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Statistics:

• Length: 2 km
• Northern Terminus: Bowen Drive & Brisbane Avenue at Barton
• Southern Terminus: Canberra Avenue (B23) & Sturt Avenue at Kingston (Hume Place)
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Bowen Drive
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Barton and Kingston

General Information:

Reportedly the oldest artierial road in Canberra, Wentworth Avenue is a dual carriageway that services commercial, industrial and residential zones. In the past it serviced a larger industrial zone which included the Kingston Bus Depot, Commonwealth Printing Office and a number of other industries, however the area surrounding Wentworth Avenue on its eastern flank has been progressively gentrified over the last 3 decades. Wentworth Avenue also services the only active railway station within the ACT border.

Wentworth Avenue is named after William Charles Wentworth, who was an explorer, pioneer, statesman and promoter of self government in New South Wales. With Gregory Blaxland and William Lawson, he explored the district between the Nepean River and the Blue Mountains and discovered a route over the mountains in 1813. Wentworth was also largely responsible for the Constitution Act, 1842, and in 1854 he founded the Sydney University. 1

History:

• April 2013: Work commenced to install a new surface, kerbs and guttering on approximately 650 metres of the city bound carriageway of Wentworth Avenue. 2
• November 2016: Southbound resurfacing works between Gosse St and Dawes St. 3
• February 2017: Southbound resurfacing works between Dawes St and Cunningham St. 3
• March 2019: Pavement rehabilitation works on Wentworth Avenue between Canberra Avenue roundabout and Burke Crescent, around informal car park between Gosse Street and Eastlake Parade, plsu at the intersection with Eastlake Parade Wentworth Avenue. 4

Preview:	Description:
	Mildura Avenue & Leichhardt Street: Southbound on Wentworth Av at Mildura Av and Leichhardt St at Kingston, March 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Canberra Av (B23) and Sturt Av at Kingston, March 2017. Image © Paul Rands

1 ACT Government, ACTmapi, Place Names
2 ACT Government, Open Government, Media Releases, Wentworth Avenue upgrade road closure update, 27 May 2013
3 ACT Government, Open Government, Media Releases, Works continue on Wentworth Avenue, 18 Nov 2016
4 ACT Government, Open Government, Media Releases, Pavement rehabilitation works to get underway on Wentworth Avenue, 12 March 2019

Last updated: 27-Jun-2020 13:09

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