Road Photos & Information: Tasmania
Goodwood Road (B35)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 3 km
- Termini:
- Northern: East Derwent Hwy (B32), Otago
- Southern: Brooker Hwy (NH1) and Elwick Rd (unnumbered), Goodwood
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Goodwood, Dowsing Point and Otago
Route Numbering:
- Current: B35
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- A1675
General Information:
B35 is a dual carriageway arterial route north of the Hobart CBD.
The route features Bowen Bridge over the River Derwent, which was built with the intention of assisting the commuters of Hobart, should something happen to the Tasman Bridge. The bridge is named after John Bowen who settled the first European Colony in Tasmania at Risdon Cove, which later would be moved to the other side of the Derwent to form Hobart. 2
History:
- 1984: The Bowen Bridge was completed using federal funds following the collapse of the Tasman Bridge in 1975. 3 The bridge cost $49 million to construct. 2
- 23 February 1984: Bowen Bridge opened to traffic. 2
- 2016: Work commences on realigning Goodwood Rd with Elwick Rd. 4
Otago to Goodwood
Bowen Bridge:
View of the Bowen Bridge over the River Derwent from Sandersons Rd at Risdon, 2008.
Image © Jamie Scuglia
1 TAS Government, Department of State Growth, State Roads, Asset Information, TRIPS: Tasmanian Road Information Positioning System, December 2020.
2 Clarence City Council, History.
3 Leighton Contractors, PM Opens new bridge in Tasmania, 1984.
4 TAS Government, Will Hodgman, Premier of Tasmania, Contract awarded for $32 million Brooker Highway upgrade, 9 December 2015.
2 Clarence City Council, History.
3 Leighton Contractors, PM Opens new bridge in Tasmania, 1984.
4 TAS Government, Will Hodgman, Premier of Tasmania, Contract awarded for $32 million Brooker Highway upgrade, 9 December 2015.