Capital Circle
- 35°18′28.8″S 149°7′30″E / 35.308000°S 149.12500°E / -35.308000; 149.12500
Commonwealth Avenue to Canberra Avenue, North to West section only)
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Commonwealth Avenue to Canberra Avenue, North to West section only)
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Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
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Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory
Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
- Highways in Australia
- National Highway • Freeways in Australia
- Road infrastructure in Canberra
Capital Circle is a circular road surrounding Capital Hill in the centre of Canberra, Australia's capital city. It is one of three concentric roads on the hill, with State Circle the outermost and Parliament Drive the innermost. There are no buildings on Capital Circle. Parliament Drive surrounds New Parliament House.
Roads named for each of Australia's state capitals converge at Capital Circle or State Circle. The main roads leading from the circle are Commonwealth Avenue to the north and Canberra Avenue and Adelaide Avenue to the south.
Design
Capital Circle is a three-lane road. All traffic runs in a clockwise direction. A short section under Federation Mall is in tunnel. The road does not form a complete circle, as a section under Commonwealth Avenue was closed a few years after opening due to the high number of crashes apparently resulting partly from the closeness of the entrance from Commonwealth Avenue and the exit to Kings Avenue. Vehicles are now forced to exit at Commonwealth Avenue.
See also
Australian Roads portal
References
- ^ "Guide Signs MIS 12" (PDF). ACT Government. April 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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- Adelaide Avenue
- Capital Circle
- Gungahlin Drive Extension
- Majura Parkway
- Parkes Way*
- Tuggeranong Parkway
- Yarra Glen
- Anzac Parade
- Barry Drive
- Barton Highway
- Belconnen Way
- Canberra Avenue
- Commonwealth Avenue
- Constitution Avenue
- Drakeford Drive
- Fairbairn Avenue
- Federal Highway
- Ginninderra Drive
- Gungahlin Drive
- Horse Park Drive
- Hindmarsh Drive
- Kings Avenue
- Kings Highway
- Limestone Avenue
- Majura Road
- Monaro Highway^
- Northbourne Avenue
- Pialligo Avenue
- State Circle
- Tharwa Drive
- Vernon Circle
- Yamba Drive
- Remembrance Driveway
- Roads ACT
- Transport in the Australian Capital Territory
- Streets in Canberra
*Partially limited-access ^Partially controlled-access roadway under construction