Sandy Bay Road

Sandy Bay Road Tasmania
General information
Type	Road
Length	12 km (7 mi)
Route number(s)	B68
Former route number	State Route 6[1]
Major junctions
North end	Davey Street Hobart CBD
South end	Channel Highway Taroona
Location(s)
Region	Hobart
Major suburbs	Battery Point, Sandy Bay, Lower Sandy Bay, Taroona

Sandy Bay Road is a road in Tasmania that connects the southeastern edge of the Hobart CBD with the southeastern suburb of Taroona. It is two-way over its entirety and is 12 kilometres in length. It begins as a continuation of Harrington Street near where it intersects with Davey Street. From there, Sandy Bay Road travels southwards alongside the western edge of St. Davids Park, bypassing Battery Point. It then turns slightly to the west again, before descending a small hill towards the south-east once more, into Sandy Bay proper. Sand Bay Road then continues south-easterly, hugging the western shore of the River Derwent. Passing Wrest Point Hotel Casino it continues to the south-east along Sandy Bay Beach through Lower Sandy Bay. At the point where the Alexandra Battery overlooks Long Beach, Sandy Bay road follows the coast bending in a more southwards direction. The road then begins to climb uphill towards the suburb of Taroona where it becomes the Channel Highway. The road is allocated route code B68.

Sandy Bay Road was first established as a track in the colonial period, early in the nineteenth century. Early nineteenth century diagrams and art clearly show the track following along the western shore of the river heading south. It soon became a widened dirt road, before finally being bitumenised in the early twentieth century. During the period in which trams and trolley buses were operated in Hobart, tramlines and trolley-bus lines ran the length of Sandy Bay Road from the city as far as Lower Sandy Bay.

See also

Australian Roads portal

References

Road infrastructure in greater Hobart Highways   Brooker Highway   Channel Highway (Kingston Bypass)   Domain Highway   East Derwent Highway   Huon Highway   Lyell Highway   Midland Highway (Brighton Bypass)   South Arm Highway   Southern Outlet   Tasman Highway Major roads  Algona Road   Davey Street   Goodwood Road   Macquarie Street  Rosny Hill Road   Sandy Bay Road Bridges Bowen Bridge Bridgewater Bridge Jordan River Bridge Mcgees Bridge Sorell Causeway Tasman Bridge Interchanges Kingston Interchange Lindisfarne Interchange Proposals Bagdad Bypass Eastern Ring Road Hobart Area Transportation Study Hobart Bypass Rokeby Bypass Sorell Bypass Southern Transport Investment Program Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources Highways in Hobart Transport in Hobart

Streets of Hobart Hobart city centre Argyle Street Barrack Street Bathurst Street Brisbane Street Campbell Street Collins Street Davey Street Elizabeth Street Goulburn Street Harrington Street Liverpool Street Macquarie Street Melville Street Murray Street Patrick Street Greater Hobart Derwent Park Road Elwick Road Lampton Avenue Main Road New Town Road Sandy Bay Road Streets in Hobart Transport in Hobart

Route map: Bing