The Huon Highway is an
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-acces ...
in southern
Tasmania
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Australia. The highway forms part of the A6 and connects
Hobart with the southern parts of Tasmania. The original Huon Highway (now known as Huon Road) was a twisty two-lane road skirting around
Mount Wellington, but that section of the highway was bypassed in stages when the
Southern Outlet was completed in 1968.
This provided a more direct, and higher traffic-capacity, route between
Hobart and the
Huon Valley
The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon, is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. The largest town is Huonville, with other smaller towns spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settl ...
. A few sections of the old highway remain, all within the Huon Valley, and have been upgraded.
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
References
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Highways in Tasmania