive 3 section of Morshead Drive, Russell Drive (TD3) and Menindee Drive, February 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Kings Avenue & Parkes Way Roundabout: Western terminus of Morshead Dr, the roundabout with Kings Avenue and Parkes Way in Russell. Looking southeast, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Russell Drive, Menindee Drive and also the TD 3 section of Morshead Drive at Russell. Looking southeast, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Russell Drive, Menindee Drive and also the TD 3 section of Morshead Drive at Russell. Eastbound, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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1 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Morshead Drive