Road Photos & Information: Tasmania
High Street, Tunnack Road, New Country Marsh Road and Woodsdale Road (C312)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 54 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Midlands Hwy (NH1), Oatlands
- Southern: Tasman Hwy (A3), Runnymede
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Oatlands, Parattah, Mount Seymour, Baden, Tunnack, Levendale and Runnymede
Route Numbering:
- Current: C312
- Former: 1
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- A1138 (Oatlands to Tunnack)
General Information:
C312 is a rural route linking Midland Hwy (NH1) and Tasman Hwy (A1) in Tasmania's central east. The route services a number of small towns and settlements including Oatlands, one of Tasmania's oldest European settlements. High Street used to form part of the main route between Launceston and Hobart.
History:
- 1970s: Oatlands bypassed and Midland Hwy re-routed to the northeast of the town, leaving High Street to local traffic. 1
- 1979: State Route 1 decommissioned. It was replaced by National Highway 1. 2
Oatlands to Runnymede
High Street Oatlands:
High St (C312) as it passes through the Oatlands town centre, July 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
High Street Oatlands:
High St (C312) as it passes through the Oatlands town centre, July 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on High St (C312) approaching Midlands Hwy (NH1), July 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Runnymede to Oatlands
Entering Oatlands:
High St (C312) at the Launceston end, as it enters the town of Oatlands, July 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
High Street Oatlands:
High St (C312) as it passes through the Oatlands town centre, July 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
High Street Oatlands:
High St (C312) as it passes through the Oatlands town centre, July 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
2 No Visible Means Marketing & Communications, Oatlands Heritage and Bullock Festival.
3 Sam Laybutt (Ozroads).