The Esk Highway (also known as Esk Main Road) (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.
Its western end joins the Midland Highway at Conara Junction, just north of Campbell Town. Its 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. The highway serves a short cut for traffic to the East Coast or the Northern Midlands. Route description The highway branches off the Midland Highway (N1) near Conara. Most of the 3.6 km part of the road from the intersection of the highway is completely straight with hilly sections. The highway goes through curvey parts of road and then goes over the Fingal Line on a road bridge. Most of the highway branches off onto curvey, hilly parts of the road. The highway meets its first level crossing and town called Avoca but goes onto the St Pauls Bridge crossing the St Pauls River. After the bridge, it meets the intersection of Storys Creek Road (B42) and goes through the town centre of Avoca and meets the intersection of Royal George Road (C301). The highway then leaves the town and then goes through curvey and hilly sections. The highway meets its second level crossing and goes through curvey sections of the highway between the level crossing and Fingal, the highway meets its third level crossing near Ormley. It then meets its second town called Fingal after going through farmland. It goes through the town centre and meets the intersection for Mathinna Road (B43) and then keeps going through the town centre and then goes past the Duncan Colliery. About 20 km of highway goes through curvey and hilly sections again and then goes over the Break O'Day River, after crossing the Break O'Day river, a few kms ahead is the intersection of Mount Nicholas Road (C430) and meets the intersection for Cornwall. It goes through bushes until it meets its third town called St Marys, it then goes through the town centre meeting the intersection of Elephant Pass Road (A4) near the St Marys Hotel. It keeps going through the town centre and then leaves onto bushes and then enters the most curvey part of the highway called St Marys Pass which is 6 km long. It finishes St Marys Pass and then ends near Falmouth on the Tasman Highway (A3).
Major intersections
See also
Highways in Australia List of highways in Tasmania St Marys Pass Elephant Pass
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