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Lake Highway
The Lake Highway, or A5, is a main highway and A-road in Tasmania. Although still known as the Lake Highway the official title of the road was changed in 2001 to Highland Lakes Road. The Lake Highway branches off the Midland Highway at Melton Mowbray in southern Tasmania and continues for 152 kilometres, with Bothwell being the main town of any size en route, it terminates in Deloraine. Until recently it was the only major A-road in Australia that was partially unsealed; works to seal the road were completed in April 2019.Highland Lakes Road' The highway is one of the least used in Tasmania, except during the summer months when the road is used by Great Lake commuters. The portion of the highway on and near the Great Lake in Tasmania's Central plateau, averages a height of about 1000 metres. During the winter months it is sometimes snowed under. Two major roads that branch from the Lake Highway are the Marlborough Highway (which connects to the A10 Lyell Highway), and Poat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Highway (Tasmania)
The Bass Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It connects the three cities across the north of the state – Burnie, Devonport and Launceston. The road was named due to its proximity to the Bass Strait. It is a part of the National Highway, designated as National Highway 1, together with the Midland and Brooker highways in Tasmania. The highway passes through or near the following localities: * Launceston * Prospect and other Launceston suburbs * Hadspen * Carrick * Hagley * Westbury * Exton * Deloraine * Elizabeth Town * Sassafras * Latrobe * Devonport * Forth * Ulverstone * Penguin *Burnie From here, the highway ceases to be part of the National Highway, but continues as the Bass Highway (A2) through the following towns: * Somerset * Wynyard * Smithton * Marrawah Upgrades The name "Bass Highway" was in use by 1938. Since the mid-1970s the highway has undergone significant upgrades that have included bypasses and deviations, duplications and grade se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apsley, Tasmania
Apsley is a rural locality in the local government areas of Central Highlands Council, Central Highlands and Southern Midlands Council, Southern Midlands in the Central LGA Region, Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Oatlands, Tasmania, Oatlands. The 2016 Australian census, 2016 census recorded a population of 44 for Apsley. History Apsley was gazetted as a locality in 1974. Geography The Jordan River (Tasmania), Jordan River flows through from north to south, forming small sections of the northern and southern boundaries as it enters and exits. Road infrastructure The A5 route (Lake Highway, Highland Lakes Road) enters from the south-east and runs through the village to exit in the west. Route C529 (Lower Marshes Road) starts at an intersection with A5 in the village and runs north until it exits. References {{Reflist Localities of Central Highlands Council Localities of Southern Midlands Council Towns in Tasmania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highways In Tasmania
The Highways in Tasmania generally expand from Hobart and other major cities with secondary roads interconnecting the highways to each other. Functions of these highways include freight, personal travel and tourism. The AusLink Network currently consists of the Midland, Bass, Brooker, East Tamar Highway and the southern section of the Tasman Highway (Hobart-Hobart Airport). Tasmanian highway naming is straightforward. Most are generally named after the geographical regions and features, cities, towns and settlements along the way. Excluding the old National Highway (Brooker, Midland, Bass), Tasmanian routes have been marked with the alphanumeric marking scheme since 1979 . Prior to this Tasmanian roads were marked with a National and State Route Numbering System. Highways are a part of Tasmania's road network, which covers a distance of approximately . As well as major highways between cities and ports, urban connectors between suburbs and commercial areas, residential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highways In Australia
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cities and major regional centres. Prior to European settlement, the earliest needs for trade and travel were met by narrow bush tracks, used by tribes of Indigenous Australians. The formal construction of roads began in 1788, after the founding of the colony of New South Wales, and a network of three major roads across the colony emerged by the 1820s. Similar road networks were established in the other colonies of Australia. Road construction programs in the early 19th century were generally underfunded, as they were dependent on government budgets, loans, and tolls; while there was a huge increase in road usage, due to the Australian gold rushes. Local government authorities, often known as Road Boards, were therefore established to be primarily responsible for funding and u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyell Highway
