The Southern Outlet is a major highway in the
Tasmania
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Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
and acts as one of the city's 3 major radial highways, connecting traffic from the
Hobart city centre with commuters from the southern suburbs as well as intrastate traffic from the south of the state.
It is one of the busier commuter highways in Hobart, handling in excess of 31,000 traffic movements each day.
Route
The Southern Outlet starts at an intersection with the
Davey/
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Locations
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Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
, with a maximum speed limit of 80 km/h. The highway bypasses
South Hobart
South Hobart is one of Hobart's inner suburbs. It is bound by Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, West Hobart and the Hobart City Centre.
Landmarks
South Hobart is home to many of the most beautiful homes in Hobart, including the classical Georgian residen ...
and heads south into the mountainous terrain of Mount Nelson. Except for the Davey/Macquarie intersection the highway is fully
grade separated
In civil engineering (more specifically highway engineering), grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other tra ...
and travels through bushland for the majority of its length. The northbound and southbound lanes are separated between Tolmans Hill overpass through to the Firthside overpass because of the mountainous landscape, allowing a higher maximum speed limit of 100 km/h. The Highway ends in
Kingston, at the
Kingston Interchange
The Kingston Interchange is a hybrid four way interchange incorporating a roundabout and elements of a trumpet interchange. It connects the Southern Outlet with the Huon Highway and the Channel Highway at Kingston, within the greater area of ...
.
History
The ''
Hobart Transportation Study 1965'' indicated the need for a transport corridor from Hobart to Kingston.
The Southern Outlet was opened in 1969
as a
super-2 expressway and went from Kingston to meet up with the old Huon Highway at Grove.
It opened as a fully dual-carriage way highway in 1990
Exits
See also
*
List of Highways in Hobart
References
External links
{{Road infrastructure in Hobart
Highways in Australia
Highways in Hobart