Kings Highway, Australia
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| Kings Highway | |
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| Length | 150 kilometres |
| General direction: | West-East |
| From: | Canberra, ACT |
| To: | Batemans Bay, NSW |
| Towns along highway: | Queanbeyan, Braidwood |
The King's Highway connects Canberra and Batemans Bay. It starts at Capital Hill then via Canberra Avenue, passing through Canberra's suburb of Fyshwick to Queanbeyan and heads south-east to Batemans Bay.
It is signed as National Route 52. However, the NSW Road Traffic Authority website refers to it as Main Road number 51, Canberra to Queanbeyan. Main road number 52 is from Canberra to Crookwell.
The Kings Highway links Highway 1 (Princes Highway) to the capital and links Canberrans to the sea (NSW South Coast beaches).
Towns passed include Bungendore, Braidwood and Nelligen.
Landscape is generally sheep country. The highway travels from the tablelands to the sea via Clyde Mountain.
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| Road Infrastructure in Canberra | |
|---|---|
| Freeways | Tuggeranong Parkway | Gungahlin Drive | Parkes Way |
| Bridges & Tunnels | Commwealth Ave Bridge | Kings Ave Bridge | Parkes Way Tunnel |
| Major Roads | Commonwealth Avenue | Kings Avenue | Northbourne Avenue | ANZAC Parade | London Circuit | Kingsford Smith Drive | Southern Cross Drive |
Ginninderra Drive | Belconnen Way | Barry Drive | William Hovell Drive | Drakeford Drive | Limestone Avenue | Fairbain Avenue | Cotter Road | Hindmarsh Drive | State Circle | Adelaide Avenue | Canberra Avenue |
| Important Streets | Garema Place | Bunda Street | Mort Street | City Walk |
| Highways | Barton Highway | Monaro Highway | Federal Highway | Kings Highway |
| Under Construction | Gungahlin Drive Extension | Glenloch Interchange Re-design |
| Interchanges | Glenloch Interchange |
| Operators | ACT Department of Urban Services | Roads ACT |
| Transport in Canberra | ACTION | Canberra International Airport | Canberra railway station |
