Marlborough Highway

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Marlborough Highway

General information
TypeHighway
Length31.4 km (20 mi)
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route B11.svg B11
Major junctions
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route A10.svg Lyell Highway, Bronte Park
North endAUS Alphanumeric Route A5.svg Lake Highway, Miena
Highway system

The Marlborough Highway is a minor highway in Tasmania. It links the Lyell Highway to the Lake Highway and cuts short the otherwise very long journey from the West Coast to the Central Highlands. [1]

The road leaves the Lyell Highway near Bronte Park and travels overland to Miena, on the Great Lake. There are no settlements along its route.

Marlborough was an historical name for the area at the southern end of the highway, also known as Bronte, south of Bronte Park. [2]

The road is unsealed, [3] and in times of heavy snow it cannot be passed.

See also

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References

  1. In the 1930s the road was known as the Missing Link ""Missing Link" as Highway". The Examiner (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 6 March 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 5 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "West Coast Road". The Mercury . Tasmania, Australia. 23 February 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. comment on poor condition in 1992 "MARLBOROUGH HIGHWAY". Western Tiers . Tas. 23 July 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 4 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.