Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory: Coulter Drive

Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory
Coulter Drive

Statistics:

Length: 6 km
Northern Terminus: Ginninderra Dr, Belconnen / Florey
Southern Terminus: William Hovell Drive, Cook
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Belconnen, Cook, Florey, Macquarie, Page and Weetangera

Route Numbering:

Current: None

General Information:

Coulter Drive is a north-south mostly undivided arterial road that acts as a connector from the Belconnen CBD to some its inner suburbs.

Coulter Drive is named after Robert Charles Coulter (1864-1956). He was an architect and landscape painter, co-designer of an award-winning plan in the competition for a Design for the National Capital held in 1911. 1

History:

8 February 1968: Name was gazetted. 1

Cook to Florey		Florey to Cook
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	Entering Belconnen District: Coulter Dr at Weetangera as the route enters the Belconnen district, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Lachlan Street: Intersection directional sign, just before Lachlan Street at Macquarie, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Coulter Dr approaching Springvale Dr & Redfern St at Weetangera, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Shumack Street: Intersection directional sign, just before Lachlan Street at Macquarie, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Belconnen Way at Hawker, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Start Divided Road: Approaching a small section of divided roadway as you head towards Redfern St & Springvale Dr at Macquarie, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Coulter Dr and Belconnen Way at Hawker, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the roundabout with Redfern St and Springvale Dr in Macquarie, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Olgilby Crescent & Nettlefold Street: Coulter Dr at the junction with Olgilby Cr and Nettlefold Cr at Page, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Redfern St and Springvale Dr in Cook, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			End Divided road: End of the short section of the divided roadway at Cook. The suburban streetscape gives way to open plains and farmland, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Start Divided Road: Approaching a small section of divided roadway at the southern end of Coulter Drive in Cook, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the William Hovell Drive intersection near Cook, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the unusually laid out intersection with William Hovell Drive near Cook, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Western Suburbs Turn Off: Turning lane for Belconnen's western suburbs as you approach William Hovell Dr near Cook, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Civic and Southern Suburbs Turn Off: Turning lane for Civic and Canberra's southern suburbs as you approach William Hovell Dr near Cook, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands

1 ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Coulter Drive

Last updated: 27-Jan-2017 20:33

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