Federal Highway (Australia)

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Federal Highway
New South Wales – Australian Capital Territory
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Southbound carriageway, at Wollogorang. The median strip at this location is about 200 metres (656 ft)[1] wide and contains pasture.
General information
Type Motorway
Length 72.7 km (45.2 mi)[4]
Opened 25 February 1931[2]
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Former
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  • National Highway 23
  • (1974 — 2013 [within NSW])[3]
  • National Highway 23
  • (1974 — 2013 [within ACT])[3]
Major junctions
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Location(s)
Region Southern Tablelands
LGA(s) Goulburn Mulwaree Council, Upper Lachlan Shire, Palerang Council, Yass Valley Shire, Australian Capital Territory
Major suburbs / towns Collector, Sutton, Watson, Downer, Lyneham
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National Highway • Freeways in Australia
Highways in New South Wales
Road infrastructure in Canberra

The Federal Highway is a highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is a part of a motorway standard link between Sydney and Canberra, and is also the main thoroughfare between those cities.

The north-eastern end of the Federal Highway is located at its junction with the Hume Highway near the city of Goulburn. It runs 72.7 km (45.2 mi) south west to Canberra, the national capital of Australia, where its south western end is located at the intersection of Northbourne Avenue and the Barton Highway. The Federal Highway passes the villages of Collector and Sutton, as well as skirting the western side of the endorheic basin containing Lake George.

Route description

The Federal Highway is a largely motorway standard roadway linking the from the Hume Highway at Yarra, southeast of Goulburn, New South Wales; to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. It is designated as the M23 between its northern terminus and Sutton, and then as the A23 from there to its southern terminus. The roadway has a continuous 110 km/h (68 mph) speed limit within New South Wales. Within the Australian Capital Territory the posted speed limit is 100 km/h (62 mph) in rural areas and 80 km/h (50 mph) once it enters the urban area of Canberra. The entire length of the roadway is dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction.[4][5]

Junction list

New South Wales[1][4]

LGA Location km mi Destinations Notes
Goulburn Mulwaree Council Yarra 0.0 0.0 x20px Hume Highway [M31] - Sydney, Goulburn, Yass, Gundagai Partial Y-interchange, traffic from the west that is turning south must perform a U-turn north of the interchange.
Highway terminus: continues as Hume Highway both northeast and southwest.
2.6 1.6 Crowthers Lane - No Through Road LILO access to/from southbound carriageway only.
2.9 1.8 Thornford Road - Currawang Modified uncontrolled T-intersection (due to wide median strip at this location)
Wollogorang 8.8 5.5 Wollogorang Road Modified uncontrolled T-intersection (due to wide median strip at this location)
10.4 6.5 Stillwater Road - No Through Road Modified uncontrolled T-intersection (due to wide median strip at this location)
13.3 8.3 Granger Road - No Through Road LILO access to/from southbound carriageway only.
Upper Lachlan Shire Currawang / Collector 19.1 11.9 Baxters Lane - No Through Road Uncontrolled T-intersection
Collector 20.0 12.4 Mays Lane - No Through Road Uncontrolled T-intersection
21.6 13.4 Church Street - Collector Uncontrolled T-intersection
22.1 13.7 Collector Road - Tarago, Athenabacchus Winery Uncontrolled T-intersection
23.7 14.7 Collector Road - Collector, Gunning Uncontrolled T-intersection
Palerang Council / Yass Valley Council Lake George 32.9 20.4 The Vineyards Road - No Through Road - Lake George Wineries Uncontrolled T-intersection
44.3 27.5 Hadlow Drive - Weereewaa Lookout, Rest Area access Uncontrolled crossroads, No Through Road to the southeast only.
48.5 30.1 Doust Road Uncontrolled T-intersection
Bywong 50.2 31.2 Shingle Hill Way - Gundaroo Uncontrolled T-intersection
50.7 31.5 Bungendore Road - Bungendore, Lark Hill Winery Uncontrolled T-intersection
52.4 32.6 Schofield Road - No Through Road Uncontrolled T-intersection
53.7 33.4 Donnelly Road (east) / Old Federal Highway (west) Uncontrolled crossroads, Donnelly Road is a No Through Road
Sutton 58.0 36.0 Old Federal Highway Uncontrolled T-intersection
58.3 36.2 Macs Reef Road - Bungendore, Batemans Bay, Wineries Uncontrolled T-intersection
59.2 36.8 Sutton Road - Sutton, Gundaroo, Queanbeyan, Gunning, and
also Cooma (alternate route)		 Parclo A2 interchange
62.6 38.9 Federal Highway Service Road LILO access to/from southbound carriageway only.
64.6 40.1 McKeahnie Lane (North) / Federal Highway Service Road (South) Diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Australian Capital Territory[4][6]

District Location km mi Destinations Notes
Gungahlin, Majura ​ 67.2 41.8 Horse Park Drive (west) / Majura Road (east) - Gungahlin, Fyshwick, Cooma Diamond interchange with single cloverleaf onramp providing non-stop access to/from Majura Road (and the future Majura Parkway).
Watson 69.6 43.2 Antill Street - Watson, Hackett 3-way roundabout
Gungahlin, Majura, Canberra Central 70.0 43.5 Zelling Street - Watson Uncontrolled T-intersection
Gungahlin, Canberra Central 70.7 43.9 Old Well Station Road - Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) [Parking] Uncontrolled T-intersection
71.0 44.1 Stirling Avenue - Watson, Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) Signal controlled crossroads
Canberra Central Watson / Lyneham 71.6 44.5 Flemington Road - Mitchell, Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), Racecourse Signal controlled T-intersection
Watson / Lyneham / Downer 71.9 44.7 Phillip Avenue - Downer, Hackett Signal controlled crossroads
Lyneham / Downer 72.7 45.2 x20px Barton Highway [A25] (north) / x20px Northbourne Avenue [A23] (south) - City, Queanbeyan, Gungahlin, Yass Signal controlled T-intersection, Bus-lane has signal priority southbound.
Highway terminus: continues as Northbourne Avenue southbound.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gallery

  • Federal Highway Australia 1.jpg

    Approaching "The Vineyards Road" turnoff, at Lake George

  • Federal Highway Australia 2.jpg

    Ascending Lake George Escarpment at Geary's Gap

  • Plaque commemorating the duplication of the Federal Highway beside Lake George at Gearys Gap.

  • Federal Hwy at NSW ACT Border.JPG

    Federal Hwy at the NSW/ACT Border

See also

References

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