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Capital Circle

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Capital Circle is the inner of two circular concentric roads that orbit Parliament House.
Capital Circle
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Capital Circle
Location of Capital Circle in the Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates
General information
Type Freeway
Length2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Route number(s) New South Wales alphanumeric route A23.svg A23 (2013–present)
Commonwealth Avenue to Canberra Avenue, North to West section only)
Former
route number
Australian national route 23.svg National Route 23 (1955–2013)
Commonwealth Avenue to Canberra Avenue, North to West section only)
Ring road around Capital Hill
Major junctions
North to West section
North endNew South Wales alphanumeric route A23.svg Commonwealth Avenue
Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
 New South Wales alphanumeric route A23.svg Canberra Avenue [1]
West end Adelaide Avenue
Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
West to North section
West end Adelaide Avenue
Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory
North endNew South Wales alphanumeric route A23.svg Commonwealth Avenue
Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
Highway system

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.

Contents

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

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian Roadsportal

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References

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  1. "Guide Signs MIS 12" (PDF). ACT Government. April 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.