Length:

3 km

Termini:

Eastern: Majura Pkwy (A23) and Pialligo Av at Campbell

Western: Parkes Way and Kings Av at Russell

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Russell and Campbell

Current: None

Former: 3

General Information:

Morshead Drive is an arterial road which continues on from Parkes Way at the Kings Avenue roundabout at Russell. The route is a dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction.

The road was named after Leslie Morshead, who commanded the 33rd Battalion of the AIF, between 1916 and 1919, and the 9th Division during siege of Tobruk and the Battle of El Alamein in World War 1. ¹

21 July 1960: Name was gazetted. ¹

9 December 1964: Speed limit raised to 40 MPH. ²

1971: Traffic lights installed at the junction of Morshead Drive and Dairy Flat Road. ³

5 April 1984: The roundabout with Dairy Road opened to traffic. ⁴

2015: Morshead Dr truncated east of Monaro Hwy (B23) to allow for construction of Majura Pkwy (M23).

Click or tap here for construction photos of Morshead Drive

Cambpell to Russell

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Campbell on the roundabout with Dairy Rd, October 2013. This roundabout has since been eliminated.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Russell as you leave the roundabout with Russell Drive and Menindee Drive, February 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Russell to Campbell

Kings Avenue & Parkes Way:

Intersection directional sign on the interchange with Kings Avenue and Parkes Way in Russell. Looking southeast, December 2009. This junction has since been fully grade separated.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Russell Drive and Menindee Drive at Russell. Looking southeast, December 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the roundabout with Russell Drive and Menindee Drive at Russell. Eastbound, December 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the roundabout with Russell Drive and Menindee Drive at Russell, October 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Campbell approaching Staff Cadet Dr and the entrance to Molonglo Reach District Park, October 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Campbell at the roundabout with Staff Cadet Dr and the entrance to Molonglo Reach District Park, October 2013.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Campbell approaching the roundabout with Dairy Rd, October 2013. This roundabout has since been eliminated.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Campbell on the roundabout with Dairy Rd, October 2013. This roundabout has since been eliminated.

Image © Paul Rands