Limestone Avenue, Canberra

Limestone Avenue Australian Capital Territory
General information
Type	Road
Length	2.6 km (2 mi)
Tourist routes	Part of Tourist Drive
Major junctions
North end	Wakefield Avenue, Ainslie
South end	ANZAC Parade, Reid

Limestone Avenue is a major arterial road in the inner suburbs of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It links the major junction of ANZAC Parade and Fairbairn Avenue outside the Australian War Memorial, passing Campbell High School and the Hotel Ainslie. It provides a bypass of the inner city for commuters between Russell Offices, Campbell Park and Canberra Airport and the Inner North. The name Limestone Avenue was gazetted on 25 August 1943 and commemorates Limestone Plains, an early name for the district.^[1] It is configured to a dual carriageway standard carrying two traffic lanes in each direction for most of its length. The speed limit is 60 km/h (37 mph) for the entire length of the road.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

↑ Planning and Land Authority website

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*

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Limestone Avenue, Canberra

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