Bridgenorth to Exeter

AD sign eastbound on Frankford Main Rd (B71) approaching Long Plains Rd (C730). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 8km

Northern Terminus: Frankford Main Rd (B71) & Long Plains Rd (C730), 3km west of Exeter

Southern Terminus: Bridgenorth Rd (C732) & Long Plains Rd (C730), Bridgenorth

Route taken: Long Plains Rd

Focal Points: Bridgenorth, Exeter

Responsibility: Local Government

Route C730 is a rural route in the West Tamar hinterland, serving as a north-south link between the C732 at Bridgenorth and the B71 near Exeter. According to Peter Renshaw, C730 is preferred as over the West Tamar Highway (A7) as a link between Frankford Main Rd (B71) and Launceston as it is much straighter and carries significantly less traffic. It is sealed throughout its length.

Photos of route C730
	AD sign eastbound on Frankford Main Rd (B71) approaching Long Plains Rd (C730), 3km west of Exeter. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	AD sign westbound on Frankford Main Rd (B71) approaching Long Plains Rd (C730), 3km west of Exeter. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Frankford Main Rd (B71) & Long Plains Rd (C730), 3km west of Exeter. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Long Plains Rd (C730) looking south from Frankford Main Rd (B71). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Long Plains Rd (C730) looking south about 500m south of Frankford Main Rd. Because it is significantly straighter and less trafficked, C730 is preferred over B71/A7 as the route from Frankford Main Rd to Launceston. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Long Plains Rd (C730) looking south at the first real curve south of Frankford Main Rd. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Long Plains Rd (C730) looking south about 2km south of Frankford Main Rd. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Long Plains Rd (C730) looking south again - you can see why it is preferred over the A7 due its lengthy straights. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Long Plains Rd (C730) looking south again - this is the last curve before Bridgenorth and the C732. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Fingerboard sign facing westbound traffic at the junction of Bridgenorth Rd (C732) & Long Plains Rd (C730), Bridgenorth. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Fingerboard sign facing eastbound traffic at the junction of Bridgenorth Rd (C732) & Long Plains Rd (C730), Bridgenorth. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.