State Circle

Road in Canberra, Australia

State Circle

Australian Capital Territory

State Circle is the outer of two circular concentric roads that orbit Parliament House.
General information
Type| Road
Location| Canberra
Length| 3 km (1.9 mi)
Route number(s)|  A23[1] (2013–present)
(Canberra Avenue to Commonwealth Avenue, anti-clockwise, northbound only)
Former
route number|

* National Route 23 (1955–2013)
* ACT Tourist Drive 1
(through Parkes)
* ACT Tourist Drive 5
(Yarralumla–Forrest)
* ACT Tourist Drive 6
(Parkes–Barton)

Ring road around| Capital Hill
Major junctions
From|  Commonwealth Avenue
Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory

* Kings Avenue
* Canberra Avenue
* Melbourne Avenue
* Adelaide Avenue
* Flynn Drive

To|  Commonwealth Avenue
Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory
Location(s)
Major suburbs| Parkes, Barton, Forrest, Deakin, Yarralumla

State Circle is a circular road surrounding Capital Hill in the centre of Canberra, Australia's capital city. It is the outermost of the three concentric roads on the hill, with Capital Circle and Parliament Drive located within State Circle. Capital Circle is a bi-directional four-lane road with most intersections being signalised and at-grade. The speed limit is 70 km/h.[2]

It is named for the states of Australia. Roads named for each of Australia's state capitals are also among those that intersect or terminate at State Circle. The main roads leading from the circle are Commonwealth Avenue, Kings Avenue, Adelaide Avenue, and Canberra Avenue.[3][4]

State Circle featured prominently on Walter Burley Griffin's plans for Canberra. It was originally envisaged there would be a number of circular concentric roads around Capital Hill. Only Capital Circle and State Circle were ever fully completed.[5] It is considered a main avenue, and a road of national significance, by the National Capital Authority.[6][7]

## Intersections & Interchanges

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As State Circle is a circular road, the table below lists all intersections and interchanges starting at Commonwealth Avenue interchange and proceeding clockwise.[2][8]

District| Location| km| mi| Destinations| Notes

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Canberra Central| Capital Hill, Yarralumla, Parkes| 0.00| 0.00|  Commonwealth Avenue – City, Parkes| Partial trumpet interchange, northbound anticlockwise exit, and southbound clockwise entry only.
Capital Hill, Parkes| 0.01| 0.0062| Capital Circle overpass (southbound)
0.19| 0.12| Federation Mall overpass (northbound)
0.28| 0.17| Federation Mall overpass (southbound)
Capital Hill, Parkes, Barton| 0.50| 0.31| Kings Avenue – Parkes, Barton, Parliament House| Signal-controlled crossroads
Capital Hill, Barton| 0.75| 0.47| Brisbane Avenue – Barton| Signal-controlled crossroads
Capital Hill, Barton, Forrest| 1.00| 0.62| Sydney Avenue – Barton, Forrest| Signal-controlled T-intersection
Capital Hill, Forrest| 1.25| 0.78|  Canberra Avenue – Queanbeyan, Cooma, Forrest| Signal-controlled crossroads
1.40| 0.87| Hobart Avenue – Forrest| Signal-controlled T-intersection
Capital Hill, Forrest, Deakin| 1.70| 1.06| Melbourne Avenue – Forrest, Deakin, Red Hill Lookout, Federal Golf Course, Parliament House| Signal-controlled T-intersection
Capital Hill, Deakin, Yarralumla| 2.00| 1.24| Adelaide Avenue – Woden, Tuggeranong, Deakin, Yarralumla| Modified trumpet interchange, exit and entry ramps in place for both clockwise and anticlockwise lanes, but only for traffic heading to/from the west.
Capital Hill, Yarralumla| 2.25| 1.40| Perth Avenue – Yarralumla| Uncontrolled T-intersection
2.50| 1.55| Rhodes Place – (No through road)| Uncontrolled T-intersection
2.75| 1.71| Flynn Drive – City, Yarralumla, Parkes, Lennox Gardens| Uncontrolled T-intersection
2.99| 1.86| Capital Circle overpass (northbound)
Capital Hill, Yarralumla, Parkes| 3.00| 1.86| Clockwise loop completed, refer back to top of table
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Incomplete access

## See also

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Australian roads portal

## References

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1. ^ "Guide Signs MIS 12" (PDF). ACT Government. April 2019. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
2. ^ a b Google Maps/Google Street View, Google, accessed 20 April 2013
3. ^ ACT Planning and Land Authority - Place name search, ACT Government
4. ^ OpenStreetMap, OpenStreetMap contributors
5. ^ Striking the Right Balance: Draft Amendment 39, National Capital Plan, Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, Chapter 3, Page 29, October 2002
Referring to a submission to the committee by the Royal Australian Planning Institute – ACT Division.
6. ^ Main Avenues and Approach Routes, National Capital Authority, 5 January 2010
7. ^ Designated Area 'Main Avenues and Approach Routes', National Capital Authority, 25 January 2010
8. ^ ACTMAPi Archived 2 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ACT Government

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

Bridges:|

* Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
* Tharwa Bridge

Major interchanges:|

* Glenloch Interchange

Related articles:|

* Remembrance Driveway

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

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