Statistics:

Length:
2 km
Termini:
Northern: Brooker Hwy (NH1), New Town
Southern: Tasman Hwy (A3), Queens Domain
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
New Town and Queens Domain

Route Numbering:

Current: B36
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
A0126

General Information:

One of the shortest routes in the state, B36 links National Highway 1 to the Tasman Bridge and Tasman Highway. It bypasses the Royal Botanic Gardens and lies between it and the River Derwent, near Hobart.

The route is undivided single carriageway, with 1 lane in each direction, but features grade separated interchanges at both ends.

History:

October 2013: Work began on the $1.1 million upgrade of the on-ramp at the Domain Highway / Brooker Highway interchange. Work included lengthening the acceleration lane and decreasing the angle of entry on to the Domain Highway. It also included putting a new seal on the ramp.2

New Town to Queens Domain

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Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at New Town, October 2013.

Image © Mick Jeffery

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at New Town approaching Tasman Hwy (A3) interchange, October 2013.

Image © Mick Jeffery

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at New Town approaching Tasman Hwy (A3) interchange, October 2013.

Image © Mick Jeffery

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Tasman Highway Interchange:

Signage at the Tasman Hwy (A3) interchange at Queens Domain, October 2013.

Image © Mick Jeffery

1 TAS Government, Department of State Growth, State Roads, Asset Information, TRIPS: Tasmanian Road Information Positioning System, December 2020.
2 TAS Government, Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Transport, Infrastructure Projects, Domain Highway On-Ramp from the Brooker Highway.