Road Photos & Information: Tasmania
  Brooker Highway, Midland Highway & Bass Highway (National Highway 1) - Oatlands to Brighton

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General Information:

Highway 1 is a circumferential route right around Australia, but there is also a small segment located in Tasmania, which more or less travels down the centre of the state. In Tasmania, National Highway 1 is made up of the Brooker Highway between Granton and Hobart, the Midland Highway between Granton and Launceston, and also the Bass Highway between Burnie and Launceston.

The occurrence of NH1 is a bit of an anomaly and stands out compared to all other routes in the state being alpha-numeric. In the late 1970s when the Tasmanian authorities decided to introduce an alphanumeric numbering system (the first Australian state to do so), the Federal Government who funded National Highways, stopped the Tasmanian government from allocating an alphanumeric number to the route.

From Launceston, the Midland Hwy passes through Perth, Epping Forest, Campbell Town, Ross, Oatlands, Bagdad, Brighton, Bridgewater and into Hobart.

The Midland Highway's highest elevation along its length is 493m and the lowest point is at -0.495m.

The Midland Highway connects with the Bass Highway, the Domain Highway, the East Derwent Highway, the East Tamar Highway, the Esk Main Road, the Huon Highway Southern Outlet, the Illawarra Road, the Lake Highway, the Lyell Highway, the Mud Walls Road, the Tasman Highway and the West Tamar Highway.

History:

Click here for the former alignment between Oatlands and Brighton

Oatlands to Brighton   Brighton to Oatlands
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Oatlands approaching York Plains Rd (C307), July 2018.

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  Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Brighton, December 2010.

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York Plains Road:
Corner of Midlands Hwy (NH1) and York Plains Rd (C307) at Oatlands, July 2018.

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  Brighton:
Midland Hwy (NH1) as it passes through Brighton, December 2010.

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Bypassed Town Sign:
Bypassed town AD sign at Oatlands approaching High St (C312), July 2018. High St used to form part of the Launceston to Hobart main road.

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  Advance directional Sign:
AD sign on Midland Hwy (NH1) approaching Clifton Vale Rd (C185) at Dysart, December 2010.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Oatlands approaching High St (C312), July 2018.

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  Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly facing Lower Marshes Rd (C529) at Jericho, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Oatlands approaching High St (C312), July 2018.

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High Street:
Corner of Midlands Hwy (NH1) and High St (C312) at Oatlands, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Oatlands approaching Interlaken Rd (C527), July 2018.

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Interlaken Road:
Corner of Midlands Hwy (NH1) and Interlaken Rd, July 2018.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Oatlands approaching High St (C312), July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Oatlands approaching High St (C312), July 2018.

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High Street:
Corner of Midlands Hwy (NH1) and High St (C312) at Oatlands, July 2018.

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Black Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate at Oatlands, July 2018.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Oatlands, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Jericho approaching Stonor Rd (C314), July 2018.

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Stonor Road:
Corner of Midland Hwy (NH1) and Stonor Rd (C314) at Jericho, July 2018.

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Jericho:
Midland Hwy (NH1) as it passes through the town of Jericho, July 2018.

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Highest Point On The Midland Highway:
Midland Hwy (NH1) at Melton Mowbray crossing Spring Hill, the highest point of the Midland Hwy, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Melton Mowbray approaching Lovely Banks Rd (C316), July 2018.

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Lovely Banks Road:
Corner of Midland Hwy (NH1) and Lovely Banks Rd (C316) at Melton Mowbray, July 2018.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Melton Mowbray approaching Highland Lakes Rd (A5), July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Melton Mowbray approaching Highland Lakes Rd (A5), July 2018.

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Highland Lakes Road:
Corner of Midland Hwy (NH1) and Highland Lakes Rd (A5) at Melton Mowbray, July 2018.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Melton Mowbray, July 2018.

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Quoin Rivulet:
Midland Hwy (NH1) crossing Quoin Rivulet at Melton Mowbray, July 2018.

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Bypassed Town Sign:
Bypassed town AD sign at Kempton approaching Main St (C194), July 2018. High St used to form part of the Launceston to Hobart main road.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Kempton approaching Main St (C194), July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Kempton approaching approaching Main St (C194), July 2018.

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High Street:
Corner of Midlands Hwy (NH1) and Main St (C194) at Kempton, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Kempton approaching approaching Main St (C194), July 2018.

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High Street:
Corner of Midlands Hwy (NH1) and Main St (C194) at Kempton, July 2018.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Kempton, July 2018.

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Black Kilometre Plate:
Black kilometre plate at Kempton, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Dysart approaching Clifton Vale Rd (C185), July 2018.

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Icy Conditions Sign:
Icy conditions sign near Clifton Vale Rd (C185) at Dysart, July 2018.

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Clifton Vale Road:
Corner of Midland Hwy (NH1) and Clifton Vale Rd (C185) at Dysart, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Midland Hwy (NH1) approaching Harbachs Rd at Dysart, December 2010.

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Entering Mangalore:
Midland Hwy (NH1) as it enters the town of Mangalore, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mangalore approaching Black Brush Rd (C186), July 2018.

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Black Brush Road:
Corner of Midland Hwy (NH1) and Black Brush Rd (C186) at Mangalore, July 2018.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout with Brighton Rd (C195) (former Midland Hwy) at Pontville, July 2018.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Pontville, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Brighton approaching Tea Tree Rd (C321), July 2018.

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Strathallan Rivulet:
Midland Hwy (NH1) crossing Strathallan Rivulet at Brighton, July 2018.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Brighton approaching Tea Tree Rd (C321), July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Brighton approaching Tea Tree Rd (C321), July 2018.

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Tea Tree Road:
Midland Hwy (NH1) at the Tea Tree Rd (C321) interchange, Brighton, July 2018.

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Jordan River:
Midland Hwy (NH1) crossing Jordan River at Brighton, July 2018.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Midland Hwy (NH1) at Brighton, approaching Brighton Rd (C195), July 2018. Click here for a photo of this location by Peter Renshaw from December 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Midland Hwy (NH1) at Brighton, approaching Parkholme Dr, December 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Brighton Rd (C195) at Brighton, July 2018.

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Brighton Road:
Midland Hwy (NH1) at the Brighton Rd (C195) interchange, Brighton, July 2018.

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Click here for the continuation of NH1 between Campbell Town and Oatlands
Click here for the continuation of NH1 between Brighton and Hobart

Last updated: 17-Jul-2020 11:42

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