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Statistics:

• Length: 132 km
• Western Terminus: Arthur River Road (C214) and Comeback Road (C215) at Marrawah
• Eastern Terminus: Intersection of Mount Street and Bass Highway in Burnie
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Bass Highway (NH1) at Burnie, connecting Burnie to Launceston
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Burnie, Cooee, Ocean Vista, Camdale, Somerset, Wynyard, Boat Harbour, Sisters Creek, Montumana, Rocky Cape, Detention, Hellyer, Edgecombe Beach, Crayfish Creek, Port Latta, Cowrie Point, Black River, Wiltshire, Smithton, Broadmeadows, Christmas Hills, Brittons Swamp, Redpa, and Marrawah.

Route Numbering:

• Current: A2

• Former:

General Information:

A2 is more less an east-west route connecting Burnie with Tasmania's west coast, and like Bass Strait, the Bass Highway is named after explorer George Bass.

History:

• 2006: Safety improvements on the Sisters Hills section of the Bass Highway between Rocky Cape Road and Boat Harbour. Including highway deviation to the west of the Sisters Hills cutting, widening the cutting to the summit and improvements to the Devils Elbow Road (west) and the Whites Road junctions, improvements to the climbing lanes west of Sisters Hills, the construction of a new bridge at Wilsons Bridge, widening and extending the climbing lane east of Rulla Road, improving the Devils Elbow Road (east) junction and straightening the curve west of Myalla Road and straightening curves and lowering crests west of Montumana Road (east). 1

Marrawah to Burnie			Burnie to Marrawah
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Rocky Cape approaching Pollards Rd, 2008. Image © Jamie Scuglia			Eastern Terminus: Looking westbound from Mount Street Burnie. October 2007. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Stanley approaching Stanley Hwy (B21) and Mengha Rd (C219), 2008. Image © Jamie Scuglia			Eastern Terminus: Looking northbound on Mount Street in Burnie. October 2007. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Stanley, 2008. Image © Jamie Scuglia			Intersection Directional Sign Assembly: ID signs facing traffic of West Park Grove in Parklands. October 2007. Image © Peter Renshaw

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Last updated: 28 Aug 2019 23:27

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