Gungahlin Drive is an arterial road in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

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. Its urban portion is long, and serves as one of the major thoroughfares in the

Gungahlin The District of Gungahlin () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The Gungahlin Region is one of fastest growing regions within Australia. The district is subdivided into di ...

district, before becoming a parkway standard roadway south of the

Barton Highway Barton Highway is a highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It connects Canberra to Hume Highway at Yass, and it is part of the route from Melbourne to Canberra. It is named in honour of Sir Edmund Barton, the first Pr ...

. This high quality section was built as the major part of the

Gungahlin Drive Extension Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) is a freeway grade road, located in the Belconnen district of Canberra, Australia. It is 8.3 kilometres long and extended the previously existing Gungahlin Drive from the Barton Highway in the district of Gungah ...

project.

Route description

The route begins at roundabout that forms the end of

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, and

Horse Park Drive Horse Park Drive is an arterial road in the Gungahlin district of Canberra, Australia. It is named for the homestead Horse Park, built in 1853 which is located in the suburb of Jacka. The road provides a bypass of the Gungahlin town centre, ...

. It heads in a roughly south-easterly direction, passing by several suburbs, and becoming dual carriageway to the east of

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. It then crosses between the Mulanggari and Gungaderra Grasslands and heads in a southerly direction along the western edge of the industrial area. It then switches to a southwesterly heading and crosses over the

, the interchange at this location also marks the transition to the start of the

, built to parkway standards.

Junctions

Gungahlin Drive has multiple junctions along its length providing access to suburbs and facilities in the Gungahlin and

Belconnen The District of Belconnen () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), used in land administration. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Belconne ...

districts as well as the Inner North, there are links to several other arterial roads.ACTMAPi
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, accessed 18 April 2013

References

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Route description

Junctions

See also

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