Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Kings Highway (B52)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

B52

Kings Highway (B52)

Statistics:

Length: 120 km (NSW Only)
Western Terminus: NSW-ACT Border.
Eastern Terminus: Princes Highway (NR1) and Peninsula Drive at Batemans Bay
Miscellaneous: Continues into ACT as B52 (Kings Highway & Canberra Avenue)
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Queanbeyan, Bungedore, Braidwood, Nelligen and Batemans Bay

Route Numbering:

Current: B52

Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: MR51 1

General Information:

The Kings Highway is the main road from the ACT to the NSW south coast, travelling through Queanbeyan and several small NSW towns, connecting with the Princes Highway on the coast at Batemans Bay. It is one lane each way for the majority of its length with occasional overtaking lanes throughout. The route is mostly dual carriageway through Queanbeyan.

B52 is crosses the ACT border and returns to NSW after a few kilometres, northeast of Queanbeyan, before crossing back into the ACT west of Queanbeyan.

History:

1974: National Route 52 introduced 2
May 1977: Canberra Ave Railway Bridge constructed 2
April 1982: The dual carriageway deviation was completed, between the railway overpass and Ross Road. This deviation also included the northern section of Lanyon Drive 2
2009: Completion of a series of improvements on the Kings Highway between Queanbeyan and the northeastern ACT border. This included intersection upgrades at Weetalabah Drive, The Ridgeway and Captains Flat Road, as well as the realignment of a section of the Kings Highway between Thurralilly Street and Regent Drive. 3
7 October 2010: The Kings Highway realignment at Queanbeyan was opened to traffic. 3
February 2011: Full completion of upgrade works on Kings Highway over Bungendore Hill at Queanbeyan. 3
2013: National Route 52 replaced by B52.

Batemans Bay to ACT Border		ACT Border to Batemans Bay
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	ACT-NSW Border: Kings Hwy (B52) as it crosses from the ACT into NSW at Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign : ID sign with topknot at Lanyon Dr, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Molonglo RIver: Kings Hwy (B52) as it crosses Molonglo River via Burbong Bridge at Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign : AD sign approaching Lowe St, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with incorrect blank coverplate over the route number approaching Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign : AD sign approaching Collett St interchange, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Captains Flat Road : ID sign with incorrect blank coverplate over the route number on the roundabout with Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign : AD sign on Atkinson St, Queanbeyan, approaching Kings Hwy (B52), November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Captains Flat Road : ID sign with incorrect blank coverplate over the route number on the roundabout with Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign : RD sign as Kings Hwy (B52) climbs Bungendore Hill at Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Truck & Bus Speed Limit Ahead: Speed reduction required for heavy vehicles as Kings Hwy (B52) descends Bungendore Hill into Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with incorrect blank coverplate over the route number approaching Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Bungendore Hill: Kings Highway (B52) as it descends Bungendore Hill into Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Captains Flat Road : ID sign with incorrect blank coverplate over the route number on the roundabout with Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Bungendore Hill: Kings Highway (B52) as it descends Bungendore Hill into Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign : RD sign as Kings Hwy (B52) at Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Thurralilly Street : Corner of Kings Hwy (B52) and Thurralilly St, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Thurralilly St acts as a heavy vehicle bypass for Queanbeyan, redirecting traffic through the industrial area west of the highway. Image © Paul Rands		Molonglo RIver: Kings Hwy (B52) as it crosses Molonglo River via Burbong Bridge at Carwoola, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign with topknot approaching Yass Rd and Ellerton Dr, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign : Black AD sign with B52 coverplate on Lowe St, Queanbeyan, December 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black ID sign with top knot at the corner of Canberra Av (B52), Tharwa Rd and Ross Rd, Queanbeyan. October 2014. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign with topknot approaching Lanyon Dr, Queanbeyan, April 2015. Click here for a photo of this location from November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign : Supplemental AD sign approaching Lanyon Dr, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Lanyon Drive: Intersection directional sign at the roundabout with Lanyon Drive at Queanbeyan, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Lanyon Drive: Intersection directional sign at the roundabout with Lanyon Drive at Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign approaching Kendall Av and Gilmore Rd, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of B52 in the Australian Capital Territory

1 Roads & Traffic Authority Pesticide Application Program, June 2008, Page 25
2 Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)
3 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Kings Highway - Queanbeyan

Last updated: 26-Oct-2018 11:19

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