Channel Highway

The Channel Highway is a regional highway that travels south from Hobart To Huonville, Tasmania, Australia. The Channel Highway starts from the end of Sandy Bay Road and travels south toward Huonville via Taroona, Kingston, Huntingfield, Margate, Kettering, Woodbridge and Cygnet. The shortest way from Hobart to Huonville is via the Huon Highway. Prior to the construction of the Southern Outlet the Channel Highway was the main route used to get to Kingston and other southern towns.

Channel Highway Tasmania
General information
Type	Highway
Route number(s)	B68 Taroona — Huonville
Former route number	State Route 6[1]
Major junctions
North end	Sandy Bay Road Taroona, Hobart, Tasmania
	Huon Highway Southern Outlet
South end	Huon Highway Huonville, Tasmania
Location(s)
Major settlements	Taroona, Kingston, Huntingfield, Margate, Kettering, Woodbridge, Cygnet
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Tasmania

Kingston Bypass

In February 2010, the Tasmanian Government approved the construction of the 2.8 km Kingston Bypass. The bypass includes the Summerleas Road underpass, Algona Road roundabout and dedicated cycle lanes.^[2]

See also

• List of Highways in Hobart

References

1. Former State Route Numbering System in Tasmania, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on 30 January 2008.^{[self-published source]}
2. "Kingston Bypass contract signed". roadconstruct. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.