# East Tamar Highway > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/East_Tamar_Highway > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/East_Tamar_Highway.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Tamar_Highway > Source revision: 1274470464 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Highway in Tasmania, Australia East Tamar Highway Tasmania General information Type Highway Length 56.2 km (35 mi) Route number(s) A8 Launceston — Low Head Former route number State Route 1[1] Major junctions South end York Street / West Tamar Highway York Street / West Tamar Highway Bathurst Street Wellington Street Launceston, Tasmania Brisbane Street / West Tamar Highway Brisbane Street / West Tamar Highway George Town Road Batman Highway Bridport Road North end Low Head Lighthouse Low Head, Tasmania Location(s) Major settlements Dilston, Hillwood, George Town, Low Head Highway system Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Tasmania The **East Tamar Highway** is a highway in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia. It covers the eastern edge of the [Tamar River](/source/Tamar_River_(Tasmania)), from [Launceston](/source/Launceston%2C_Tasmania) to the [lighthouse](/source/Low_Head_Lighthouse) at [Low Head](/source/Low_Head%2C_Tasmania). It is labelled as route **A8**, but prior to 1980 was signed as **State Route 1**.[2][3] Plans for a high-speed East Tamar Highway date back to the 1950s.[4] ## 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.[5] One of these routes is the East Tamar Highway. Distances from each terminus to a point on the route may not be identical. Those shown below are from the outbound terminus. LGA Location km[6] mi Destinations Notes Launceston Launceston 0 0.0 West Tamar Highway (Brisbane Street) (A7) – from southwest – Trevallyn / Midland Highway (Bathurst Street) (National Highway 1) – from southeast – South Launceston / Brisbane Street to Tasman Highway (A3) – northeast – Newstead Southern end of East Tamar Highway. Road proceeds north west as Bathurst Street. 0.25 0.16 Cimitiere Street – northeast – Launceston No northbound entry from or southbound exit to Cimitiere Street North Esk River 0.9– 1.0 0.56– 0.62 Charles Street Bridge[7] Launceston Invermay 1.6– 1.7 0.99– 1.1 Forster Street – east and west – Invermay Mowbray 3.2– 3.5 2.0– 2.2 Mowbray Link – northeast – Mowbray Newnham 4.9– 5.2 3.0– 3.2 University Way – northeast – Newnham Rocherlea 8.5– 9.1 5.3– 5.7 George Town Road (B81) – southeast – Scottsdale Dilston 10.6– 10.9 6.6– 6.8 John Lees Drive (C742) – northwest – Dilston 18.1– 18.2 11.2– 11.3 John Lees Drive (C742) – southwest – Dilston Swan Bay / Dilston midpoint 20.6 12.8 Windermere Road (C739) – west – Windermere George Town Mount Direction / Hillwood midpoint 25.5 15.8 Dalrymple Road (C809) – northeast – Mount Direction Hillwood 27.4 17.0 Hillwood Jetty Road (C727) – southwest – Hillwood 31.6– 32.4 19.6– 20.1 Batman Highway (B73) – west – Sidmouth / East Arm Road (C810) – southeast – Mount Direction Fourteen Mile Creek 33.4 20.8 Bridge over creek (name not known) George Town Bell Bay 44.9 27.9 Bridport Road (B82) – east – Bridport 45.9 28.5 Bell Bay Road (C853) – south – Bell Bay Low Head 56.2 34.9 End of highway – road continues to Low Head Lighthouse Northern end of East Tamar Highway 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access ## See also - [Australian Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australian_Roads) - [Australia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia) - [Highways in Australia](/source/Highways_in_Australia) - [List of highways in Tasmania](/source/List_of_highways_in_Tasmania) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania](http://www.ozroads.com.au/TAS/routenumbering/old/stateroutes.htm), *Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ozroads: Tasmanian route A8"](http://www.ozroads.com.au/TAS/routenumbering/current/A8/a8.htm). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ozroads: Tasmania - former State Route system"](http://www.ozroads.com.au/TAS/routenumbering/old/stateroutes.htm). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Plans For New High Speed East Tamar Highway Outlined"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61108495). *[The Examiner](/source/The_Examiner_(Tasmania))*. Launceston, Tasmania. 4 November 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Launceston CBD"](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Launceston+TAS/@-41.4388042,147.13301,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa7a0a35aa0653f9:0x403c94dd0de0f40!8m2!3d-41.4332215!4d147.1440875) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 30 October 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gmaps_6-0)** ["East Tamar Highway"](https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-41.439898,147.1341865/-41.0578445,146.7913131/@-41.2506705,146.8008448,11z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 30 October 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Charles Street Bridge"](https://mapcarta.com/28684222). Mapcarta. Retrieved 31 October 2018. ## External links - [Tasmania's Highways on OZROADS](http://www.ozroads.com.au/TAS/highways/highways.htm) v t e Road infrastructure in Tasmania Main highways and roads Highway 1 Bass Highway Brooker Highway Midland Highway Bass Highway Tasman Highway Esk Highway Lake Highway Davey Street Huon Highway Macquarie Street Southern Outlet West Tamar Highway East Tamar Highway Arthur Highway Lyell Highway Murchison Highway Zeehan Highway Minor highways and roads Marlborough Highway Lyell Highway Anthony Road East Derwent Highway South Arm Highway Goodwood Road Domain Highway Gordon River Road Channel Highway Sandy Bay Road Batman Highway Bridges Batman Bridge Blair Street Bridge Bowen Bridge Bridgewater Bridge Jordan River Bridge McGees Bridge Red Bridge Richmond Bridge Ross Bridge Sorell Causeway Tasman Bridge Victoria Bridge, Devonport Victoria Bridge, Launceston Department of State Growth Highways in Tasmania Road routes in Tasmania --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [East Tamar Highway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Tamar_Highway) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Tamar_Highway?action=history)). 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