Road Photos & Information: Australian Capital Territory
Limestone Avenue
Statistics:
- Length:
- 3 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Wakefield Av and Majura Av, Braddon
- Southern: Fairbairn Av and Anzac Pde, Campbell
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Reid, Campbell, Ainslie and Braddon
Route Numbering:
- Current: None
- Former: 3
- XX
General Information:
Forming part of a larger network of arterial roads, Limestone Avenue is located northeast of Canberra's Civic central business district. The route is divided its entire length and mostly consists of 2 lanes in each direction, passing through residential and commercial areas.
History:
- September 1918: Walter Burley Griffin's plan of Canberra, shows Limestone Avenue marked as Canberra Avenue. 1
- 25 August 1943: Gazettal of the name Limestone Avenue. 2
- 12 November 2002: Construction commences on the roundabout at the junction of Anzac Parade, Limestone Avenue and Fairbairn Avenue. 3
- 17 April 2003: Completion of the construction commences on the roundabout at the junction of Anzac Parade, Limestone Avenue and Fairbairn Avenue. 3
Reid to Braddon
NEW Intersection Directional Sign Assembly:
ID sign assembly at the corner of Limestone Av, Wakefield Av and Majura Av, Ainslie, November 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
Ainslie to Campbell
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Limestone Av approaching Fairbairn Av and Anzac Pde, Campbell, February 2017.
Image © Paul Rands
1 ACT Government, Territory and Municipal Services, Assessment of Garden City Planning Principles in the ACT, Page 33.
2 ACT Government, ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Limestone Avenue.
3 Australian Government, National Capital Authority, Anzac Parade Roundabout.
2 ACT Government, ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Limestone Avenue.
3 Australian Government, National Capital Authority, Anzac Parade Roundabout.