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Huon Highway
The Huon Highway is a major highway in southern Tasmania, Australia, forming part of route 
. It runs approximately 116 kilometres (72 mi) from Kingston to Southport, making it the southernmost sealed highway in Australia. The route connects Hobart with the Huon Valley, serving as the primary road corridor through several towns including Huonville, Franklin, Geeveston, and Dover.
The highway begins at the junction with the Southern Outlet at Kingston and travels southwest through Sandfly, Grove, and Huonville. It continues along the eastern side of the Huon River through Franklin and Port Huon, passes through Geeveston and Dover, and terminates near Southport at Lady Bay Road.
Traffic is heaviest between Kingston and Huonville, with lower volumes in more remote southern sections.
The original Huon Highway alignment followed what is now designated as 
(Huon Road), a narrow and winding route around Mount Wellington.
Major upgrades began in the 1960s, including the construction of the Southern Outlet in 1968 to improve access between Hobart and Kingston. Subsequent realignments bypassed winding sections near Grove, Port Huon, and Dover.
The Kingston Bypass opened in 2011 to divert highway traffic around Kingston's central business district. The 2.8 km dual carriageway was jointly funded by the state and federal governments at a cost of $41 million.
It includes grade-separated interchanges, noise barriers, and shared pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. The bypass connects the Southern Outlet to the Huon Highway at Huntingfield.
In 2016, a grade-separated interchange was constructed where the Huon Highway intersects with Summerleas Road. This followed years of crash data showing 48 collisions from 2005 to 2015.
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Huon Highway
The Huon Highway is a major highway in southern Tasmania, Australia, forming part of route . It runs approximately 116 kilometres (72 mi) from Kingston to Southport, making it the southernmost sealed highway in Australia. The route connects Hobart with the Huon Valley, serving as the primary road corridor through several towns including Huonville, Franklin, Geeveston, and Dover.
The highway begins at the junction with the Southern Outlet at Kingston and travels southwest through Sandfly, Grove, and Huonville. It continues along the eastern side of the Huon River through Franklin and Port Huon, passes through Geeveston and Dover, and terminates near Southport at Lady Bay Road.
Traffic is heaviest between Kingston and Huonville, with lower volumes in more remote southern sections.
The original Huon Highway alignment followed what is now designated as (Huon Road), a narrow and winding route around Mount Wellington.
Major upgrades began in the 1960s, including the construction of the Southern Outlet in 1968 to improve access between Hobart and Kingston. Subsequent realignments bypassed winding sections near Grove, Port Huon, and Dover.
The Kingston Bypass opened in 2011 to divert highway traffic around Kingston's central business district. The 2.8 km dual carriageway was jointly funded by the state and federal governments at a cost of $41 million.
It includes grade-separated interchanges, noise barriers, and shared pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. The bypass connects the Southern Outlet to the Huon Highway at Huntingfield.
In 2016, a grade-separated interchange was constructed where the Huon Highway intersects with Summerleas Road. This followed years of crash data showing 48 collisions from 2005 to 2015.
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