The Lyell Highway (Route A10) is a highway in Tasmania, running from Hobart to Queenstown. It is the one of two transport routes that passes through the West Coast Range, the other being the Anthony Road. Name The name is derived from Mount Lyell, the mountain peak where copper was found in the late 19th century; the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was the predominant business in Queenstown for almost 100 years. Hobart to Central Highlands section Starting at Granton it winds along the southern side of the Derwent River in a generally north westerly direction to New Norfolk. This section has in the past been susceptible to flooding. At New Norfolk it crosses the Derwent River and winds its way through hilly terrain to Hamilton. Just prior to Hamilton is the turnoff to Bothwell via a sealed route that passes Arthurs Lake and ultimately goes on to Launceston. Central Highlands section After Hamilton, the small town of Ouse is the only other population cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Lake (Tasmania)
The Great Lake, officially yingina / Great Lake, is a natural lake and man-made reservoir that is located in the central northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features Fed by the Pine Rivulet and Breton Rivulet, the original natural freshwater lake, much smaller in size than its current surface area, was expanded as a result of the 1922 construction of Miena Dam #2 at its southern outflow into the Shannon River. This dam is considered to be of high heritage value by Engineers Australia. Miena Dam #2 created the once-famous ''Shannon Rise'', in the 500-metre section of the Shannon River between the dam and Shannon Lagoon. The hatching of thousands of caddis moths in early summer, attracted large numbers of trout and fishermen. In 1967, a sloping-core rock-fill dam was built just downstream of Miena Dam #2 to increase the maximum-capacity level, destroying the ''Shannon Rise''. It was raised a further in 1982, causing Miena Dam #2 to be periodically submerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlborough Highway
The Marlborough Highway is a minor highway in Tasmania. It links the Lyell Highway to the Lake Highway and cuts short the otherwise very long journey from the West Coast to the Central Highlands (Tasmania), Central Highlands. The road leaves the Lyell Highway near Bronte Park, Tasmania, Bronte Park and travels overland to Miena, Tasmania, Miena, on the Great Lake (Tasmania), Great Lake. There are no settlements along its route. The road is unsealed,comment on poor condition in 1992 and in times of heavy snow it cannot be passed. See also * Highways in Australia * List of highways in Tasmania References Highways in Tasmania Central Highlands (Tasmania) {{CentralHighlandsTAS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothwell, Tasmania
Bothwell, Tasmania is a small town with a population at the 2016 census of 485. Situated in central Tasmania on the River Clyde in a broad valley, it is notable for hunting and being a lake district. It is part of the municipality of Central Highlands Council and will celebrate the bicentenary of its founding in 2022. Nearby locations include Hollow Tree, Hamilton, Ouse and Kempton. The citation for Bothwell in the Australian Register of The National Estate describes Bothwell as:"... an agricultural settlement on the Clyde River, set in a modified landscape, surrounded by low naturally vegetated hills. Consistently it is a loose grid plan settlement with large lot sizes. Civic details include avenue plantings and Queens Square. Dense pine plantings occur en route to the showground. Important homesteads occur on the west side of the river. It has two village centres, with fine churches and cemeteries grouped about Queen's Square. The general character of the town is one of loos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deloraine, Tasmania
Deloraine is a town on the Meander River, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It is 50 km west of Launceston and 52 km south of Devonport along the Bass Highway. It is part of the Meander Valley Council. Deloraine recorded a population of 3,035 in the . Deloraine, like most Tasmanian towns, has a temperate and wet climate. History The region was explored in 1821 by Captain Roland, who was searching for farm land. The land was granted to new settlers, and the town is now a major agricultural centre, with a large number of farms of all types in the area. Deloraine is named after a character from the poem ''The Lay of the Last Minstrel'', written by Sir Walter Scott. Deloraine Post Office opened on 29 October 1836. The town won the State Tidy Towns award in 1992, 1993 and 1995, and the Australian Community of the Year award in 1997. Economy While Deloraine is a predominantly rural farming town, it is also aimed at pleasing tourists, who visit because of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppes, Tasmania
Steppes is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Highlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about north of the town of Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt .... The 2016 census determined a population of nil for the state suburb of Steppes. Steppes is home to the Steppes Sculptures, 14 bronze sculptures that signify something of significance to the region, as well as the Steppes Homestead, which was used for sheep grazing in the 19th century. These sculptures were designed by Stephen Walker, who also designed the whale sculpture at Cockle Creek. History Steppes is a confirmed suburb/locality. Geography The Shannon River forms most of the western boundary. Road infrastructure The A5 route ( Highland Lakes Road) passes thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
