Playford Highway

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Playford Highway

Telegraph Road, Kohinoor Road, Cape Borda Road

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East end
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West end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length103 km (64 mi) [1]
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route B23.svg B23 (1998–present)
(Kingscote–Cygnet River)
Major junctions
East endAnzac Street
Kingscote, South Australia
 
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route B23.svg Hog Bay Road
  • West End Highway
West endNo through road
Cape Borda, South Australia
Location(s)
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island [2]
Major settlements Cygnet River, Parndana
Highway system

Playford Highway (with Telegraph Road and Kohinoor Road through Kingscote at its eastern end, and Cape Borda Road at its western end) is a main road on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, with its eastern end designated part of route B23. It extends from Kingscote through Cygnet River and Parndana to Cape Borda. [3]

Major junctions

Playford Highway is entirely contained within the Kangaroo Island Council local government area. [4]

Location [1] [3] km [1] miDestinationsNotes
Kingscote 00.0Anzac Street  Kingscote Eastern terminus of Telegraph Road and route B23
Esplanade (north)  Kingscote
Kingscote Terrace (south)  Kingscote
0.60.37Cemetery Avenue (north)  Kingscote
Cygnet Road (south)  Kingscote
Name change: Telegraph Road (east), Kohinoor Road (west)
1.30.81Keratta Terrace  Kingscote Name change: Kohinoor Road (east), Playford Highway (west)
4.02.5North Coast Road  Emu Bay
Cygnet River 7.24.5AUS Alphanumeric Route B23.svg Hog Bay Road (B23)  American River, Penneshaw To ferry service to Cape Jervis
Route B23 heads south along Hog Bay Road
13.88.6Western Australia MR-SM-11.svg Arronmore Road – Kingscote Airport
13.98.6Birchmore Road   Vivonne Bay, Flinders Chase
Parndana 38.523.9Wedgewood Road  Seddon
43.427.0Stokes Bay Road  Stokes Bay
Gosse 73.245.5West End Highway  Flinders Chase, Cape du Couedic Name change: Playford Highway (east), Cape Borda Road (west)
Cape Borda 84.452.4Jump Off Road – Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area
85.553.1Shackle Road  Flinders Chase, West Bay Beach
10364Cape Borda Road – Cape Borda Western terminus of Cape Borda Road
  •        Route transition

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Playford Highway" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.