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Playford Highway

Telegraph Road, Kohinoor Road, Cape Borda Road

Playford Highway is located in South Australia
East end
East end
West end
West end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length103 km (64 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B23 (1998–present)
(Kingscote–Cygnet River)
Major junctions
East endAnzac Street
Kingscote, South Australia
 
  • Hog Bay Road
  • West End Highway
West endNo through road
Cape Borda, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[2]
Major settlementsCygnet River, Parndana
Highway system

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]

Major junctions

Playford Highway is entirely contained within the Kangaroo Island Council local government area.[4]

Location[1][3]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Kingscote00.0Anzac Street – KingscoteEastern terminus of Telegraph Road and route B23
Esplanade (north) – Kingscote
Kingscote Terrace (south) – Kingscote
0.60.37Cemetery Avenue (north) – Kingscote
Cygnet Road (south) – Kingscote
Name change: Telegraph Road (east), Kohinoor Road (west)
1.30.81Keratta Terrace – KingscoteName change: Kohinoor Road (east), Playford Highway (west)
4.02.5North Coast Road – Emu Bay
Cygnet River7.24.5 Hog Bay Road (B23) – American River, PenneshawTo ferry service to Cape Jervis
Route B23 heads south along Hog Bay Road
13.88.6 Arronmore Road – Kingscote Airport
13.98.6Birchmore Road  – Vivonne Bay, Flinders Chase
Parndana38.523.9Wedgewood Road – Seddon
43.427.0Stokes Bay Road – Stokes Bay
Gosse73.245.5West End Highway – Flinders Chase, Cape du CouedicName change: Playford Highway (east), Cape Borda Road (west)
Cape Borda84.452.4Jump Off Road – Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area
85.553.1Shackle Road – Flinders Chase, West Bay Beach
10364Cape Borda Road – Cape BordaWestern terminus of Cape Borda Road
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b c "Playford Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.