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== Design ==
== Design ==
Capital Circle is a six-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.
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==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:11, 16 November 2019

Capital Circle

Capital Circle is the inner of two circular concentric roads that orbit Parliament House.
Capital Circle is the inner of two circular concentric roads that orbit Parliament House.
Map
Location of Capital Circle in the Australian Capital Territory
Capital Circle
Capital Circle
Location of Capital Circle in the Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates
General information
TypeFreeway
Length2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Ring road aroundCapital Hill
Major junctions
North to West section
North end
  Canberra Avenue (B23)
West end
West to North section
West end
North end
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.

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

icon Australian Roads portal

References

KML is from Wikidata