West Tamar Highway

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West Tamar Highway

West Tamar Highway Riverside.jpg
West Tamar Highway
General information
TypeHighway
Length65.2 km (41 mi)
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route A7.svg A7
LauncestonGreens Beach
Former
route number
Australian state route 9.svg State Route 9 [1]
Major junctions
South endAustralian national highway 1.svg Wellington Street / East Tamar Highway
AUS Alphanumeric Route A8.svg Wellington Street / East Tamar Highway
AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg York Street
AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg Brisbane Street
Launceston, Tasmania
 
North endGreens Beach Road
Gardners Road
Greens Beach, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements Riverside, Legana, Exeter, Beaconsfield, Kelso
Highway system

The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the western edge of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the beach town of Greens Beach.

Contents

It is labelled as state route A7.

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. [2] One of these routes is the West 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 [3] miDestinationsNotes
Launceston Launceston 00.0Australian national highway 1.svg Midland Highway (Bathurst Street) (National Highway 1) – from southeast to northwest – South Launceston to Launceston /
AUS Alphanumeric Route A3.svg York Street from Tasman Highway (A3) – northeast – Newstead
Southern end of West Tamar Highway.
Road proceeds south west as York Street.
South Esk River 0.7–
0.8
0.43–
0.50
The Paterson Bridge [4]
West Tamar Riverside 5.63.5AUS Alphanumeric Route C734.svg Ecclestone Road (C734) – southwest – Riverside, Tasmania Zoo /
Windsor Drive – northeast – Windsor Park Sports Complex
Legana 11.37.0AUS Alphanumeric Route C732.svg Bridgenorth Road (C732) – southwest – Bridgenorth
12.0–
12.1
7.5–
7.5
Freshwater Point Road – northeast – Legana
13.58.4AUS Alphanumeric Route C733.svg Rosevears Drive (C733) – north – Rosevears
Lanena 21.713.5AUS Alphanumeric Route C733.svg Rosvears Drive (C733) – southeast – Rosevears
Lanena, Blackwall, Exeter tripoint22.514.0AUS Alphanumeric Route C728.svg Gravelly Beach Road (C728) – northeast – Gravelly Beach
Exeter23.814.8AUS Alphanumeric Route B71.svg Frankford Road (B71) – southwest – Glengarry
23.914.9AUS Alphanumeric Route C717.svg Winkleigh Road (C717) – northwest – Flowery Gully
Loira 29.918.6AUS Alphanumeric Route C729.svg Motor Road (C729) – northeast – Deviot
Sidmouth 33.120.6AUS Alphanumeric Route B73.svg Batman Highway (B73) – north – Sidmouth, Batman Bridge
34.821.6AUS Alphanumeric Route C725.svg Spring Hill Road (C725) – northeast – Batman Highway
Beaconsfield Flowery Gully midpoint38.523.9AUS Alphanumeric Route C717.svg Flowery Gully Road (C717) – southwest – Flowery Gully
Beaconsfield41.425.7AUS Alphanumeric Route C720.svg Greens Beach Road (C720) – northwest – York Town
42.026.1AUS Alphanumeric Route C715.svg Kellys Lookout Road (C715) – southwest – Holwell
52.132.4AUS Alphanumeric Route C720.svg Greens Beach Road (C720) – southeast – BeaconsfieldWest Tamar Highway turns from south west (out of Beauty Point)
to north-west (towards Greens Beach)
York Town54.433.8AUS Alphanumeric Route C741.svg Bowens Road (C741) – southwest – York Town
Badger Head, Clarence Point midpoint55.334.4AUS Alphanumeric Route C721.svg Badger Head Road (C721) – west – Badger Head
55.434.4AUS Alphanumeric Route C722.svg Clarence Point Road (C722) – northeast – Clarence Point
Greens Beach65.140.5End of highway – road continues as Greens Beach RoadNorthern end of West Tamar 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

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