Midland Highway (Tasmania)
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 ( Brooker Highway ) Granton ( 42 ° 45 ′ S , 147 ° 14 ′ E ) |
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( Bass Highway ) Launceston ( 41 ° 27 ′ S , 147 ° 9 ′ E ) |
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The Midland Highway is a trunk road in the Australian state of Tasmania . It runs for 176 km in a north-south direction through the Midlands of Tasmania and connects the two largest cities of Tasmania, Hobart and Launceston . The Midland Highway is part of National Highway 1 and is considered the most important and important road link in Tasmania.
course
The Midland Highway begins in Granton , about 20 km north of Hobart, as an extension of the Brooker Highway . It crosses the Derwent River to Bridgewater and continues north. In Melton Mowbray , about 35 km after its beginning, the Lake Highway branches off in a north-westerly direction. The Midland Highway continues via Oatlands and Ross to Campbell Town , where the Lake Leake Highway (B34) branches off to the east . From there he continues his way to the north-northwest via Conara , from where the Esk Highway (A4) leads east, and Perth to the southern suburbs of Launceston. There the Bass Highway continues as N1 to the west and the Tasman Highway (A3) branches off to the east.
Bridge structures
At the beginning, the Midland Highway crosses the Derwent River between Granton and Bridgewater on the Bridgewater Bridge , a lift bridge with an adjoining dam . In Campbell Town the road crosses the historic Red Bridge , the oldest bridge on an Australian highway.
history
The origins of the Midland Highway go back to 1821 when the first road link between Hobart and Launceston was built. This street was known as Main Road or Hobart Road . It was not until the 1930s that the name Midland Highway became common.
source
Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . Pp. 55, 56, 59, 61
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