The Bridgewater Bridge and Causeway is a bridge in Tasmania, Australia spanning the west bank of Derwent River and a specially built causeway connecting the bridge and the east bank of the river. It consists of a two-lane highway and a single track railway. This article is about the edifice. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. ... In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ...

The Bridgewater Bridge was one of the first bridges constructed in Tasmania following British settlement in 1804 and gave its name to the nearby suburb of Hobart, Bridgewater. Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur commissioned the construction of the bridge and causeway as part of the north-south Hobart-Launceston Trunk Road, linking both Tasmanian towns and providing easier access to farmlands in the interior of Tasmania. Convict work-gangs constructed both the causeway and bridge which remains in use to the present day. View from the port of the city centre and Mt Wellington Hobart is the state capital of Tasmania, Australias island state. ... Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia, is Hobarts northern-most suburb, located on the main north-south crossing of the Derwent River, 19km from the city. ... Major General Sir George Arthur (1784-1854) was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (March 23, 1838-1839?). Sir George Arthur, Baronet. ... Launceston City Council, Tasmania Launceston is a small city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, population of approximately 98,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... The Midlands in Tasmania refers to the relatively flat, dry agricultural area between Launceston and Hobart, so named because it covers most of the middle of these two cities. ...