Drakeford Drive is an arterial road in the Tuggeranong district of the

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, a southern suburb of the nation's capital

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. The road is named for Arthur Drakeford, Federal Minister for Air and Civil Aviation from 1941 to 1949. The route extends as a divided dual carriageway from the southern end of the Tuggeranong Parkway at Kambah, passing east of

Lake Tuggeranong Lake Tuggeranong, an artificial lake sourced by the confluence of Tuggeranong Creek and stormwater discharge from urban and rural areas, is located in the Tuggeranong (district), Tuggeranong district of Canberra, within the Australian Capital Ter ...

and continues to the suburb of Calwell where it joins

Tharwa Drive Tharwa Drive is an arterial road, in the southern Australian Capital Territory. The road extends from the Monaro Highway through the Tuggeranong district in Canberra's southern suburbs, connecting with Drakeford Drive before continuing south ...

. The speed limit on Drakeford Drive is . In 2012, a large sculpture by artist Alexander Knox, entitled ''Moth Ascending the Capital'' was erected on the median strip in Kambah, drawing local criticism about its necessity. In September 2012, a

pedestrian overpass A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...

over Drakeford Drive was completed, allowing a safer and more convenient crossing for students from Namadgi School in Kambah. Drakeford Drive also lends its name to the football rivalry between Burns Football Club and Tuggeranong United Football Club, who play each other in the game known as "The Drakeford Derby".

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