Road Photos & Information: Tasmania

Murchison Highway, Zeehan Highway & Lyell Highway (A10)

Statistics:

• Length: 408 km
• Northern Terminus: Bass Hwy, Somerset (near Burnie)
• Southern Terminus: Brooker Hwy, Granton (Hobart)
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Somerset, Rosebery, Tullah, Parrawe, Yolla, Queenstown, Derwent Bridge, New Norfolk and Granton

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Former:

General Information:

• Lyell Highway:

The Lyell Highway's highest elevation along its length is 853m and the lowest point is at 4.17m above sea level. The Lyell Highway connects with the Marlborough Highway, the Midland Highway and the Zeehan Highway.

• Zeehan Highway:

Mt Zeehan (702m) was named after the Abel Tasman flagship in 1642.

The Zeehan Highway's highest elevation along its length is 312m and the lowest point is at 101m above sea level. The Zeehan Highway connects with the Lyell Highway and the Murchison Highway.

• Murchison Highway:

The Murchison Highway's highest elevation along its length is 708m and the lowest point is at 12m above sea level. The Murchison Highway connects with the Bass Highway, the Mount Road and the Zeehan Highway.

History:

• 1932: The Lyell Highway, constructed in as a link between the mining town of Queenstown and Hobart *
• 1964: Murchison Highway opened
• 2003: Improvements at the Molesworth junction on the Lyell Highway and also at the junction of the Lyell Highway and Boyer Secondary Road **

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: Southbound tourism orientated AD sign near the Bridgewater Causeway on the Midland Hwy (NH1) at Granton approaching the Midland Hwy / Brooker Hwy / Lyell Hwy junction. May 2007. This is approaching the southern terminus of A10. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the Turriff Lodge Dr intersection in New Norfolk, looking northwest. July 2007. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing eastbound traffic at the northern terminus for A10, Bass Highway (A2) in Somerset. October 2007. Image © Peter Renshaw

* Information courtesy of Planetware
** Information courtesy of Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources