Federal Highway (Australia)
Highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Federal Highway is a highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is a part of a motorway-standard link between Sydney and Canberra, and is also the main thoroughfare between those cities.
Federal Highway –Australian Capital Territory | |
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Southbound carriageway, at Wollogorang. The median strip at this location is about 200 metres (656 ft)[1] wide and contains pasture. | |
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Type | Motorway |
Length | 72.7 km (45 mi)[2] |
Opened | February 1931[3] |
Gazetted | August 1928 (NSW, as Main Road 3)[4] |
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Northeast end | Hume Highway Yarra, New South Wales |
Southwest end | Northbourne Avenue Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory |
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Region | Southern Tablelands |
LGA(s) | Goulburn Mulwaree Council, Upper Lachlan Shire, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, Yass Valley Shire, Australian Capital Territory |
Major suburbs / towns | Collector, Sutton, Watson, Downer, Lyneham |
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The north-eastern end of Federal Highway is located at its junction with Hume Highway near the rural city of Goulburn. It runs 72.7 km (45.2 mi) southwest to Canberra, the national capital of Australia, where its southwestern end is located at the intersection of Northbourne Avenue and Barton Highway. Federal Highway passes the villages of Wollogorang, Collector and Sutton, as well as skirting the western side of the endorheic basin containing Lake George.