Statistics:

Length:
6 km
Termini:
Northern: Ginninderra Dr, Belconnen / Florey
Southern: William Hovell Drive, Cook
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along 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

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Entering Belconnen District:

Coulter Dr at Weetangera as the route enters the Belconnen district, April 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Coulter Dr approaching Springvale Dr & Redfern St at Weetangera, April 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Belconnen Way at Hawker, April 2015.

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Coulter Dr and Belconnen Way at Hawker, April 2015.

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Olgilby Crescent & Nettlefold Street:

Coulter Dr at the junction with Olgilby Cr and Nettlefold Cr at Page, April 2015.

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Florey To Cook

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Approaching Lachlan Street:

Intersection directional sign, just before Lachlan Street at Macquarie, January 2010.

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Approaching Shumack Street:

Intersection directional sign, just before Lachlan Street at Macquarie, January 2010.

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Start Divided Road:

Approaching a small section of divided roadway as you head towards Redfern St & Springvale Dr at Macquarie, January 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching the roundabout with Redfern St and Springvale Dr in Macquarie, January 2010.

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the roundabout with Redfern St and Springvale Dr in Cook, January 2010.

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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.

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Start Divided Road:

Approaching a small section of divided roadway at the southern end of Coulter Drive in Cook, January 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching the William Hovell Drive intersection near Cook, January 2010.

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the unusually laid out intersection with William Hovell Drive near Cook, January 2010.

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Western Suburbs Turn Off:

Turning lane for Belconnen's western suburbs as you approach William Hovell Dr near Cook, January 2010.

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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.

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