East Tamar Highway

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East Tamar Highway

East Tamar Highway
General information
TypeHighway
Length56.2 km (35 mi)
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A8.svg A8
LauncestonLow Head
Former
route number
Australian state route 1.svg State Route 1 [1]
Major junctions
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg York Street / West Tamar Highway
AUS Alphanumeric Route A7.svg York Street / West Tamar Highway
Australian national highway 1.svg Bathurst Street
Australian national highway 1.svg Wellington Street
Launceston, Tasmania
 
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.

Contents

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.

LGALocationkm [6] miDestinationsNotes
Launceston Launceston 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A7.svg West Tamar Highway (Brisbane Street) (A7) – from southwest – Trevallyn /
Australian national highway 1.svg Midland Highway (Bathurst Street) (National Highway 1) – from southeast – South Launceston /
AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Brisbane Street to Tasman Highway (A3) – northeast – Newstead
Southern end of East Tamar Highway.
Road proceeds north west as Bathurst Street.
0.250.16Cimitiere Street – northeast – LauncestonNo 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 – northeast – Mowbray
Newnham 4.9–
5.2
3.0–
3.2
University Way – northeast – Newnham
Rocherlea 8.5–
9.1
5.3–
5.7
AUS Alphanumeric Route B81.svg George Town Road (B81) – southeast – Scottsdale
Dilston 10.6–
10.9
6.6–
6.8
AUS Alphanumeric Route C742.svg John Lees Drive (C742) – northwest – Dilston
18.1–
18.2
11.2–
11.3
AUS Alphanumeric Route C742.svg John Lees Drive (C742) – southwest – Dilston
Swan Bay /
Dilston midpoint
20.612.8AUS Alphanumeric Route C739.svg Windermere Road (C739) – west – Windermere
George Town Mount Direction /
Hillwood midpoint
25.515.8AUS Alphanumeric Route C809.svg Dalrymple Road (C809) – northeast – Mount Direction
Hillwood27.417.0AUS Alphanumeric Route C727.svg Hillwood Jetty Road (C727) – southwest – Hillwood
31.6–
32.4
19.6–
20.1
AUS Alphanumeric Route B73.svg Batman Highway (B73) – west – Sidmouth /
AUS Alphanumeric Route C810.svg East Arm Road (C810) – southeast – Mount Direction
Fourteen Mile Creek33.420.8Bridge over creek (name not known)
George Town Bell Bay 44.927.9AUS Alphanumeric Route B82.svg Bridport Road (B82) – east – Bridport
45.928.5AUS Alphanumeric Route C853.svg Bell Bay Road (C853) – south – Bell Bay
Low Head 56.234.9End 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

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References

  1. Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website.
  2. "Ozroads: Tasmanian route A8".
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