Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory
Adelaide Avenue

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Adelaide Avenue is a dual carriageway fully grade-separated road servicing Canberra's inner south linking Yarra Glen and Parliament House with the Woden town centre.

Adelaide Avenue has a transit lane closest to the median strip and passes by The Lodge, the Australian Prime Minister's residence. Together with Yarra Glen it forms the principal route between South Canberra and Woden and also between Civic (Canberra City) and Woden.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign eastbound on Adelaide Av approaching Hopetoun Cct at Yarralumla, October 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Yarralumla approaching State Cirle and Capital Circle, October 2013. Note the handpainted ramp speed sign. This has had the speed advisory changed and painted over the previous speed.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Yarralumla approaching State Cirle and Capital Circle, October 2013.

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State Circle:
Adelaide Av at its ramp with State Circle, Yarralumla, October 2013. State Circle eventually flows onto Commonwealth Av (A23).

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Click here for the continuation of the route as Yarra Glen

1 Canberra Times, Adelaide Avenue Extension, 18 Oct 1958
2 National Library of Australia, Trove, Adelaide Avenue, Deakin overpass in construction, #PIC/9969/28
3 Canberra Times, New Overpass To Open Today, 18 Dec 1968
4 Canberra Times, Traffic will be diverted today, 9 Apr 1969
5 Canberra Times, City Traffic Changes, 28 May 1969
6 Canberra Times, Bus lanes likely February, 22 Nov 1974
7 Canberra Times, $25m roadwork plan for new House, 18 April 1983
8 ACT Government, Media Releases, Bridge maintenance at four sites across Canberra, 25 Nov 2013

Last updated: 14-Dec-2019 23:08

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