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Encyclopedia > Esk Highway
Esk Highway
Length 65 km
General direction East - West
From Conara, Tasmania
Major settlements Avoca, Fingal
To St Marys, Tasmania

The Esk Highway (route number A4) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It connects the Midland Highway, located down the centre of the state, with the Tasman Highway, which is located on the east coast of the state. km redirects here. ... Avoca is a small village located approximately 80 km south east of Launceston in the island of Tasmania. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... The Midland Highway (also known as the Midlands Highway) is the main highway in Tasmania, Australia. ... 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. ... Tasman Highway, at Cambridge(Mt. ...


It's western end joins the Midlands Highway at Conara Junction, just north of Campbell Town. It's eastern end passes through St Marys and then deviates to a north-east direction, where it connections to the Tasman Highway. Another road, which follows a path south-east of St Marys, joins another part of the Tasman Highway at Chain of Lagoons - although this is also marked as route A4, it is named Elephant Pass Road and is not part of the Esk Highway. Campbell Town is a town in Tasmania, Australia, located on the Midland Highway. ...


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