East Derwent Highway

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East Derwent Highway

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East Derwent Highway at Geilston Bay
East Derwent Highway
Australia Tasmania location map.svg
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North end
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South end
Coordinates
General information
Type Highway
Length22.5 km (14 mi) [1]
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route B32.svg B32
Major junctions
North endAustralian national highway 1.svg Midland Highway
Bridgewater, Tasmania
 
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Tasman Highway
Rose Bay, Tasmania
Location(s)
Region Hobart
Major suburbs Gagebrook, Old Beach, Otago, Geilston Bay, Lindisfarne
Highway system

The East Derwent Highway (route number B32) is a highway in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The highway is a trunk road that carries heavy commuter traffic, much like the Brooker Highway, on the eastern side of the River Derwent.

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Route

The highway starts at the roundabout with Midland Highway at Bridgewater and heads south as a dual-lane, single carriageway road, connecting with the Bowen Bridge over the River Derwent, widening to a four-lane, dual-carriageway road through Risdon, narrowing again to a dual-lane, single-carriageway road through Geilston Bay, and then widening to a four-lane, single-carriageway road to eventually terminate at the Lindisfarne Interchange at Rose Bay, near the eastern side of the Tasman Bridge leading into central Hobart.

Exits and intersections

LGA [1] Location [1] km [1] miDestinationsNotes
Brighton Bridgewater 0.00.0Australian national highway 1.svg Midland Highway (National Highway 1)  Hobart, Kempton, Launceston Northern terminus of highway and route B32 at roundabout
0.40.25AUS Alphanumeric Route C326.svg Cove Hill Road (C326)  Honeywood
Jordan River 2.21.4 Jordan River Bridge
Brighton Old Beach 5.93.7AUS Alphanumeric Route C326.svg Old Beach Road (C326)  Honeywood, Brighton
7.74.8AUS Alphanumeric Route C327.svg Baskerville Road (C327)  Honeywood
Clarence Risdon 13.68.5AUS Alphanumeric Route B35.svg Goodwood Road (B35)  Glenorchy
Risdon Vale 15.99.9AUS Alphanumeric Route C324.svg Grasstree Hill Road (C324)  Grasstree Hill, Richmond
Lindisfarne 20.612.8Gordons Hill Road  Rosny, Mornington
Rose Bay 22.514.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Tasman Highway (A3)  Hobart, Cambridge, Sorell Southern terminus of highway and route B32 at Lindisfarne Interchange
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Google (26 May 2022). "East Derwent Highway" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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