Statistics:
- Length:
- 4 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Cotter Rd, Holder
- Southern: Namatjira Dr, Chapman
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Chapman, Rivett, Stirling, Holder and Weston
Route Numbering:
- Current: None
- XX
General Information:
Located in the district of Weston Creek, Streeton Drive is named after Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867-1943), who was one of Australia's most important landscape painters; a founder of the Heidelberg School and Official War Artist for the Australian Government. In 1918 he was first Australian artist to receive an honourable mention from the prestigious art exhibition of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, the Paris Salon. 1
Streeton Drive is mostly undivided with 1 lane in each direction between Namatjira Drive and Hindmarsh Drive, from Hindmarsh Drive to Cotter Road, it is divided mostly 2 lanes in each direction.
History:
- August 2016: Repairs to joints and bearings of the Weston Creek bridge on Streeton Drive, Weston. 2
- August 2024: Completion of intersection upgrade works and signal installation at the corner of Namatjira Drive and Heysen Street where they both meet Streeton Drive in Weston. 3
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Streeton Dr at Weston, approaching Namatjira Dr, December 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
1 ACT Government, ACTmapi, Placenames Map, Streeton.
2 ACT Government, Media Releases, Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, Bridge maintenance program to begin next week, 22 July 2016.
3 ACT Government, City Services, Infrastructure Projects, Streeton Drive intersection improvements, 20 February 2025.