Heybridge is a semi-rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of
Central Coast and
Burnie
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s.
, Burnie had an urban popu ...
in the
North-west and west LGA region of the Australian island state of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south-east of the town of
Burnie
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s.
, Burnie had an urban popu ...
. The
2016 census has a population of 430 for the state suburb of Heybridge.
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It is a village located where the Bass Highway crosses the Blythe River, and is bounded by the Blythe River National Park to the south and ]Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...
to the north.
History
Heybridge was gazetted as a locality in 1966.
Geography
The shore of Bass Strait forms most of the northern boundary. The Blythe River forms part of the southern boundary and then flows through to the north.
Heybridge is about 27m above sea level.
Road infrastructure
The Bass Highway (National Route 1) passes through from north-east to north-west. Route C113 (Minna Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south-west until it exits. Route C117 (Cuprona Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south until it exits.
References
Localities of Central Coast Council (Tasmania)
Burnie, Tasmania
Towns in Tasmania
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