Esk Highway

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Esk Highway

Tasmania
Esk Highway
General information
TypeHighway
Length82 km (51 mi)
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg A4
Conara — Falmouth
Former
route number		Australian state route 4.svg State Route 4 [1]
Major junctions
West endAustralian national highway 1.svg Midland Highway
Conara, Tasmania
 
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route B42.svg Storys Creek Road
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route B43.svg Brown Street
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg Story Street
East endAUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Tasman Highway
Falmouth, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements Avoca, Fingal, St Marys
Highway system

The Esk Highway (route number A4) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It connects the Midland Highway, located down the centre of the state, with the Tasman Highway, which is located on the east coast of the state.

Contents

Its western end joins the Midland Highway at Conara Junction, just north of Campbell Town. Its eastern end passes through St Marys and then deviates to a north-east direction, where it connections to the Tasman Highway. Another road, which follows a path south-east of St Marys, joins another part of the Tasman Highway at Chain of Lagoons – although this is also marked as route A4, it is named Elephant Pass Road and is not part of the Esk Highway.

Major intersections

LGALocationkm [2] miDestinationsNotes
Northern Midlands Conara 00.0Australian national highway 1.svg Midland Highway (National Highway 1) – northwest – Launceston /
southeast – Hobart 		Western end of Esk Highway
St Pauls River24.315.1Bridge over river (name not known)
Northern Midlands Avoca 24.415.2AUS Alphanumeric Route B42.svg Storys Creek Road (B42) – northwest – Fingal
24.715.3AUS Alphanumeric Route C301.svg Royal George Road (C301) – southeast – Cranbrook
Break O'Day Fingal 52.332.5AUS Alphanumeric Route B43.svg Brown Street, to Mathinna Road (B43) – north – Mathinna
Break O'Day River61.138.0Bridge over river (name not known)
Break O'Day St Marys 72.545.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg Story Street, to Elephant Pass Road (A4) – south – Chain of Lagoons
Falmouth 82.051.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Tasman Highway (A3) – north – St Helens /
northeast, then south – Chain of Lagoons		Eastern end of Esk Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian Roadsportal

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References

  1. ↑ Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 30 January 2008.[ self-published source ]
  2. ↑ Google (3 November 2018). "Esk Highway" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 November 2018.


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