East Tamar Highway

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.

East Tamar Highway

Tasmania
General information
TypeHighway
Length56.2 km (35 mi)
Route number(s) A8
Launceston — Low Head
Former
route number		 State Route 1[1]
Major junctions
South end York Street / West Tamar Highway
York Street / West Tamar Highway
Bathurst Street
Wellington Street
Launceston, Tasmania
 
North endLow Head Lighthouse
Low Head, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlementsDilston, Hillwood, George Town, Low Head
Highway system

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
LauncestonLaunceston00.0 West Tamar Highway (Brisbane Street) (A7) - from south-west - Trevallyn /
Midland Highway (Bathurst Street) (National Highway 1) - from south-east - South Launceston /
Brisbane Street to Tasman Highway (A3) - north-east - Newstead		Southern end of East Tamar Highway.
Road proceeds north-west as Bathurst Street.
0.250.16Cimitiere Street - north-east - LauncestonNo northbound entry from or southbound exit to Cimitiere Street
North Esk River0.9–
1.0		0.56–
0.62		Charles Street Bridge[7]
LauncestonInvermay1.6–
1.7		0.99–
1.1		Forster Street - east and west - Invermay
Mowbray3.2–
3.5		2.0–
2.2		Mowbray Link - north-east - Mowbray
Newnham4.9–
5.2		3.0–
3.2		University Way - north-east - Newnham
Rocherlea8.5–
9.1		5.3–
5.7		 George Town Road (B81) - south-east - Scottsdale
Dilston10.6–
10.9		6.6–
6.8		 John Lees Drive (C742) - north-west - Dilston
18.1–
18.2		11.2–
11.3		 John Lees Drive (C742) - south-west - Dilston
Swan Bay /
Dilston midpoint		20.612.8 Windermere Road (C739) - west - Windermere
George TownMount Direction /
Hillwood midpoint		25.515.8 Dalrymple Road (C809) - north-east - Mount Direction
Hillwood27.417.0 Hillwood Jetty Road (C727) - south-west - Hillwood
31.6–
32.4		19.6–
20.1		 Batman Highway (B73) - west - Sidmouth /
East Arm Road (C810) - south-east - Mount Direction
Fourteen Mile Creek33.420.8Bridge over creek (name not known)
George TownBell Bay44.927.9 Bridport Road (B82) - east - Bridport
45.928.5 Bell Bay Road (C853) - south - Bell Bay
Low Head56.234.9End of highway - road continues to Low Head LighthouseNorthern end of East Tamar Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website.
  2. "Ozroads: Tasmanian route A8".
  3. "Ozroads: Tasmania - former State Route system".
  4. "Plans For New High Speed East Tamar Highway Outlined". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 4 November 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Google (30 October 2018). "Launceston CBD" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. Google (30 October 2018). "East Tamar Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "Charles Street Bridge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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