East Tamar Highway

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East Tamar Highway Tasmania
General information
Type	Highway
Length	55 km (34 mi)
Route number(s)	A8
Major junctions
North end	Launceston, Tasmania
	Batman Highway
South end	Low Head, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements	Dilston, Hillwood, Longreach, George Town

The East Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the eastern edge of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the lighthouse at Low Head.

It is labelled as state route A8.

Plans for a high-speed East Tamar Highway date back to the 1950s.^[1]

References

↑ "Plans For New High Speed East Tamar Highway Outlined.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 4 November 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

v t e Road Infrastructure in Tasmania

National Highway	Bass Highway Brooker Highway Midland Highway

State Highways	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

Bridges	Batman Bridge Bowen Bridge Bridgewater Bridge Jordan River Bridge Mcgees Bridge Red Bridge Richmond Bridge Ross Bridge Sorell Causeway Tasman Bridge

Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources Highways in Tasmania

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