Breadalbane - Evandale - Leighlands

B41 (Evandale Main Rd) heading south from the junction with Midland Highway (NH1) at Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 12km

Northern Terminus: Midland Highway (NH1) & Hobart Rd (C402) & Evandale Main Rd (B41), Breadalbane

Southern Terminus: Midland Highway (NH1) & Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41), 4km south of Perth

Route taken: Evandale Main Road, Leighlands Secondary Road

Focal Points: National Highway 1, Evandale, Launceston

Responsibility: State Government

B41 is a short, 12km long, route in the northern Midlands of Tasmania, forming a loop to the east of National Highway 1 (Midland Highway) from south of Perth to the southern end of the Launceston Southern Outlet at Breadalbane. B41 is the principal access route between Midland Highway and Launceston Airport, from both the north and south ends. In addition, B41 is the major access road to the historic township of Evandale and the tourist destination of Clarendon Homestead.

B41 is fully sealed along its length and is constructed to a high standard. A pre-stressed concrete bridge over the South Esk River is provided on Leighlands Secondary Rd just north of Evandale, however the bridge is designed to be submersible in larger floods.

At its northern (Breadalbane) end, B41 (Evandale Main Rd) was deviated in 1987 to its current arrangement, meeting Midland Highway at a large-radius roundabout, as part of the Launceston Southern Outlet project. The original road alignment still exists, although severed at its southern end, as a local access road. It has been re-named Raeburn Rd and still joins Hobart Rd (C402 - formerly Midland Highway) at the junction where B41 and NH1 met prior to 1987.

Details of the old alignment are covered on the Launceston Southern Outlet project page. (Coming Soon!)

Photos of route B41
	Midland Highway (NH1) heading south towards Breadalbane - this is the first allusion to the B41 junction, 1km further south. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Midland Highway (NH1) heading south towards Breadalbane - this is the second allusion to the B41 junction. Note the use of a photograph on the sign - something not seen on the mainland and used sparingly in Tasmania. Also note that the loop (referring to the route of the B41) does not actually pass through Evandale, a little misleading. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Midland Highway (NH1) heading south towards Breadalbane - this is the thrid allusion to the B41 junction, but still no mention of the B41 itself. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Midland Highway (NH1) southbound approaching the junction with Evandale Main Rd (B41) & Hobart Rd (C402) at Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Hobart Rd (C402) south-westbound approaching the junction with Midland Hwy (NH1) & Evandale Main Rd (B41) at Breadalbane. Source: DIER, July 2003.
	Midland Hwy (NH1) north-westbound approaching the junction with Evandale Main Rd (B41) & Hobart Rd (C402) at Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2007.
	Midland Hwy (NH1) north-westbound approaching the junction with Evandale Main Rd (B41) & Hobart Rd (C402) at Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2007.
	ID sign pointing B41 traffic towards Evandale at the junction of Midland Hwy (NH1) & Evandale Main Rd (B41) & Hobart Rd (C402), Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) northbound approaching the junction with Midland Hwy (NH1) & Hobart Rd (C402) at Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) heading south from the junction with Midland Hwy (NH1) & Hobart Rd (C402) at Breadalbane. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41), looking south to the new roundabout at the intersection with Boral Drive at Launceston Airport. Note the plethora of tourist and service symbols on the sign - it would seem unlikely that a driver could take all that information in. Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Northbound ID sign at the intersection of Evandale Main Rd (B41) & Boral Dr, Launceston Airport. Note that Hobart is signed via Breadalbane, despite it being shorter to reach Hobart via Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Source: November 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) looking north to Boral Dr, Launceston Airport. Recent development adjacent to the airport has seen the installation of two roundabouts to better cope with the conflicting traffic movements. Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Evandale Main Rd (B41) & the entrance to Launceston Airport. Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) looking north to the Launceston Airport entrance. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) looking south, approaching the junction with Mill Rd (C417) at Western Junction. C417 is a popular route for traffic between Launceston Airport and the north-west of the state as it links with B52 (Illawarra Main Rd) at Perth. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Evandale Main Rd (B41) & Mill Rd (C417), Western Junction. Behind the signs is a rather derelict looking goods yard at the junction of the Hobart to Launceston & Main Western (Launceston to Burnie) railway lines after which the locality is named. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) northbound approaching the junction with Mill Rd (C417) at Western Junction. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) looking south towards the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Note the absence of any AD sign for B41's right turn onto Leighlands Secondary Rd. Also note the level crossing of the Launceston to Burnie railway line at the bottom of the hill. Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Evandale Main Rd (B41) looking south at the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). B41 makes a right turn here onto Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) whilst Evandale Main Rd continues straight as route C416 - however, there is no warning other than a poorly located fingerboard sign. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Evandale Main Rd (B41/C416) & Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) just north of Evandale. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Evandale Main Rd (B41/C416) & Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) just north of Evandale. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking west from the junction with Evandale Main Rd (B41/C416) just north of Evandale. A level crossing of the Hobart to Launceston railway line and the bridge over the South Esk River is in the middle distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking west to the level crossing of the Hobart to Launceston railway line and the bridge over the South Esk River. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	The bridge that carries Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) across the South Esk River. Constructed in 1956, the bridge was originally designed to be submersed in large floods - the railings collapsing to allow debris to pass over the structure, however the installation of the footway with steel handrails may have compromised that. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) eastbound approaching the junction with Evandale Main Rd (B41/C416), which is beyond the South Esk River and a level crossing of the Launceston to Hobart railway line. This sign is one of the few remaining original black AD signs, installed during the original rollout of alpha-numeric route marking. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking west from the bridge over the South Esk River. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking west approximately 500m from the entrance to the Tasmanian Sauce Company. Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking east approximately 0.5km from the junction with Midland Highway (NH1). Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking west towards the junction with Midland Hwy (NH1). Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41) looking east from the junction with Midland Hwy (NH1), 4km south of Perth. Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	AD sign northbound on Midland Hwy (NH1), 1km south of the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	AD sign northbound on Midland Hwy (NH1) approaching the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Note that the sign is slightly misleading - Evandale is not actually on B41. Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	AD sign northbound on Midland Hwy (NH1), 400m south of the intersection with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	AD sign northbound on Midland Hwy (NH1) - the final one before the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Note the unusual use of the brown background for the Evandale panel - I suspect this might be an early (mid 1990s) prototype for improved tourist signposting in Tasmania. Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	AD sign southbound on Midland Hwy (NH1) approaching the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Note the proliferation of tourist symbols on this sign - surely impossible to take in at 110km/h. Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	AD sign southbound on Midland Hwy (NH1) approaching the junction with Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41). Note the proliferation of tourist symbols on this sign - surely impossible to take in at 110km/h. Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.
	ID/Fingerboard signs at the junction of Midland Hwy (NH1) & Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41), 4km south of Perth. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	ID sign assembly facing B41 traffic at the intersection of Midland Hwy (NH1) & Leighlands Secondary Rd (B41), 4km south of Perth. Source: Peter Renshaw, February 2008.