Road Photos & Information: NSW: B52
Kings Highway (B52)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 120 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Princes Highway (A1) and Peninsula Drive, Batemans Bay
- Western: NSW-ACT Border
- Miscellaneous:
- Continues as Canberra Av (B52) in the ACT and also as Kings Hwy (B52) in the ACT
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Nelligen and Batemans Bay
Route Numbering:
- Current: B52
- Former: 52
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- MR51
General Information:
The Kings Highway is the main road from the ACT to the NSW south coast, travelling through Queanbeyan and several small NSW towns, connecting with the Princes Highway on the coast at Batemans Bay. It is one lane each way for the majority of its length with occasional overtaking lanes throughout. The route is mostly dual carriageway through Queanbeyan.
B52 is crosses the ACT border and returns to NSW after a few kilometres, northeast of Queanbeyan, before crossing back into the ACT west of Queanbeyan.
History:
- 1974: National Route 52 introduced. 2
- May 1977: Canberra Av Railway Bridge constructed. 2
- April 1982: The dual carriageway deviation was completed, between the railway overpass and Ross Road. This deviation also included the northern section of Lanyon Drive 2
- 2009: Completion of a series of improvements on the Kings Highway between Queanbeyan and the northeastern ACT border. This included intersection upgrades at Weetalabah Drive, The Ridgeway and Captains Flat Road, as well as the realignment of a section of the Kings Highway between Thurralilly Street and Regent Drive. 3
- 7 October 2010: The Kings Highway realignment at Queanbeyan was opened to traffic. 3
- February 2011: Full completion of upgrade works on Kings Highway over Bungendore Hill at Queanbeyan. 3
- 2013: National Route 52 replaced by B52.
Batemans Bay to ACT Border
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Kings Hwy (B52) approaching Molonglo St and Bungendore Rd, Bungedore, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout of Kings Hwy (B52), Molonglo St and Bungendore Rd, Bungendore, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout of Kings Hwy (B52), Molonglo St and Bungendore Rd, Bungendore, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
ACT-NSW Border:
Kings Hwy (B52) as it crosses from the ACT into NSW at Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Molonglo River:
Kings Hwy (B52) as it crosses Molonglo River via Burbong Bridge at Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with blank coverplate over the route number approaching Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Captains Flat Road:
ID sign on the roundabout with Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Captains Flat Road:
ID sign with blank coverplate over the route number on the roundabout with Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Truck & Bus Speed Limit Ahead:
Speed reduction required for heavy vehicles as Kings Hwy (B52) descends Bungendore Hill into Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Bungendore Hill:
Kings Highway (B52) as it descends Bungendore Hill into Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Bungendore Hill:
Kings Highway (B52) as it descends Bungendore Hill into Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Thurralilly Street:
Corner of Kings Hwy (B52) and Thurralilly St, Queanbeyan, November 2013. Thurralilly St acts as a heavy vehicle bypass for Queanbeyan, redirecting traffic through the industrial area west of the highway.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with topknot approaching Yass Rd and Ellerton Dr, Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign with B52 coverplate on Lowe St, Queanbeyan, December 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Intersection Directional Sign:
Black ID sign with top knot at the corner of Canberra Av (B52), Tharwa Rd and Ross Rd, Queanbeyan. October 2014.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with topknot approaching Lanyon Dr, Queanbeyan, April 2015. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign approaching Lanyon Dr, Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Lanyon Drive:
Intersection directional sign at the roundabout with Lanyon Drive at Queanbeyan, April 2015.
Image © Paul Rands
Lanyon Drive:
Intersection directional sign at the roundabout with Lanyon Drive at Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Kendall Av and Gilmore Rd, Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
ACT Border to Batemans Bay
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign with topknot at Lanyon Dr, Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Lowe St, Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Collett St interchange, Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Atkinson St, Queanbeyan, approaching Kings Hwy (B52), November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Reassurance Directional Sign:
RD sign as Kings Hwy (B52) climbs Bungendore Hill at Queanbeyan, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with blank coverplate over the route number approaching Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Captains Flat Road:
ID sign with blank coverplate over the route number on the roundabout with Captains Flat Rd in Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Reassurance Directional Sign:
RD sign as Kings Hwy (B52) at Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Molonglo River:
Kings Hwy (B52) as it crosses Molonglo River via Burbong Bridge at Carwoola, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout of Kings Hwy (B52), Molonglo St and Bungendore Rd, Bungendore, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout of Kings Hwy (B52), Molonglo St and Bungendore Rd, Bungendore, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Molonglo St approaching the roundabout with Kings Hwy (B52) and Bungedore Rd, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
Fingerboard assembly at the corner of Kings Hwy (B52) and Majara St, Bungendore, January 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Bungendore, September 2020.
Image © Paul Rands
2 Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au).
3 NSW Government, Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Kings Highway - Queanbeyan.