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Brooker Highway, Midland Highway & Bass Highway (National Highway 1) - Former Alignment: Campbell Town to Oatlands

Statistics:

• Length: 476 km (Campbell Town to Oatlands: 45 km)
• Northern Terminus: Corner of Bass Highway (A2) and Muchison Hwy (A10) at Camdale, near Burnie
• Southern Terminus: Junction with Tasman Highway (A3), Davey Street (A6) and Macquarie Street (A6)
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Bass Highway (A2) from Camdale to Marrawah where it terminates at Comeback Rd (C215) and Arthur River Rd (C214)
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Campbell Town, Ross, Tunbridge and Antill Ponds

Route Numbering:

• Former:

General Information:

Highway 1 is a circumferential route right around Australia, but there is also a small segment located in Tasmania, which more or less travels down the centre of the state. In Tasmania, National Highway 1 is made up of the Brooker Highway between Granton and Hobart, the Midland Highway between Granton and Launceston, and also the Bass Highway between Burnie and Launceston.

The occurrence of NH1 is a bit of an anomaly and stands out compared to all other routes in the state being alpha-numeric. In the late 1970s when the Tasmanian authorities decided to introduce an alphanumeric numbering system (the first Australian state to do so), the Federal Government who funded National Highways, stopped the Tasmanian government from allocating an alphanumeric number to the route.

• Midland Highway:

From Launceston, the Midland Hwy passes through Perth, Epping Forest, Campbell Town, Ross, Oatlands, Bagdad, Brighton, Bridgewater and into Hobart.

The Midland Highway's highest elevation along its length is 493m and the lowest point is at -0.495m.

The Midland Highway connects with the Bass Highway, the Domain Highway, the East Derwent Highway, the East Tamar Highway, the Esk Main Road, the Huon Highway Southern Outlet, the Illawarra Road, the Lake Highway, the Lyell Highway, the Mud Walls Road, the Tasman Highway and the West Tamar Highway.

History:

• 1930s: Midland Hwy renamed from Main Road
• December 1971: The town of Ross was bypassed when the newly constructed section of the Midland Highway was opened to traffic , taking State Route 1 out of the town centre. 1
• 1979: Introduction of NH1 shield

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Campbell Town and Oatlands

Campbell Town To Oatlands			Oatlands to Campbell Town
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	Entering Tunbridge: Main Rd (former Launceston to Hobart Rd) as it enters the town of Tunbridge, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands			Tunbridge: Main Rd, Tunbridge town centre, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Blackman River: Main Rd as it crosses Blackman River, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands			Blackman River: Main Rd as it crosses Blackman River, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Blackman River: Main Rd as it crosses Blackman River, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands			Tacky Crek: Old bridge over Tacky Creek at Ross, which is no longer in use by vehicular traffic, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Tunbridge: Main Rd, Tunbridge town centre, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Tunbridge: Main Rd, Tunbridge town centre, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Main Road & Lowes St: Corner of Main Rd & Lowes St, Tunbridge, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	End Main Road: Main Rd at Tunbridge is truncated by the freight railway line that links Hobart and Launceston, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands

1 Tasmanian Wool Centre, Ticky Tacky Bridge

Last updated: 16-Jul-2020 22:48

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