East Tamar Highway

East Tamar Highway Tasmania
General information
Type	Highway
Length	56.2 km (35 mi)
Route number(s)	A8 Launceston — Low Head
Former route number	State Route 1[1]
Major junctions
South end	York Street / West Tamar Highway York Street / West Tamar Highway Bathurst Street Wellington Street Launceston, Tasmania
	Brisbane Street / West Tamar Highway Brisbane Street / West Tamar Highway George Town Road Batman Highway Bridport Road
North end	Low Head Lighthouse Low Head, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements	Dilston, Hillwood, George Town, Low Head
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Tasmania
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The East Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the eastern edge of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the lighthouse at Low Head.

It is labelled as route A8, but prior to 1980 was signed as State Route 1.^[2][3]

Plans for a high-speed East Tamar Highway date back to the 1950s.^[4]