East Tamar Highway

East Tamar Highway Tasmania
General information
Type	Highway
Length	55 km (34 mi)
Route number(s)	A8
Former route number	State Route 1
Major junctions
North end	Launceston, Tasmania
	Batman Highway
South end	Low Head, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements	Dilston, Hillwood, Longreach, George Town
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Tasmania
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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 route A8, but prior to 1980 was signed as State Route 1.^[1]^[2]

Plans for a high-speed East Tamar Highway date back to the 1950s.^[3]

References

Road infrastructure in Tasmania

National highways	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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