Bass Highway, Tasmania

Bass Highway

The Bass Highway in Burnie
Map
General information
TypeHighway
Length273 km (170 mi)
Route number(s)
Former
route number
State Route 2[1]
Major junctions
East end Midland Highway
Prospect, Launceston, Tasmania
 
  • Meander Valley Road
  • Illawarra Road
  • Meander Valley Road
  • Birralee Road
  • Highland Lakes Road
  • Mole Creek Road
  • Railton Road
  • Gilbert Street
  • Port Sorell Road
  • Stony Rise Road
  • Turners Beach Road
  • Castra Road
  • Gawler Road
  • Pine Road
  • Mount Street
  • Murchison Highway
  • Mount Hicks Road
  • Stanley Highway
  • Irishtown Road
West end Arthur River Road
Comeback Road
Marrawah, Tasmania
Location(s)
RegionTasmania
Major settlementsDeloraine, Devonport, Ulverstone, Burnie, Wynyard, Smithton
Highway system
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The Bass Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It connects the three cities across the north of the state – Burnie, Devonport and Launceston. The road was named due to its proximity to the Bass Strait. It is a part of the National Highway, designated as National Highway 1, together with the Midland and Brooker highways in Tasmania.

The highway passes through or past the following localities:

From here, the highway ceases to be part of the National Highway, but continues as the Bass Highway (A2) through the following towns:

  1. ^ Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on 30 January 2008.[self-published source]