Huon Highway

Huon Highway

The Huon Highway at Sandfly
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General information
TypeHighway
Length116 km (72 mi)
Route number(s) A6
KingstonSouthport
Former
route number
State Route 1[1]
Major junctions
North end
 
South endKingfish Beach Road
Lady Bay Road
Southport, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlementsSandfly, Grove, Huonville, Franklin, Port Huon, Geeveston, Dover
Highway system
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The Huon Highway is an 87-kilometre (54 mi)[2] highway in southern Tasmania, Australia. The highway forms part of the A6 and connects Hobart with the southern parts of Tasmania. The original Huon Highway (now known as Huon Road) was a twisty two-lane road skirting around Mount Wellington, but that section of the highway was bypassed in stages when the Southern Outlet was completed in 1968.[2] This provided a more direct, and higher traffic-capacity, route between Hobart and the Huon Valley. A few sections of the old highway remain, all within the Huon Valley, and have been upgraded.

  1. ^ Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website.
  2. ^ a b "Road Photos & Information: Tasmania". Expressway - The Australian Highway Site. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2008.[self-published source]