Australian Capital Territory Road Photo Gallery:
Alternate National Route 23 (Majura Road, Dairy Flat Road & Monaro Highway)

Alternate National Route 23 starts near the Northern ACT border with NSW near Watson at the interchange with Horse Park Drive and the Federal Highway (NH23) and ends at the interchange with Canberra Avenue & Monaro Highway (Northbound) at Fyshwick.

The route connects National Highway 23 to the Monaro Highway (NR23), and acts as an eastern by-pass of suburban Canberra, passing through farmlands and past Canberra Aiport.

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Intersection Directional Sign
ID sign located eastbound on the corner Fairbairn Avenue and Majura at Pialligo, just outside the perimeter of Canberra Airport. July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign located on Majura Road at Pialligo, outside Canberra Airport. Jul 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign
Brand new northbound AD sign approaching new streets near Canberra Airport on Majura Road. Note the lack of route number, this could indicate imminent decommissioning of the route number. July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

School Bus Sign
Signage indicating that Majura Road is a school bus route for the handful of farms located along its route. Image shows typical road and environmental conditions around the Pialligo area. Northbound, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Majura Road Northbound
Typical conditions as you travel north through the Majura area, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign
Apologies for the water on the glass in this shot, it was raining after all. Image showing the AD sign as you approach the interchange of Majura Road (ALT-NR23), Federal Highway (NH23) and Horse Park Drive in North Canberra, near Watson. July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Federal Highway Interchange
Westbound in North Canberra at the interchange with National Highway 23. July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Directional Sign
Advance directional sign acting as an intersection directional sign at the Federal Highway interchange, North Canberra. Note the lack of route sheilds. July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands