Connolly Drive starts at
Shenton Avenue in
Currambine, west of
Joondalup's central business district, and ends after a run at Benenden Avenue in the outer northern suburb of
Butler. Connolly Drive runs parallel with fellow arterial road
Marmion Avenue to the west and
Mitchell Freeway to the east. A four-lane dual carriageway for its entire length, the road’s speed limit is mostly , though it decreases to after Lukin Drive. The road runs within both the
City of Joondalup and
Wanneroo local government areas.
City of Joondalup Connolly Drive starts at a traffic light controlled T-junction at Shenton Avenue in Currambine, running through the suburb of Currambine for before encountering Burns Beach Road at a roundabout; midway it encounters Moore Drive at a roundabout. Both Connolly and Moore Drives divide Currambine into quarters. From Burns Beach Road, Connolly Drive travels through
Kinross for about , intersecting local roads such as Kinross Drive, Selkirk Drive, Geoff Russell Avenue and Macnaughton Crescent. After Macnaughton Crescent, Connolly Drive heads over into the City of Wanneroo, and the uninhabited locality of
Tamala Park.
City of Wanneroo Now within the City of Wanneroo, Connolly Drive travels through Tamala Park for about before entering the suburb of
Clarkson and encountering Neerabup Road at a roundabout. The road proceeds to travel through the suburb for about , intersecting through several local roads, before encountering
Hester Avenue at a roundabout. From there the road forms the boundary of Merriwa to the west and Ridgewood to the east for before encountering Lukin Drive at a traffic light controlled intersection. Connolly Drive then travels through the suburb of Butler for about , after which it terminates at a roundabout with Benenden Avenue, where it continues northwards at Exmouth Drive, which provides road access to the
Butler railway station. ==History==