Northbourne Avenue
- 35°15′39″S 149°07′55″E / 35.2608°S 149.132°E / -35.2608; 149.132
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)
Civic, Australian Capital Territory
- London Circuit
- Barry Drive
- Cooyong Street
- Macarthur Avenue
- Wakefield Avenue
- Mouat Street
- Antill Street
- Barton Highway
Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory
- Highways in Australia
- National Highway • Freeways in Australia
- Road infrastructure in Canberra
Northbourne Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australia. It extends from City Hill in the south, to the Federal Highway in the north.
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 60 km/h north of Barry Drive. Civic contains a 40 km/h zone with multiple fixed red light/speed cameras and mobile speed cameras operating 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.
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
Australian Roads portal
References
- ^ "Routes and Stops". Transport Canberra. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "First Northbourne tree removals costing $32,000". The Canberra Times. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Transport Canberra. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
External links
Media related to Northbourne Avenue, Canberra at Wikimedia Commons
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