Bagot Road is a major arterial road in
Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. The road forms part of the main transport route between the
Central Business District, northern suburbs and
Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin.
The airport is located in Darwin's northern suburbs, from Darwin cit ...
. The origins of the name Bagot Road is believed to be in reference to the Bagot family of South Australia, who had significant land holdings in the early Northern Territory.
In 2010, the road was used by an average of 34,487 vehicles per day. Due to the high traffic volumes, a number of major retailers and fast food outlets are situated along Bagot Road.
Darwinbus Route 10 and Orbital Link services travel the length of Bagot Road with frequent stops in both directions.
Bagot Road begins in the suburb of
Ludmilla at a partially
grade separated intersection with the
Stuart Highway
Stuart Highway is a major Australian highway. It runs from Darwin, in the Northern Territory, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta in South Australia; a distance of . Its northern and southern extremities are segments of Aus ...
. A
flyover carrying citybound traffic opened in 1981 to reduce congestion and was the first grade-separated intersection in the Northern Territory.
Bagot Road continues with dual carriageways providing for three lanes of traffic in each direction for most of its length. Major intersections at Totem Road/Osgood Drive and
McMillans Road are controlled by traffic lights and provide access to the airport, while another set of traffic lights at Fitzgerald Street,
Millner allows access to the Homemaker Village, Darwin's second largest shopping centre. Past the Homemaker Village, Bagot Road becomes
Trower Road
Trower Road is a major arterial road in the northern suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The road is a major access route for services and institutions located in the Casuarina area, including Casuarina Square, Royal Darwin Hosp ...
extending northeast towards
Casuarina
''Casuarina'' is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. It was once treated as the sole genus in the fa ...
from the junction with
Nightcliff Road.
Prior to 1968 Bagot Road continued into the suburb of
Nightcliff itself, however this section was then renamed Nightcliff Road past Progress Drive.
See also
References
{{Road infrastructure in Northern Territory
Roads in Darwin, Northern Territory