Esk Highway
The Esk Highway (route number A4) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It connects the Midland Highway, located down the centre of the state, with the Tasman Highway, which is located on the east coast of the state.
Esk Highway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  A4 Conara — Falmouth |
| Former route number |  State Route 4[1] |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Midland HighwayConara, Tasmania |
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| East end |  Tasman HighwayFalmouth, Tasmania |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Avoca, Fingal, St Marys |
| Highway system | |
Its western end joins the Midland Highway at Conara Junction, just north of Campbell Town. Its eastern end passes through St Marys and then deviates to a north-east direction, where it connections to the Tasman Highway. Another road, which follows a path south-east of St Marys, joins another part of the Tasman Highway at Chain of Lagoons - although this is also marked as route A4, it is named Elephant Pass Road and is not part of the Esk Highway.
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | Conara | 0 | 0.0 | Midland Highway (National Highway 1) - north-west - Launceston / south-east - Hobart | Western end of Esk Highway |
| St Pauls River | 24.3 | 15.1 | Bridge over river (name not known) | ||
| Northern Midlands | Avoca | 24.4 | 15.2 |  Storys Creek Road (B42) - north-west - Fingal | |
| 24.7 | 15.3 |  Royal George Road (C301) - south-east - Cranbrook | |||
| Break O'Day | Fingal | 52.3 | 32.5 |  Brown Street, to Mathinna Road (B43) - north - Mathinna | |
| Break O'Day River | 61.1 | 38.0 | Bridge over river (name not known) | ||
| Break O'Day | St Marys | 72.5 | 45.0 | Story Street, to Elephant Pass Road (A4) - south - Chain of Lagoons | |
| Falmouth | 82.0 | 51.0 | Tasman Highway (A3) - north - St Helens / north-east, then south - Chain of Lagoons | Eastern end of Esk Highway | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- Google (3 November 2018). "Esk Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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