Commonwealth Avenue (Canberra)

Commonwealth Avenue Australian Capital Territory

Commonwealth Avenue, from Capital Hill
Type	Highway
Length	2.26 km (1.4 mi)
Route number(s)	A23 (Vernon Circle to State Circle)
Tourist routes	ACT Tourist Drive 1 (Entire Length) ACT Tourist Drive 7 (Vernon Circle to Coronation Drive)
North end	Vernon Circle (A23) City, Canberra
	London Circuit Parkes Way State Circle (B23) Capital Circle
South end	Parliament Drive Capital Hill, Canberra
District	Canberra Central
Major suburbs	City, Acton, Parkes, Yarralumla, Capital Hill
Highways in Australia National Highway Freeways in Australia Road infrastructure in Canberra

Commonwealth Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It connects Civic with South Canberra. Specifically, it runs between City Hill and Capital Hill.

The first Commonwealth Avenue Bridge was constructed in 1928. It replaced a ford across the Molonglo River.

The road is six lanes wide with a wide median down the middle. It crosses Lake Burley Griffin over the Commonwealth Bridge. It is connected with Parkes Way by freeway style on-ramps. Along its length on the northern side are the Roman Catholic Archbishop's residence and Commonwealth Park. On the south side of the lake the road is lined with large trees and is bounded by the suburb of Parkes on the east and Yarralumla on the west. Significant sites along this stretch include the Albert Hall, the Hotel Canberra (Hyatt) and the High Commissions of the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada.