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Highway in Tasmania, Australia
Murchison Highway
Tasmania
Northern end of the Murchison Highway in Somerset.
General information
Type
Highway
Length
147 km (91 mi)
Opened
13 December 1963 (1963-12-13)
Route number(s)
A10 Zeehan — Somerset
Former route number
State Route 8
Major junctions
South end
Zeehan Highway Zeehan Highway Zeehan, Tasmania
Anthony Road
Ridgley Highway
Waratah Road
Mount Hicks Road
North end
Bass Highway Somerset, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements
Rosebery, Tullah, Parrawe, Yolla
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National Highway • Freeways in Australia
Highways in Tasmania
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Murchison Highway
Legend
km
Bass Strait
0
Somerset / Bass Highway
10
Elliot
15
Yolla / Mount Hicks Road to Wynyard
30
Oonah
40
Hellyer River / Hellyer Gorge
64
Waratah Road to Waratah / Ridgley Highway to Burnie
80
Belvoir Road to Cradle Mountain
101
Pieman Road to Corinna
103
Mackintosh River
106
Tullah
108
Murchison River
109
Anthony Road to Lake Plimsoll
119
Rosebery
130
Renison Bell
142
Zeehan Highway
The Murchison Highway is a highway located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The 147-kilometre (91 mi) highway runs generally north–south, with Somerset, near Burnie, as its northern terminus and Zeehan as its southern terminus. The highway was opened on 13 December 1963.[1][2][3][4] Part of the highway from Waratah to Burnie was known as the Waratah Highway until 1973.
^"Road link heralds new era for west". Tasmanian Motor News. January 1964.
^"Murchison Highway opens". Launceston Examiner. 13 December 1963.
^"Special Supplement: Murchison Highway opens". North West Advocate. 13 December 1963.
^"Murchison Highway opens". Hobart Mercury. 14 December 1963.
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A10
State Route 8
Zeehan Highway
Bass Highway
