The Esk Highway (route number A4) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It connects the Midland Highway, located down the centre of the state, with the Tasman Highway, which is located on the east coast of the state.

Esk Highway

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General information
TypeHighway
Length82 km (51 mi)
Route number(s) A4
ConaraFalmouth
Former
route number
State Route 4[1]
Major junctions
West end Midland Highway
Conara, Tasmania
 
  • Storys Creek Road
  • Brown Street
  • Story Street
East end Tasman Highway
Falmouth, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlementsAvoca, Fingal, St Marys
Highway system

Its western end joins the Midland Highway at Conara Junction, just north of Campbell Town. Its eastern end passes through St Marys and then deviates to a north-east direction, where it connections to the Tasman Highway. Another road, which follows a path south-east of St Marys, joins another part of the Tasman Highway at Chain of Lagoons – although this is also marked as route A4, it is named Elephant Pass Road and is not part of the Esk Highway.

Major intersections

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LGALocationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
Northern MidlandsConara00.0  Midland Highway (National Highway 1) – northwest – Launceston /
southeast – Hobart
Western end of Esk Highway
St Pauls River24.315.1Bridge over river (name not known)
Northern MidlandsAvoca24.415.2  Storys Creek Road (B42) – northwest – Fingal
24.715.3  Royal George Road (C301) – southeast – Cranbrook
Break O'DayFingal52.332.5  Brown Street, to Mathinna Road (B43) – north – Mathinna
Break O'Day River61.138.0Bridge over river (name not known)
Break O'DaySt Marys72.545.0  Story Street, to Elephant Pass Road (A4) – south – Chain of Lagoons
Falmouth82.051.0  Tasman Highway (A3) – north – St Helens /
northeast, then south – Chain of Lagoons
Eastern end of Esk Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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  Australian Roads portal

References

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  1. ^ Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 30 January 2008.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Esk Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2018.