Length:

56 km

Termini:

Northern: Low Head Lighthouse, Low Head

Southern: Wellington St (NH1), Bathurst St (NH1), Brisbane St (A3 and A7) and York St (A3 and A7), Launceston

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Launceston, Invermay, Mowbray, Newnham, Rocherlea, Dilston, Mount Direction, Hillwood, Long Reach, Bell Bay, George Town and Low Head

Current: A8

Former: 1

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

A0265 (Launceston to George Town)

General Information:

A8 is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It traverses the eastern side of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the lighthouse at Low Head.

The route is a mix of limited access dual carriageway highway, urban arterial road, rural highway and local road standards, and connects several important routes in the state's northeast.

1953: Plans for East Tamar Highway revealed. ²

1980: State Route 1 replaced by A8. ³

Click or tap here for the former alignment between Launceston and Low Head

Launceston to Low Head

Paterson St Overpass:

Looking northbound near the southern terminus of A8 in Launceston, as you approach the Cimitiere St interchange. July 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Peter Renshaw from April 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Advance Directional Sign:

Eastbound on Batman Hwy (B73) approaching the intersection with East Tamar Hwy (A8) at Hillwood, May 2007. The at-grade junction has since been replaced by a grade-separated interchange.

Image © Peter Renshaw

Low Head to Launceston

Cimitiere Street:

Unusual signal gantry set up where Cimitiere St joins Bathurst St (A8) in Launceston, July 2018.

Image © Paul Rands

Cimitiere Street:

Unusual signal gantry set up where Cimitiere St joins Bathurst St (A8) in Launceston, August 2006.

Image © Tim Cole