State Circle

{{Short description|Road in Canberra, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox Australian road

| type = road

| road_name = State Circle

| city = Canberra

| state = act

| image = Parliament House Canberra (437594399).jpg

| caption = State Circle is the outer of two circular concentric roads that orbit Parliament House.

| image_alt = State Circle is the outer of two circular concentric roads that orbit Parliament House, Canberra.

| coordinates =

| length = 3

| length_ref =

| end_a = {{AUshield|ACT|A23}} Commonwealth Avenue
{{small|Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory}}

| end_b = {{AUshield|ACT|A23}} Commonwealth Avenue
{{small|Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory}}

| est =

| maintained =

| route = {{AUshield|ACT|A23}} A23{{cite web | url=https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1378528/MIS12-Guidesigns.pdf | title=Guide Signs MIS 12 | publisher=ACT Government | date=April 2019 | accessdate=9 June 2020 | pages=13}} {{small|(2013–present)
(Canberra Avenue to Commonwealth Avenue, anti-clockwise, northbound only)}}

| former = {{plainlist|

• {{AUshield|NR|23}} National Route 23 {{small|(1955–2013)}}
• {{AUshield|ACTT|1}} ACT Tourist Drive 1
  {{small|(through Parkes)}}
• {{AUshield|ACTT|5}} ACT Tourist Drive 5
  {{small|(Yarralumla–Forrest)}}
• {{AUshield|ACTT|6}} ACT Tourist Drive 6
  {{small|(Parkes–Barton)}}

}}

| ring = {{ACTcity|Capital Hill}}

| exits = {{plainlist|

• Kings Avenue
• {{AUshield|ACT|A23}} Canberra Avenue
• Melbourne Avenue
• Adelaide Avenue
• Flynn Drive

}}

| region =

| lga =

| through = {{ACTcity|Parkes|Barton|Forrest|Deakin}}, {{ACTcity|Yarralumla}}

}}

State Circle is a circular road surrounding Capital Hill in the centre of Canberra, Australia's capital city. It is the outermost of the three concentric roads on the hill, with Capital Circle and Parliament Drive located within State Circle. State Circle is a bi-directional four-lane road with most intersections being signalised and at-grade. The speed limit is 70 km/h.[https://maps.google.com/ Google Maps/Google Street View], Google, accessed 20 April 2013

It is named for the states of Australia. Roads named for each of Australia's state capitals are also among those that intersect or terminate at State Circle. The main roads leading from the circle are Commonwealth Avenue, Kings Avenue, Adelaide Avenue, and Canberra Avenue.[http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/maps_land_survey/place_names/place_search ACT Planning and Land Authority - Place name search], ACT Government[http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap], OpenStreetMap contributors

State Circle featured prominently on Walter Burley Griffin's plans for Canberra. It was originally envisaged there would be a number of circular concentric roads around Capital Hill. Only Capital Circle and State Circle were ever fully completed.[http://www.aphref.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ncet/draftamendment39/report/fullreport.pdf Striking the Right Balance: Draft Amendment 39, National Capital Plan], Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, Chapter 3, Page 29, October 2002
Referring to a submission to the committee by the Royal Australian Planning Institute – ACT Division. It is considered a main avenue, and a road of national significance, by the National Capital Authority.[http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1202&Itemid=457 Main Avenues and Approach Routes], National Capital Authority, 5 January 2010[http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1203:22-designated-area-main-avenues-and-approach-routes&catid=95:national-capital-plan&Itemid=452 Designated Area 'Main Avenues and Approach Routes'], National Capital Authority, 25 January 2010

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