East Tamar Highway

East Tamar Highway

Map
General information
TypeHighway
Length56.2 km (35 mi)
Route number(s) A8
LauncestonLow 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
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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.

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]

  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.