Capital Circle is a circular road surrounding
Capital Hill in the centre of
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
's capital city. It is one of three concentric roads on the hill, with
State Circle
State Circle is a circular road surrounding Capital Hill in the centre of Canberra, Australia's capital city. It is the outermost of the three concentric roads on the hill, with Capital Circle and Parliament Drive located within 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
Canberra Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is the primary link between the nation's capital and the city of Queanbeyan, New South Wales which lies on the Territory's eastern border. The route also passes his ...
and
Adelaide Avenue
Adelaide Avenue is a limited-access road in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
The road connects Government House, Canberra, Yarralumla with the Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament House area. Adelaide Avenue is a popular tourism, tour ...
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
References
{{Road infrastructure in Canberra
Streets in Canberra