Connolly Drive is a minor arterial road in the outer northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. The road takes its name from the Perth suburb of Connolly

Connolly, Western Australia

Connolly is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup adjacent to Joondalup's central business district. It was built in the late 1980s as a golf course estate. Its eastern border backs onto the Mitchell Freeway road reserve...

, which lies just beyond the road's terminus.

The road extends northerly from Shenton Avenue in Currambine

Currambine, Western Australia

Currambine is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 30 km north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. It contains the Currambine Market Place shopping centre and cinema complex.-History:Currambine...

, west of Joondalup's central business district, to the outer suburb of Butler

Butler, Western Australia

Butler is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 41 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area...

. Connolly Drive runs parallel with the busier Marmion Avenue

Marmion Avenue

Marmion Avenue is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, designated State Route 71.It runs through the northern coastal suburbs of Perth from the end of West Coast Highway in Trigg and Karrinyup, to the outer northern suburb of Yanchep...

 and eases its traffic flow past the end of the Mitchell Freeway at Burns Beach Road.

For the first 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of its length, Connolly Drive is a dual carriageway

Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...

. It reverts to a single-lane carriageway at Clarkson

Clarkson, Western Australia

Clarkson is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 34 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. While mostly a residential area, it also functions as a town centre, serving many surrounding areas with a...

, at the roundabout with Neerabup Road. The speed limit varies at different points in its length, but never exceeds 70km/h.

Connolly Drive was exclusively a single-lane carriageway for many years until recent developments in 2007, 2010 and 2011 to upgrade the road in conjunction with the northern extension of the Mitchell Freeway

Mitchell Freeway

Mitchell Freeway is a long freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth's central business district with its outer northern suburbs. It is allocated Route 2 for its entire length and is named after former state Premier and Governor Sir James Mitchell....

. There are currently plans for Connolly Drive to be extended further north to the outer suburb of Yanchep, with the Joondalup railway line running through the median section of the road.

Intersections

A number of major intersections cross the road at various points. The most significant intersections are with Shenton Avenue, Burns Beach Road and Hester Avenue. . Most are controlled by roundabouts, but the following junctions are controlled by traffic lights:

• Shenton Avenue, Currambine
• Selkirk Drive, Kinross
• Lukin Drive, Butler