West Tamar Highway

The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the western edge of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the beach town of Greens Beach.

West Tamar Highway

Tasmania
General information
TypeHighway
Length65.2 km (41 mi)
Route number(s) A7
Launceston — Greens Beach
Former
route number		 State Route 9[1]
Major junctions
South end Wellington Street / East Tamar Highway
Wellington Street / East Tamar Highway
York Street
Brisbane Street
Launceston, Tasmania
 
North endGreens Beach Road
Gardners Road
Greens Beach, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlementsRiverside, Legana, Exeter, Beaconsfield, Kelso
Highway system

It is labelled as state route A7.

Major intersections

Four shielded routes terminate at the intersections of streets in the Launceston CBD. Because all the involved streets are one-way each route has separate inbound and outbound termini.[2] One of these routes is the West Tamar Highway. Distances from each terminus to a point on the route may not be identical. Those shown below are from the outbound terminus.

LGALocationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
LauncestonLaunceston00.0 Midland Highway (Bathurst Street) (National Highway 1) - from south-east to north-west - South Launceston to Launceston /
York Street from Tasman Highway (A3) - north-east - Newstead		Southern end of West Tamar Highway.
Road proceeds south-west as York Street.
South Esk River0.7–
0.8		0.43–
0.50		The Paterson Bridge[4]
West TamarRiverside5.63.5 Ecclestone Road (C734) - south-west - Riverside, Tasmania Zoo /
Windsor Drive - north-east - Windsor Park Sports Complex
Legana11.37.0 Bridgenorth Road (C732) - south-west - Bridgenorth
12.0–
12.1		7.5–
7.5		Freshwater Point Road - north-east - Legana
13.58.4 Rosevears Drive (C733) - north - Rosevears
Lanena21.713.5 Rosvears Drive (C733) - south-east - Rosevears
Lanena, Blackwall, Exeter tripoint22.514.0 Gravelly Beach Road (C728) - north-east - Gravelly Beach
Exeter23.814.8 Frankford Road (B71) - south-west - Glengarry
23.914.9 Winkleigh Road (C717) - north-west - Flowery Gully
Loira29.918.6 Motor Road (C729) - north-east - Deviot
Sidmouth33.120.6 Batman Highway (B73) - north - Sidmouth, Batman Bridge
34.821.6 Spring Hill Road (C725) - north-east - Batman Highway
Beaconsfield Flowery Gully midpoint38.523.9 Flowery Gully Road (C717) - south-west - Flowery Gully
Beaconsfield41.425.7 Greens Beach Road (C720) - north-west - York Town
42.026.1 Kellys Lookout Road (C715) - south-west - Holwell
52.132.4 Greens Beach Road (C720) - south-east - BeaconsfieldWest Tamar Highway turns from south-west (out of Beauty Point)
to north-west (towards Greens Beach)
York Town54.433.8 Bowens Road (C741) - south-west - York Town
Badger Head, Clarence Point midpoint55.334.4 Badger Head Road (C721) - west - Badger Head
55.434.4 Clarence Point Road (C722) - north-east - Clarence Point
Greens Beach65.140.5End of highway - road continues as Greens Beach RoadNorthern end of West Tamar Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

icon Australian roads portal

References
  1. Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website.
  2. Google (30 October 2018). "Launceston CBD" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. Google (1 November 2018). "West Tamar Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "The Paterson Bridge". Stable Tasmanian Online Repository System (STORS). Libraries Tasmania. 2 November 1973. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

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