Griffin Plan road system

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The Griffin Plan road system is the planned network of avenues, parkways, and bridges designed by Walter Burley Griffin as the foundational transport layout for Australia’s capital city, Canberra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf transport infrastructure plan
urban road network
associatedWith development of Australia’s federal capital
federal capital competition for Canberra
country Australia
designer Walter Burley Griffin NERFINISHED
designGoal efficient circulation between civic, residential, and governmental areas
hierarchical road structure with monumental avenues
scenic approaches to national institutions
followsDesignPrinciple City Beautiful movement NERFINISHED
garden city planning
governingBody Australian federal authorities NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic formal geometric pattern
integration of vistas and view corridors
landscape-oriented road reservations
parkway-style arterial roads
radial-and-axial layout
hasComponent avenues
axial boulevards
bridges
parkways
radial roads
waterfront drives
heritageStatus core element of Canberra’s planned city heritage
inception 1910s
influenced alignment of major avenues in Canberra
later Canberra arterial road network
location of major bridges in central Canberra
influencedBy Lake Burley Griffin basin geometry
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Australia
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
namedAfter Walter Burley Griffin NERFINISHED
organizedAround central national triangle
land and water axes of Canberra
partOf Griffin Plan for Canberra NERFINISHED
purpose connect key civic and governmental precincts
foundational transport layout for Canberra
integrate transport with landscape and water features
relatedTo Canberra city plan NERFINISHED
Lake Burley Griffin NERFINISHED
Parliamentary Triangle NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 20th century
transportMode road transport

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Commonwealth Avenue Bridge partOf Griffin Plan road system