Spring Hill Main Road

Fingerboard signs facing southbound traffic on West Tamar Highway (A7) at its junction with Spring Hill Main Rd (C725). Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 1km

Western Terminus: West Tamar Highway (A7) & Spring Hill Main Rd (C725), 5km south of Beaconsfield.

Eastern Terminus: Batman Highway (B73) & Spring Hill Main Rd (C725), 3km west of Batman Bridge.

Route taken: Spring Hill Main Rd

Focal Points: Beaconsfield, George Town

Responsibility: State Government

Route C725 - Spring Hill Main Road - is a candidate for the shortest C route in Tasmania, stretching a mere 1km between the West Tamar and Batman Highways. It functions as a short cut for traffic between Batman Bridge, Beaconsfield and points north.

Photos of route C725
	West Tamar Highway (A7) southbound approaching the junction with Spring Hill Main Rd (C725), 5km south of Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	West Tamar Highway (A7) northbound approaching the junction with Spring Hill Main Rd (C725), 5km south of Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	West Tamar Highway (A7) southbound approaching the junction with Spring Hill Main Rd (C725). The sign in the middle distance marks the 'Tamar Valley Touring Route'. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of West Tamar Highway (A7) & Spring Hill Main Rd (C725). I don't know why, but the A7 fingerboards face the left-turn lane of Spring Hill Main Rd, rather than the right-turn lane, which would make more sense. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of West Tamar Highway (A7) & Spring Hill Main Rd (C725), 5km south of Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Spring Hill Main Rd (C725) looking west to West Tamar Highway (A7). Note the triangle junction and the lack of fingerboards facing the right-turning traffic, which is the dominant movement. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007
	Spring Hill Main Rd (C725) looking east from near the junction with West Tamar Highway (A7). Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2007.
	Typical view of Spring Hill Main Road (C725), looking west from Batman Highway. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Spring Hill Main Rd (C725) looking east to the junction with Batman Highway (B73). Note that Batman Highway (B73) also goes straight at this junction, but the AD sign refers only to the right turn. Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2007.
	Spring Hill Main Road (C725) looking east to the junction with Batman Highway (B73), located at the top of a crest. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Batman Highway (B73) & Spring Hill Main Rd (C725), 3km west of Batman Bridge. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	AD sign westbound on Batman Hwy (B73) approaching its junction with Spring Hill Main Rd (C725). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.