Meccano Set
| Meccano Set New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Road junction |
| Location | Lansdowne |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Maintained by | Roads & Maritime Services |
| Roads at junction |
Hume Highway Henry Lawson Drive Woodville Road |
| Location(s) | |
| LGA(s) | Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
| |
The Meccano Set is an overhead gantry located above a busy road intersection in the Sydney suburb of Lansdowne, Australia where the Hume Highway, Henry Lawson Drive and Woodville Road intersect.
In 1962, a large overhead gantry with directional signs and traffic lights, was erected by the Department of Main Roads. It quickly nicknamed with reference to the children's construction toy Meccano. At that stage, the intersection was a junction for through Brisbane to Melbourne traffic. Although this was superseded by the Cumberland Highway in August 1988, it remains an important intersection.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Consultation on the future of the Meccano Set Roads & Maritime Services
- ↑ Meccano set future on hold Daily Telegraph 9 June 2015
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