Gordon River Road | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  B61 |
| Major junctions | |
| East end |  Lyell HighwayRosegarland |
 Glenora Road | |
| West end | Strathgordon, Tasmania |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | South West Tasmania |
| Major suburbs | Bushy Park, Westerway, Maydena |
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The Gordon River Road, sometimes called the Strathgordon Road, (B61), is a road in the south western region of Tasmania, Australia.
The 85-kilometre (53 mi) road was built by the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania with funding from the Australian Government to service the construction of the Gordon and the Serpentine dams, leading to the flooding of Lake Pedder.[1][2]
In 1963 the Tasmanian Government successfully approached the Commonwealth for a $5 million grant to finance road construction from Maydena to the Middle Gordon River. In a submission never released to the public, the Hydro-Electric Commission described the provision of road access as a matter of urgency
Construction of the road commenced in January 1964.
- ^ Thompson, Peter (1981). Power In Tasmania. Australian Conservation Foundation. p. 19. ISBN 0-85802-064-5.
- ^ "Gordon Catchment". Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007.