The Lake Highway, or A5, is a main highway and A-road in
Tasmania
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. 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
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in southern Tasmania and continues for 152 kilometres, with
Bothwell
Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre.
Description and history
An ancie ...
being the main town of any size en route, it terminates in
Deloraine. Until recently it was the only major A-road in
Australia
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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
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, 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
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 th ...
(which connects to the A10
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
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), and Poatina Road (B51), which leaves the Lake Highway north of the Steppes and plunges steeply over the Great Western Tiers to the former hydro-electric construction village of Poatina.
See also
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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. Prio ...
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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 curre ...
References
Highways in Tasmania
Central Highlands (Tasmania)
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