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Statistics:

• Length: 13 km
• Western Terminus: Eucumbene Drive, Duffy
• Eastern Terminus: Monaro Hwy (A23) at Symonston
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Symonston, Narrabundah, Red Hill, O'Malley, Garran, Swinger Hill, Phillip, Lyons, Chifley, Waramanga, Stirling, Weston, Holder, Rivett and Duffy

Route Numbering:

• Current: None

General Information:

Major routes Hindmarsh Drive intersects or conencts with include Tuggeranong Parkway, Yamba Drive, Jerrabomberra Avenune (former NR23), and Monaro Highway (A23).

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 to connect to Queanbeyan and the eastern Canberra suburbs.

The route is named after John Hindmarsh (1782-1860), who was the first governor of South Australia, from 1836 to 1838. He was knighted in 1851. 1

History:

• 29 September 1966: Name was gazetted. 1
• 13 December 1966: The first section of Hindmarsh Drive, the Mugga arterial road from the Woden Valley to Fyshwick, opened to traffic. A one and a half mile section of Hindmarsh Drive from Canberra Avenue, opposite Ipswich Street in Fyshwick, to Dalrymple Street, in Narrabundah, was the first of the five-mile link to be opened. 2
• 9 March 1967: Official opening of Hindmarsh Drive by Commissioner of NCDC, Rt Hon John Douglas Anthony. 3
• 1968: Installation of traffic lights at the corner of Hindmarsh Dr, Canberra Av and Ipswich St at Fyshwick. 4
• 1968: Street lighting installed on Hindmarsh Drive at junctions with Canberra Av, Jerrabomberra Av, Dalrymple St, Tamar St, Palmer St and Yamba Dr. 5
• April 1972: Traffic light installation at the corner of Hindmarsh Dr and Jerrabomberra Av at Symonston completed by AWA Limited at a cost of $22 410. 6
• November 1972: Traffic lights switched on along Hindmarsh Dr at the junctions with Melrose Dr and also Ainsworth St. 7
• April 1973: Permanent closure of the junction of Hindmarsh Drive and McDonald Street at Chifley. 8
• 2 May 1973: Traffic lights at the corner of Hindmarsh Drive and Jerrabomberra Avenue at Symonston were switched on. 9
• May 1974: Installation of traffic lights at the corner of Hindmarsh Dr and Melrose Dr at Phillp. 10
• 1978: Construction begins on grade separating Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Parkway junction. 11
• October 1979: Work commenced on duplicating Hindmarsh Drive at Weston, near Namatjira Drive. 12
• 1979: At grade junction with Tuggeranong Parkway replaced by grade separated interchange. 13
• February 1988: Work begins to relocate Hindmarsh Dr between Jerrabomberra Av and Canberra Av. 14
• 1989: Hindmarsh Drive extended from Jerrabomberra Av to junction of Canberra Av and Newcastle Street during Monaro Hwy construction.
• 22 November 1989: Hindmarsh Drive deviation to Canberra Av opened to traffic. 15
• 27 June 2005: Minister for Urban Services John Hargreaves officially opened the on-road cycle lanes constructed on Hindmarsh Drive. 16
• 2019: B52 re-routed via Hindmarsh Drive from Canberra Avenue to Monaro Highway. 17

1 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Hindmarsh Drive
2 Canberra Times, Page 4, 13 December 1966
3 ACT Heritage Library, ImagesACT, Official opening of Hindmarsh Drive. Rt Hon John Douglas Anthony, 9 March 1967.
4 Canberra Times, Page 7, 5 October 1967
5 Canberra Times, Page 10, 28 March 1968
6 Canberra Times, Page 1, 4 March 1972
7 Canberra Times, Page 3, 21 November 1970
8 Canberra Times, Page 12, 5 April 1973
9 Canberra Times, Page 1, 3 May 1972
10 Canberra Times, Page 16, 5 July 1974
11 ACT Heritage Library, ImagesACT, Concrete beam placed in position on the Tuggeranong Parkway overpass of Hindmarsh Drive, 5 December 1978.
12 Canberra Times, Page 8, 6 October 1979
13 ACT Heritage Library, ImagesACT, Tuggeranong Parkway, Hindmarsh Drive interchange is nearing completion, 11 January 1979.
14 Canberra Times, Page 9, 6 February 1988
15 Canberra Times, Page 5, 22 November 1989
16 Chief Minister, Australian Capital Territory, Media Release, Opening of $900 000 Woden Valley On-Road Cycle Lane, 27 June 2005.
17 ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services, Guide Signs, Municipal Infrastructure Standards 12, April 2019

Last updated: 12-Aug-2020 23:28

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