Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory: Science and Nature Loop (Tourist Drive 5)

Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory

Science and Nature Loop (Tourist Drive 5) - Tharwa to Hume (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 85 km (Tharwa to Hume: 18 km)
Roads that form the route: State Circle, Adelaide Avenue, Cotter Road, Paddys River Road, Tidbinbilla Road, Tharwa Drive, Monaro Highway, Canberra Avenue, National Circuit & Kings Avenue
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Gordon, Conder, Banks, Calwell, Theodore, Richardson, Gilmore and Hume

Route Numbering:

Current: A23

Former:
Multiplexes:

General Information:

ACT Tourist Drive 5 is the Science and Nature loop, taking in attractions such as Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Deep Space Tracking Station, Cotter Dam, various nature parks and reserves, Lanyon Homestead, Cuppacumbalong and much more.

The route varies from freeway conditions along the Monaro Hwy and Adelaide Ave through to rural back roads along the southwestern part of the route, further away from urban areas.

Multiplexes along the route include:

National Route 23 for 17 km between Barton and Richardson

History:

11 November 1992: Monaro Highway name gazetted. 1

Tharwa to Hume		Hume to Tharwa
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) at Gordon approaching Knoke Av and Pockett Av, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Hume approaching the Alexander Maconochie Centre, which is a prison and remand centre. June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) at Gordon at the roundabout with Knoke Av and Pockett Av, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Andrew Maconochie Centre Entrance: Southbound at Hume at the entance to the Alexander Maconochie Centre. June 2013. Click here for a photo of this location from December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Kangaroo Accident Zone: Sign at Gordon indicating the area is a high crash area between vehicles and kangaroos, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Lanyon Drive: Intersection directional sign acting as an advance directional sign as Monaro Hwy approaches Lanyon Dr in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) approaching Box Hill Av, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Lanyon Drive in Hume, approaching Monaro Highway. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: RD sign at the roundabout with Tharwa Dr (TD5) and Box Hill Av in Gordon, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Corner of Lanyon Drive & Monaro Highway: Lanyon Drive southbound slip lane onto Monaro Highway in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Lanyon Market Place: Tharwa Dr (TD5) at Gordon at the entrance to Lanyon Market Place shopping centre, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Kangaroo Accident Zone: Sign at Hume indicating the area is a high crash area between vehicles and kangaroos. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Box Hill Dr and Woodcock Dr in Gordon (TD5), February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Sheppard Street Junction: AD sign approaching Sheppard St in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Box Hill Dr and Woodcock Dr in Gordon (TD5), February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Tralee Street Junction: AD sign approaching Tralee St in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) approaching Mentone Vw at Gordon, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Mugga Lane Junction: AD sign approaching Mugga Ln in Hume. June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Gordon on the roundabout with Mentone View, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign in Hume approaching Isabella Drive. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the junction with Drakeford Dr and Tharwa Dr (TD5) in Gordon, February 2011. Note the incorrect NH23 shield, it should be a black and white NR23 shield. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign in Gilmore approaching Isabella Drive. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Northbound at Chisholm after the Johnson Drive roundabout. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign after the Isabella Drive intersection at Gilmore. June 2013. Click here for a photo of this location from December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign in Gilmore approaching Isabella Drive. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Chisholm near Old Tuggeranong Road, for the junction with Johnson Drive (Tourist Drive 5 turns off at the junction). December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Isabella Drive Roundabout: Northbound on Monaro Hwy at the Isabella Dr roundabout. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Richardson for the junction with Johnson Drive (Tourist Drive 5 turns off at the junction). December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the Isabella Dr roundabout. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Richardson for the junction with Johnson Drive (Tourist Drive 5 turns off at the junction). December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: Tourist Drive 5 trailblazer just northeast of the Isabella Dr roundabout at Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Richardson for the junction with Johnson Drive (Tourist Drive 5 turns off at the junction). December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Directional Sign Near Mugga Lane: Directional sign at Hume near Mugga Lane. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: Southbound at Richardson at the junction with Johnson Drive (TD5 turns right at this junction). December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Mugga Lane Junction: AD sign approaching Mugga Ln in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Johnson Drive Roundabout: Monaro Hwy at the Johnson Dr roundabout at Richardson. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Tralee Street: AD sign approaching Tralee St in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Monaro Hwy (NR23 / TD5) roundabout at Theodore, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tralee Street Junction: ID sign at the intersection with Tralee St in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at the Tharwa Dr (TD5) roundabout at Theodore, August 2010. The TD5 route number leaves Johnson Dr at this junction, and follows Tharwa Dr. Image © Paul Rands
	Odometer Check Length Ahead: Sign indicating there will be signs ahead at 1 km intervals which can be used to check the accuracy of a vehicles odometer. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Johnson Dr at Theodore, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Looking northwest at Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Theodore approaching Lawrence Wackett Cr and Were St, June 2013. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Sheppard Street Junction: AD sign approaching Sheppard St in Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Lawrence Wackett Crescent & Were Street: Tharwa Dr (TD5) approaching Lawrence Wackett Cr and Were St at Theodore, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Start Odometer Check Length: Sign at Hume, which can be used to check the accuracy of a vehicles odometer. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Theodore, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Lanyon Drive: Intersection directional sign acting as an advance directional sign as Monaro Hwy approaches Lanyon Dr in Hume. December 2009. Note the incorrect NH23 shield, should be a black and white NR23 shield. The NR52 should not be on the sign at all. Image © Paul Rands		Lawrence Wackett Crescent: Tharwa Dr (TD5) approaching the western end of Lawrence Wackett Cr at Theodore, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Lanyon Drive Intersection: Looking northbound at Hume approaching Lanyon Drive (formerly Tharwa Road). December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Duggan Street: Corner of Tharwa Dr (TD5) and Duggan St at Calwell, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign after the Lanyon Drive intersection at Hume. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) approaching Drakeford Dr at Calwell, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Hume approaching the Alexander Maconochie Centre, which is a prison and remand centre. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Intersectional Directional Sign: ID sign on the corner Tharwa Dr (TD5) and Drakeford Dr at Calwell, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Andrew Maconochie Centre Entrance: Southbound at Hume at the entance to the Alexander Maconochie Centre. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Mentone Vw at Calwell, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Mentone Vw and Tharwa Dr (TD5) in Conder, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Mentone Vw and Tharwa Dr (TD5) in Conder, February 2011. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) at Conder approaching Box Hill Av and Woodcock Dr, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Box Hill Dr and Woodcock Dr in Conder (TD5), June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Box Hill Dr and Woodcock Dr in Conder (TD5), February 2011. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Conder approaching the southern end of Box Hill Av, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Box Hill Avenue: Corner of Tharwa Dr (TD5) and Box Hill Av at Conder, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Box Hill Avenue: Corner of Tharwa Dr (TD5) and Box Hill Av at Banks, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tharwa Dr (TD5) approaching Pockett Av and Knoke Av at Banks, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Pockett Avenue & Knoke Avenue Roundabout: Tharwa Dr (TD5) at the roundabout with Pockett Av and Knoke Av at Banke, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
			Pockett Avenue & Knoke Avenue Roundabout: Tharwa Dr (TD5) at the roundabout with Pockett Av and Knoke Av at Banke, June 2013. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of Tourist Drive 5 between Hume and Capital Hill Click here for the continuation of Tourist Drive 5 between Stromlo and Tharwa

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