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Southern Outlet | |
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| The Southern Outlet at Mount Nelson | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Opened | 1969[1] |
| Route number(s) |  A6 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Davey Street /Macquarie Street Hobart, Tasmania |
| Huon Highway
for full list see Exits | |
| South end | Channel Highway Kingston, Tasmania |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | Hobart |
| Major suburbs | Mount Nelson |
| Highway system | |
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The Southern Outlet is a major highway in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart and acts as one of the city's 3 major radial highways, connecting traffic from the Hobart city centre with commuters from the southern suburbs as well as intrastate traffic from the south of the state.[2] It is one of the busier commuter highways in Hobart, handling in excess of 31,000 traffic movements each day.[3]
- ^ "Kingston". University of Tasmania. 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Road Photos & Information: Tasmania". Expressway - The Australian Highway Site. 2006. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2008.[self-published source]
- ^ "Kingston Transport & Environs Study" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2007.