Southern Outlet, Hobart
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| Southern Outlet | |
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| General direction | north - south |
| From |  Davey Street / Macquarie Street Hobart, Tasmania |
| Major suburbs | Mt Nelson |
| To |  Channel Highway Kingston, Tasmania |
| Established | 1968 |
| Major Junctions | Huon Highway
for full list see Exits |
The Southern Outlet is a four lane (dual-carriageway) Highway that connects Hobart to the southern parts of Tasmania, Australia. The Outlet is one of Hobart's more busier Commuter Highwways handling in excess of 31,000 traffic movements per day.[1]
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[edit] 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 of Mt 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 the Kingston Interchange.
[edit] History
The Hobart Transportation study of 1964 indicated the need for a transport corridor from Hobart to Kingston.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]
[edit] Exits
This is a complete list of the intersections on the Southern Outlet.
| Area | Location | Km | Intersection | Destination(s) | Details | ||||||
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| Buckingham | Hobart | 0 |  Southern Outlet starts at the Junction with Davey Street and Macquarie Street |
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| Olinda Grove | Mt Nelson | Diamond interchange (grade separated) | |||||||||
| Kingborough | Proctors Road | No Through Road | (grade separated) | ||||||||
| Proctors Road | Kingston | Southbound access only (grade separated) | |||||||||
| Shaw Road | Kingston | Northbound access only (grade separated) | |||||||||
| Groningen Road | Northbound On ramp only (grade separated) | ||||||||||
| Huon Highway |
Huonville, Kingston | Kingston Interchange (grade separated) | |||||||||
The Highway route continues south as the  Channel Highway. |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kingston Transport & Environs Study. Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
- ^ a b Tasmanian Expressways. ozroads.com.au (2003). Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
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