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Kings Highway (National Route 52) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 120 km (Total NSW and ACT segments: 134 km)
• Western Terminus: NSW-ACT Border.
• Eastern Terminus: Princes Highway (NR1) and Peninsula Drive at Batemans Bay
• Miscellaneous: Continues into ACT as National Route 52, Kings Highway and Canberra Avenue
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Queanbeyan, Bungedore, Braidwood, Nelligen and Batemans Bay

Route Numbering:

• Former:  
• Road Authority Internal Classification: Main Road 51 1
• Decommissioned: 2013

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 with occasional overtaking lanes throughout.

National Route 52 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 Ave 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

1 Roads & Traffic Authority Pesticide Application Program, June 2008, Page 25
2 Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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