London Circuit

London Circuit Australian Capital Territory
Looking northeast on London Circuit
General information
Type	Road
Location	Canberra
Length	1.86 km (1.2 mi)
Opened	1930s
Ring road around	City Hill
Tourist routes	ACT Tourist Drive 1 (Constitution Avenue - Northbourne Avenue) [Anti-clockwise] ACT Tourist Drive 7 (Edinburgh Avenue - Commonwealth Avenue) [Clockwise]
	Northbourne Avenue Constitution Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Edinburgh Avenue
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Civic (CBD)

London Circuit is a road in Canberra, Australia, which surrounds City Hill in Civic, the city centre. It has a hexagonal shape, and intersects with several main roads such as Northbourne Avenue (35°16′48″S 149°07′44″E / 35.28°S 149.129°E / -35.28; 149.129 (London Circuit at Northbourne Avenue)), Edinburgh Avenue (35°16′59″S 149°07′34″E / 35.283°S 149.126°E / -35.283; 149.126 (London Circuit at Edinburgh Avenue)), Akuna Street (35°16′55″S 149°07′55″E / 35.282°S 149.132°E / -35.282; 149.132 (London Circuit at Akuna Street)), Constitution Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue (35°17′02″S 149°07′41″E / 35.284°S 149.128°E / -35.284; 149.128 (London Circuit at Commonwealth Avenue)).

Several important buildings are located on London Circuit. These include the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, the Supreme Court, the ACT Magistrates Court, the historic Sydney and Melbourne Buildings, the Canberra Theatre and the Hotel Rydges.

London Circuit looking west towards Black Mountain with the Sydney and Melbourne Buildings on the right, office buildings in the distance, and Telstra Tower visible on Black Mountain

See also

Australian Roads portal

• ACT Memorial

References

Route map: Bing

Road infrastructure in Canberra Controlled-access roads: Adelaide Avenue Capital Circle Gungahlin Drive Extension Majura Parkway Parkes Way* Tuggeranong Parkway Yarra Glen Limited-access roads: Athllon Drive Barry Drive Barton Highway Belconnen Way Canberra Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Constitution Avenue Drakeford Drive Fairbairn Avenue Federal Highway Ginninderra Drive Gungahlin Drive Horse Park Drive Hindmarsh Drive Isabella Drive Kings Avenue Kings Highway Limestone Avenue Majura Road Monaro Highway^ Northbourne Avenue State Circle Tharwa Drive William Hovell Drive Vernon Circle Yamba Drive Major interchanges: Glenloch Interchange Proposed or cancelled Monash Drive (Cancelled) Tuggeranong Parkway - West Murrumbidgee Extension (Cancelled) Roads ACT Transport in the Australian Capital Territory Streets in Canberra *Partially limited-access          ^Partially controlled-access          roadway under construction