Yamba Drive is a major arterial road in the southern suburbs of
Canberra
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. It is named after 'Yamba', a pastoral property established by the Eddison family in 1920 as part of the
soldier settlement scheme which occupied the area prior to suburban development in the
Woden Valley.
The road forms part a major link between the
Tuggeranong and
Woden Valley districts, bypassing the
Woden Town Centre and is an important access corridor for
Canberra Hospital. Yamba Drive begins at a large roundabout north of the Woden Town Centre (the southern terminus of
Yarra Glen
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History
The Ry ...
). It continues south-east past the Woden Cemetery and Canberra Hospital to a major junction with
Hindmarsh Drive, before passing between the residential suburbs of
O'Malley,
Mawson
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,
Issacs and
Farrer Farrer may refer to
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before terminating between the Issacs and Farrer ridges in the
Canberra Nature Park. Beyond this point, the route continues as Erindale Drive into the suburbs of the Tuggeranong District.
See also
References
{{Road infrastructure in Canberra
Streets in Canberra