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Barton Highway (National Highway 25) |
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The Barton Highway, National Highway 25, is a short highway connecting Canberra to the Hume Highway at Yass, and it is part of the route from Melbourne to Canberra. It is named after Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia.
Most roads connecting to the Barton Highway are at-grade intersections (using standard junctions, signals or roundabouts), with the exception of Gunghalin Drive, which features a full grade separated interchange, as part of the greater Gungahlin Drive Extension.
History:
The route of the Barton Highway has varied somewhat over the years, with the village of Hall by-passed in the mid to late 1980s and the section of the highway near Kaleen and Lyneham being of a newer alignment than other sections of the highway. The highway used what is now Ellenborough and Mouat Streets in Lyneham. In an effort to move highway traffic away from a populated area back in the 1960 or 70s, the road was realigned to take traffic along what was called Dunsmore Street, past the Yowani Golf Course and a local horse riding club.
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Eastbound at Hall: The Barton Highway as you approach the NSW-ACT border. Note the pavement change at the border in the distance, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign: Westbound RD sign, this time after the Kuringa Drive junction, at Spence. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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ACT Welcome Sign: ACT welcome signage at the NSW-ACT border, note the pavement change and immediate change in road conditions. July 2006, eastbound. Image © Paul Rands |
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NSW-ACT Border: Image © Paul Rands |
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ACT Welcome Sign: ACT welcome signage at the NSW-ACT border, October 2007, eastbound. Image © Lee-Ann Wooster |
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State / Territory Border: ACT and NSW pavements meeting at the border at Hall, October 2007, eastbound. Image © Lee-Ann Wooster |
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Victoria Street Intersection: The intersection with Victoria Street, as you travel east at Hall. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Brown tourist orientated directional sign as you travel eastbound at Hall. The signage is for the upcoming junction with Wallaroo Road, which eventually leads to the village of Wallaroo, which is in NSW, but only accessible from the ACT. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign: Eastbound RD sign at Hall, just after Wallaroo Road, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the intersection with Kuringa Drive (TD4) at Kinleyside. This is the beginning of the TD4 duplex. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound as you approach the junction with Curran Drive at Nicholls. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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RD Sign: Eastbound distance signage after the Curran Drive intersection at Nicholls, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Tourist Sign: Massively overfilled advance directional sign located outside the Gold Creek tourist village at Nicholls. July 2006, eastbound. Image © Paul Rands |
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William Slim Drive Approach: Eastbound approach to the intersection with William Slim Drive and Gundaroo Drive. July 2006 at Nicholls. Image © Paul Rands |
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William Slim Drive Approach: Eastbound approach to the intersection with William Slim Drive and Gundaroo Drive. July 2006 at Nicholls. Note the white lines across the road (reminder to slow down) and the truck roll over signs in the distance. Image © Paul Rands |
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ID Sign: Intersection directional sign, looking northeast on the William Slim Drive & Gundaroo Drive roundabout. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical Conditions: Eastbound at Giralang, showing both carriageways of the highway and a general view of the area, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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National Highway Sign: Old sign leftover from duplication works at Crace near Bellenden Street. The highway was widened and duplicated between Ellenborough Street Lyneham and the Crace / Giralang area in 2001. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Approaching Gungahlin Drive: Interchange with Gungahlin Drive at Crace. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Gungahlin Drive: Interchange with Gungahlin Drive at Crace. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Ellenborough Street Turn Off: The location at which the highway used to continue, via Ellenborough Street. There is no evidence, apart from old maps that show that Ellenborough & Mouat Streets were once the Barton Highway. July 2006, eastbound at Kaleen. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign approaching Randwick Road, near the racecourse at Mitchell. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Tourist orientated directional sign as you approach the junction with the Federal Highway & Northbourne Avenue, July 2006 at Mitchell. Image © Paul Rands |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Barton Highway traffic at the junction with the Federal Highway (NH23) and Northbourne Avenue (NR23) in the Downer / Lyneham / Mitchell area. July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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End National Highway 23: The southern terminus of the Federal Highway at Downer, the road continues are Northbourne Avenue, National Route 23. Southbound, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands |
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