- Southern Outlet, Hobart
Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Southern Outlet
type = city highway
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length = 13
direction = north - south
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est = 1968
through = Mt Nelson
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exits ="for full list see Exits"The Southern Outlet is a 13km [cite web | year = 2006 | url = http://www.expressway.paulrands.com/newsite/gallery/roads/tas/numbered/a6/index.html | title = Road Photos & Information: Tasmania | publisher = Expressway - The Australian Highway Site | accessdate = 2008-08-05] four lane (
dual-carriageway ) Highway that connectsHobart to the southern parts ofTasmania ,Australia . The Outlet is one of the busier Commuter Highways in Hobart, handling in excess of 31,000 traffic movements a day.cite web | year = 2006 | url = http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/pdf/publications/Kingston_Environs_Transport_Study.pdf | title = Kingston Transport & Environs Study | publisher = Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources | accessdate = 2007-04-30]Route
The Southern Outlet starts at its junction with Davey Street and Macquarie Street in
Hobart . The Highway Bypasses South Hobart and heads south into the mountainous terrain ofMt Nelson, Tasmania . On the exception Of the Davey/Macquarie intersection the Highway is fully grade separated and travels through bushland for the majority of its length. The Highway ends in Kingston, at theKingston Interchange .History
The Hobart Transportation study of 1964 indicated the need for a transport corridor from Hobart to Kingston. The Southern Outlet was constructed in 1968 as a "super-2" expressway (single carriageway) and went from Kingston to meet up with the old Huon Highway at Grove.cite web | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ozroads.com.au/TAS/expressways/expressways.htm | title = Tasmanian Expressways | publisher = ozroads.com.au | accessdate = 2007-04-30] In 1985 the Outlet was upgraded to "dual-carriage way". The two lanes heading toward Hobart are separated from the southbound lanes because of the mountainous landscape the 'Outlet' goes through.
Exits
This is a complete list of the intersections on the Southern Outlet.
ee also
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Highways in Australia
*List of highways in Tasmania References
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