Murchison Highway
Murchison Highway | |
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| Northern end of the Murchison Highway in Somerset. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 147 km (91 mi) |
| Opened | 13 December 1963 |
| Route number(s) | File:AUS Alphanumeric Route A10.svg A10 Zeehan — Somerset |
| Former route number | File:Australian state route 8.svg State Route 8 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | File:AUS Alphanumeric Route A10.svg Zeehan Highway File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B27.svg Zeehan Highway Zeehan, Tasmania |
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| North end | File:AUS Alphanumeric Route A2.svg Bass Highway Somerset, Tasmania |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Rosebery, Tullah, Parrawe, Yolla |
| Highway system | |
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (December 2021) |
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The Murchison Highway is a highway located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The 147-kilometre (91 mi) highway runs generally north–south, with Somerset, near Burnie, as its northern terminus and Zeehan as its southern terminus. The highway was opened on 13 December 1963.[1][2][3][4] Part of the highway from Waratah to Burnie was known as the Waratah Highway until 1973.
Course
[edit | edit source]The highway is susceptible to ice and snow in winter. One of the notorious sections is at the edge of Mount Black; numerous accidents have occurred in the area. Also the Zeehan to Rosebery section has hazardous sections which can be affected by cold and wet weather.[5]
Portions of the highway have been made redundant by extra roads built by Hydro Tasmania during their work on the upper Pieman River scheme and the Henty River dam schemes. These provide short cuts from Queenstown straight through to Tullah by going just west of the West Coast Range.[6]
The highway crosses the Mackintosh River and the Murchison River near the town of Tullah, where the rivers form a confluence to form the Pieman River.[7]
History
[edit | edit source]Prior to the construction of the highway, the west coast of Tasmania could only be accessed by the Emu Bay Railway, or by ship to Regatta Point or Strahan in Macquarie Harbour.
See also
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