Road classification

Route numbers

The ACT generally does not number its highway and freeway grade roads; those that are numbered, are interstate highways and their connecting roads. The ACT is preparing to introduce the NSW alpha-numeric route system for these thoroughfares. The new system will be implemented in 2013 at the same time as NSW completes its own transition to alphanumeric numbering.

Road hierarchy

The ACT classifies its roads into four groups, depending on its physical properties and role within the road network:ACT Road Hierarchy - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

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Arterial roads

These roads serve long distance travellers within or between districts, and support large volumes of traffic. They may be limited access, or

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. A small number of these roads have relatively high levels of property access due to city design requirements at the time.

Major collector roads

These roads serve local area traffic distributing to or from minor collector roads, and also link to the arterial network. Well designed property access is permissible.

Minor collector roads

These roads serve neighbourhood traffic, and provide access from the major collector roads into residential areas. Normal direct property access is permissible at this level. Secondary links to the arterial network are possible.

Access streets

These streets are the lowest road type in the hierarchy, and provide access to the bulk of residential homes.

List of major roadways in the ACT

Controlled-access roads

Controlled-access roads in the ACT are often known as

parkways A parkway is a landscaped thoroughfare.''"parkway."''Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (14 Apr. 2007). The term is particularly used for a roadway in a park or ...

either by name, or at some stage during their development, these generally (but not always) travel through peripheral areas between urbanised regions. *

Majura Parkway Majura Parkway is a north–south parkway located in the Majura district of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It links the interchange with Federal Highway and Horse Park Drive at the edge of Gungahlin district to Monaro Highway ...

Gungahlin Drive Extension Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) is a freeway grade road, located in the Belconnen district of Canberra, Australia. It is 8.3 kilometres long and extended the previously existing Gungahlin Drive from the Barton Highway in the district of Gungah ...

– ''John Dedman Parkway'' during planning stage * Capital Circle *

Parkes Way Parkes Way is a major road in Canberra, Australia, which runs east-west between Kings Avenue and the Glenloch Interchange. At Glenloch Interchange it intersects with William Hovell Drive, Tuggeranong Parkway, and Caswell Drive ( Gungahlin Dri ...

^* – controlled-access western extension known as the ''Molonglo Parkway'' during planning stage *

Tuggeranong Parkway Tuggeranong Parkway is an major highway in Canberra, Australia. Often referred to as "The Parkway" by locals, Tuggeranong Parkway links Civic to the southern Canberra metro district of Tuggeranong, and is a bypass road to the Woden Valley- West ...

* Adelaide Avenue * Yarra Glen – ''Woden Parkway'' during planning stage ^*Partially limited-access

Limited-access roads

* Athllon Drive *

Barry Drive Barry Drive is a major arterial road in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The road forms part of the most direct route between the city centre, Belconnen Town Centre and Calvary Hospital, as well as providing access to the Australian N ...

Barton Highway Barton Highway is a highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It connects Canberra to Hume Highway at Yass, and it is part of the route from Melbourne to Canberra. It is named in honour of Sir Edmund Barton, the first Pri ...

Belconnen Way Belconnen Way is a major road in Canberra, Australia. It connects William Hovell Drive and Kingsford Smith Drive in the west to Barry Drive and Fairfax Street, providing access to Civic and the Inner North via Belconnen Town Centre. In addi ...

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 ...

* Commonwealth Avenue *

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* Drakeford Drive * Fairbairn Avenue *

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Ginninderra Drive Ginninderra Drive is a major arterial road in the northern suburbs of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The road provides an important access corridor to facilities including the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Stadium, the Un ...

Gungahlin Drive Gungahlin Drive is an arterial road in Canberra, Australia. Its urban portion is long, and serves as one of the major thoroughfares in the Gungahlin district, before becoming a parkway standard roadway south of the Barton Highway. This high qu ...

Hindmarsh Drive Hindmarsh Drive is a major arterial road in the southern suburbs of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It is named after John Hindmarsh, first Governor of South Australia. The road forms the major east to west link through the Woden Valle ...

* Isabella Drive * Kings Avenue * Kings Highway * Limestone Avenue *

Majura Road Majura Road is a major arterial road in the eastern rural area of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The road runs north to south, beginning at a grade separated junction with the Federal Highway inside the border of the Australian Ca ...

Monaro Highway Monaro Highway is a highway in Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia, linking in Victoria to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) via the Monaro region. From its southern terminus, it fol ...

^{^} – controlled-access northern extension known as the ''Eastern Parkway'' during planning stage *

Northbourne Avenue 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 bicyc ...

* State Circle * Tharwa Drive * William Hovell Drive *

Vernon Circle Vernon Circle is a road in Canberra, Australia that encircles City Hill, Canberra, City Hill. It was named after Walter Liberty Vernon. References

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* Yamba Drive ^{^}Partially controlled-access

Major Interchanges

Glenloch Interchange Glenloch Interchange is Canberra's only major Interchange (road), interchange which connects Tuggeranong Parkway with Parkes Way, Canberra, Parkes Way, William Hovell Drive and Caswell Drive (Gungahlin Drive Extension). Following a major reconst ...

Tourist Drives

The ACT previously had 7 colour coded and themed tourist drives explore the city and nearby bushland. While some signs remain, tourist drives have been officially decommissioned in the ACT. * Tourist Drive 1 * Tourist Drive 2 * Tourist Drive 3 * Tourist Drive 4 * Tourist Drive 5 * Tourist Drive 6 * Tourist Drive 7 Canberra is also the southern terminus of the Remembrance Driveway, which is a system of arboreal parks, plantations, and road-side rest areas dedicated to former and current members of the Australian Defence Force. There are also memorial parks and rest areas along the route which honour Australia's

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recipients.

References

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