The Anthony Road (Route B28) is a major B Route in
Western Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is mainly isolated rough country, associated with wilderness, mining and tourism. It served as the location of an early convict settlement in the early history of Van Diemen's Land, and contrasts sharply with the mor ...
, running from the
Murchison Highway
The Murchison Highway is a highway located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The highway runs generally north–south, with Somerset, near Burnie, as its northern terminus and Zeehan as its southern terminus. The highway w ...
(A10) at
Tullah to the
Zeehan Highway
Zeehan Highway (also known as the Queenstown-Zeehan road) is a road between Zeehan and Queenstown in Western Tasmania.
Where it leaves the valley in which Queenstown lies, it is the junction with the Queenstown to Strahan road that is at H ...
(A10) north of
Queenstown.
It is, with the
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 ...
, one of only two roads that run within or cross the West Coast Range.
The name is derived from the
Anthony River which is located in the
West Coast Range
The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
The range lies to the west and north of the main parts of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.
The range has had a significant numb ...
.
It is commonly used as a bypass of
Rosebery for people travelling south to Queenstown and beyond or for people travelling north to Tullah and beyond.
The Anthony Road is the only road from which all major peaks of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair reserve can be seen. It provides access to several classic walks: Mt Murchison, the Dora Plateau and the
Tyndall Range
The Tyndall Range, commonly called ''The Tyndalls'', is a mountain range that is part of the West Coast Range located in the Western region of Tasmania, Australia.
The main focal point for the range is Mount Tyndall which lies at the northern ...
.
It runs close to natural and man made lakes in the upper reaches of the
Murchison River catchment of the Pieman River power scheme. Lakes include Lake Plimsoll,
Lake Selina, and
Lake Westwood. It also goes close to the base of
Mount Murchison.
It is also an access road for the
Henty Gold Mine
The Henty Gold Mine is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Rosebery. It can be reached by the Hyd ...
.
It runs parallel to the
Henty River
The Henty River is a perennial river in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The river generally lies north of and south of .
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the Dobson and Newton Creeks, the river rises below Lake ...
for the last 10 kilometres before the Zeehan Highway.
See also
*
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 curr ...
Notes
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070907132410/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html Map of World Heritage Area
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West Coast Range
Roads in Western Tasmania