East Tamar Highway
East Tamar Highway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 56.2 km (35 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  A8Launceston — Low Head |
| Former route number |  State Route 1[1] |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  York Street / West Tamar Highway York Street / West Tamar Highway Bathurst Street Wellington StreetLaunceston, Tasmania |
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| North end | Low Head Lighthouse Low Head, Tasmania |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Dilston, Hillwood, George Town, Low Head |
| Highway system | |
The East Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the eastern edge of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the lighthouse at Low Head.
It is labelled as route A8, but prior to 1980 was signed as State Route 1.[2][3]
Plans for a high-speed East Tamar Highway date back to the 1950s.[4]
Major intersections
Four shielded routes terminate at the intersections of streets in the Launceston CBD. Because all the involved streets are one-way each route has separate inbound and outbound termini.[5] One of these routes is the East Tamar Highway. Distances from each terminus to a point on the route may not be identical. Those shown below are from the outbound terminus.
| LGA | Location | km[6] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Launceston | 0 | 0.0 | West Tamar Highway (Brisbane Street) (A7) - from south-west - Trevallyn / Midland Highway (Bathurst Street) (National Highway 1) - from south-east - South Launceston / Brisbane Street to Tasman Highway (A3) - north-east - Newstead | Southern end of East Tamar Highway. Road proceeds north-west as Bathurst Street. |
| 0.25 | 0.16 | Cimitiere Street - north-east - Launceston | No northbound entry from or southbound exit to Cimitiere Street | ||
| North Esk River | 0.9– 1.0 | 0.56– 0.62 | Charles Street Bridge[7] | ||
| Launceston | Invermay | 1.6– 1.7 | 0.99– 1.1 | Forster Street - east and west - Invermay | |
| Mowbray | 3.2– 3.5 | 2.0– 2.2 | Mowbray Link - north-east - Mowbray | ||
| Newnham | 4.9– 5.2 | 3.0– 3.2 | University Way - north-east - Newnham | ||
| Rocherlea | 8.5– 9.1 | 5.3– 5.7 |  George Town Road (B81) - south-east - Scottsdale | ||
| Dilston | 10.6– 10.9 | 6.6– 6.8 |  John Lees Drive (C742) - north-west - Dilston | ||
| 18.1– 18.2 | 11.2– 11.3 | John Lees Drive (C742) - south-west - Dilston | |||
| Swan Bay / Dilston midpoint | 20.6 | 12.8 |  Windermere Road (C739) - west - Windermere | ||
| George Town | Mount Direction / Hillwood midpoint | 25.5 | 15.8 |  Dalrymple Road (C809) - north-east - Mount Direction | |
| Hillwood | 27.4 | 17.0 |  Hillwood Jetty Road (C727) - south-west - Hillwood | ||
| 31.6– 32.4 | 19.6– 20.1 |  Batman Highway (B73) - west - Sidmouth /  East Arm Road (C810) - south-east - Mount Direction | |||
| Fourteen Mile Creek | 33.4 | 20.8 | Bridge over creek (name not known) | ||
| George Town | Bell Bay | 44.9 | 27.9 |  Bridport Road (B82) - east - Bridport | |
| 45.9 | 28.5 |  Bell Bay Road (C853) - south - Bell Bay | |||
| Low Head | 56.2 | 34.9 | End of highway - road continues to Low Head Lighthouse | Northern end of East Tamar Highway | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website.
- ^ "Ozroads: Tasmanian route A8".
- ^ "Ozroads: Tasmania - former State Route system".
- ^ "Plans For New High Speed East Tamar Highway Outlined". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 4 November 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Launceston CBD" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "East Tamar Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Charles Street Bridge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
External links
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