Northbourne Avenue

Road in Canberra, Australia

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Northbourne Avenue

Australian Capital Territory

Looking south along Northbourne Avenue, at the intersection of Macarthur Avenue (west) / Wakefield Avenue (east)

Northbourne Avenue

Coordinates|

* 35°15′39″S 149°07′55″E﻿ / ﻿35.2608°S 149.132°E﻿ / -35.2608; 149.132

General information
Type| Highway
Length| 4.52 km (2.8 mi)
Gazetted| 20 September 1928
Route number(s)|  A23 (2013–present)
Former
route number|

* National Route 23 (1955–2013)
(Entire route)
* ACT Tourist Drive 1
(through Civic)
* ACT Tourist Drive 2
(Civic–Turner)
* ACT Tourist Drive 4
(through Lyneham)
* ACT Tourist Drive 7
(Civic–Turner)

Major junctions
South end|  Vernon Circle
Civic, Australian Capital Territory

* London Circuit
* Barry Drive
* Cooyong Street
* Macarthur Avenue
* Wakefield Avenue
* Mouat Street
* Antill Street
* Barton Highway

North end|  Federal Highway
Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory
Location(s)
Major suburbs| Civic, Braddon, Turner, Dickson, Lyneham, Downer
Highway system

* Highways in Australia
* National Highway • Freeways in Australia
* Road infrastructure in Canberra
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Northbourne Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australia. It extends from City Hill in the south, to the Federal Highway in the north.

Sydney and Melbourne buildings, City, either side of Northbourne Avenue in 1929. Commenced building 1920s and completed 1946; for many years the only commercial buildings in the City.

It is a north–south running road which has three lanes for motorised traffic, and one lane for bicycles running in each direction, with a large median strip containing a light railway line between rows of trees. The speed limit is 40 km/h. The Federal Highway to the north of the intersection with Mouat and Antill streets has an 80 km/h speed limit. These speed limits are strictly enforced with multiple fixed red light/speed cameras in the 40 km/h zone and mobile speed cameras being permitted to operate along the entire length of the road.

Northbourne Avenue is the dividing line between the suburbs of Turner and Lyneham on the west, with the suburbs of Braddon, Dickson and Downer on the east.

Aerial view of Northbourne Avenue looking north from Civic. City Hill is in the foreground.

Many ACTION buses travelling between City and Dickson, Gungahlin or Belconnen used the road, which had many bus stops along it until the light rail line along the median strip opened in April 2019.[1]

Northbourne Avenue was planted with Eucalyptus elata (river peppermint gums) between 1983 and 1986, the third generation of Eucalyptus on the road.[2] The previous generation was Corymbia maculata (spotted gums). The river peppermint gums were cleared for Capital Metro and replanted with Eucalyptus mannifera (brittle gums).[3]

## See also[edit]

Australian Roads portal

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Routes and Stops". Transport Canberra. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
2. ^ "First Northbourne tree removals costing $32,000". The Canberra Times. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
3. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Transport Canberra. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Northbourne Avenue, Canberra at Wikimedia Commons

Route map:

KML file (edit • help)

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Road infrastructure in Canberra

Controlled-access roads:|

* Adelaide Avenue
* Capital Circle
* Gungahlin Drive Extension
* Majura Parkway
* Parkes Way*
* Tuggeranong Parkway
* Yarra Glen

Limited-access roads:|

* 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
* Kingsford Smith Drive
* Limestone Avenue
* Majura Road
* Monaro Highway^
* Northbourne Avenue
* Pialligo Avenue
* Southern Cross Drive
* State Circle
* Tharwa Drive
* Vernon Circle
* Yamba Drive

Major interchanges:|

* Glenloch Interchange

Related articles:|

* Remembrance Driveway

* Roads ACT
* Transport in the Australian Capital Territory
* Streets in Canberra

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