Kingsford Smith Drive, Canberra

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Kingsford Smith Drive

General direction	North-South
From	Kuringa Drive
via	Spence, Flynn, Latham, Higgins, Melba, Florey and Scullin
To	William Hovel Drive
Established	1970s
Major Junctions	Ginninderra Drive, Southern Cross Drive, Belconnen Way

Kingsford Smith Drive, is a main road in the district of Belconnen in Canberra, Australia and is named in honour of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

Primarily a dual carriageway road between the intersection of Drake Brockman Drive in Higgins and a termination point at Kuringa Drive in Spence, Kingsford Smith drive follows an approximate north/south alignment with a distance of around 7.2km. The speed limit is 80km/h for the southern ⅔ of the road until a point between Ginninderra Drive and Companion Crescent where the limit drops to 70km/h for the climb towards Mt Rogers. Kingsford Smith Drive intersects with the major roads of Ginninderra Drive, Southern Cross Drive and Belconnen Way.

Kingsford Smith Drive looking south from Spalding St

Accident zone sign situated between Alfred Hill Dr and Alpen St

Kingsford Smith Drive is the major dividing road between the suburbs of Spence, Flynn, Latham and Higgins on the west, with the suburbs of Melba, Florey and Scullin on the east.

Kingsford Smith Drive north of Ginnindera Drive is considered to be a high accident road with numerous deaths occurring there since the road was created in the late 1970s. The most recent fatal accident occurred on February 25, 2006 when a 23-year-old man lost control of his car between Verbrugghen St and Companion Cr in Melba. The driver died at the scene, while the male passenger was taken to the Canberra Hospital in a serious condition.

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Man killed in car crash - Daily Telegraph

v • d • e Road Infrastructure in Canberra

Freeways:	Tuggeranong Parkway · Gungahlin Drive · Parkes Way

Bridges & Tunnels:	Commonwealth Ave Bridge · Kings Ave Bridge · Parkes Way Tunnel

Highways:	Barton Highway · Monaro Highway · Federal Highway · Kings Highway

Major Roads:	Commonwealth Avenue · Kings Avenue · Northbourne Avenue · ANZAC Parade · London Circuit · Kingsford Smith Drive · Southern Cross Drive · Ginninderra Drive · Belconnen Way · Barry Drive · William Hovell Drive · Drakeford Drive · Limestone Avenue · Fairbain Avenue · Cotter Road · Hindmarsh Drive · State Circle · Adelaide Avenue · Canberra Avenue

Important Streets:	Garema Place · Bunda Street · Mort Street · City Walk

Under Construction:	Gungahlin Drive Extension · Glenloch Interchange Re-design

Interchanges	Glenloch Interchange

Operators:	ACT Department of Urban Services · Roads ACT

Transport in Canberra:	ACTION · Canberra International Airport · Canberra railway station

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