Playford Highway (with Telegraph Road and Kohinoor Road through Kingscote at its eastern end, and Cape Borda Road at its western end) is a main road on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, with its eastern end designated part of route B23. It extends from Kingscote through Cygnet River and Parndana to Cape Borda.[3]
Playford Highway Telegraph Road, Kohinoor Road, Cape Borda Road | |
|---|---|
  East end West end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 103 km (64 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |  B23 (1998–present)(Kingscote–Cygnet River) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Anzac Street Kingscote, South Australia |
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| West end | No through road Cape Borda, South Australia |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[2] |
| Major settlements | Cygnet River, Parndana |
| Highway system | |
Major junctions
editPlayford Highway is entirely contained within the Kangaroo Island Council local government area.[4]
| Location[1][3] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingscote | 0 | 0.0 | Anzac Street – Kingscote | Eastern terminus of Telegraph Road and route B23 | |
| Esplanade (north) – Kingscote Kingscote Terrace (south) – Kingscote | |||||
| 0.6 | 0.37 | Cemetery Avenue (north) – Kingscote Cygnet Road (south) – Kingscote | Name change: Telegraph Road (east), Kohinoor Road (west) | ||
| 1.3 | 0.81 | Keratta Terrace – Kingscote | Name change: Kohinoor Road (east), Playford Highway (west) | ||
| 4.0 | 2.5 | North Coast Road – Emu Bay | |||
| Cygnet River | 7.2 | 4.5 | Hog Bay Road (B23) – American River, Penneshaw | To ferry service to Cape Jervis Route B23 heads south along Hog Bay Road | |
| 13.8 | 8.6 |  Arronmore Road – Kingscote Airport | |||
| 13.9 | 8.6 | Birchmore Road – Vivonne Bay, Flinders Chase | |||
| Parndana | 38.5 | 23.9 | Wedgewood Road – Seddon | ||
| 43.4 | 27.0 | Stokes Bay Road – Stokes Bay | |||
| Gosse | 73.2 | 45.5 | West End Highway – Flinders Chase, Cape du Couedic | Name change: Playford Highway (east), Cape Borda Road (west) | |
| Cape Borda | 84.4 | 52.4 | Jump Off Road – Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area | ||
| 85.5 | 53.1 | Shackle Road – Flinders Chase, West Bay Beach | |||
| 103 | 64 | Cape Borda Road – Cape Borda | Western terminus of Cape Borda Road | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Playford Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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