Playford Highway

Playford Highway

Telegraph Road, Kohinoor Road, Cape Borda Road

East 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.