Eddystone Point

Fingerboard sigs at the intersection of Eddystone Rd (C843/C846) & Ansons Bay Rd (C843), 3km north of Ansons Bay. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 11km

Eastern Terminus: Eddystone Point

Western Terminus: Ansons Bay Rd (C843) & Eddystone Rd (C843/C846), 3km north of Ansons Bay

Route taken: Eddystone Rd

Focal Points: Eddystone Point

Responsibility: Local Government

C846 is an 11km long spur route in north eastern Tasmania, providing access from the Gladstone - Ansons Bay route (C843) to Eddystone Point at the northern end of the beautiful Bay of Fires. It is a popular tourist route for visitors to the beautiful beaches along the Bay of Fires, the lighthouse at Eddystone Point and the southern part of Mt William National Park. The route is entirely unsealed and is quite sandy.

Currently there are no signs in place which refer to route C846, making the route a no-hit wonder. The fingerboard sign originally provided at the C843 junction has inexplicably been removed and replaced by a timber sign with no reference to C846.

Photos of route C846
	Fingerboard signs at the intersection of Eddystone Rd (C843/C846) & Ansons Bay Rd (C843), 3km north of Ansons Bay Rd. Note the non-standard timber fingerboard which makes no reference to C846. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Eddystone Rd (C846) looking east through Mt William National Park, approximately 1km east of Ansons Bay Rd (C843). Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Eddystone Rd (C846) looking east through Mt William National Park between Ansons Bay Rd (C843) & the Deep Creek turnoff. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Eddystone Rd (C846) looking east through Mt William National Park between Ansons Bay Rd (C843) & the Deep Creek turnoff. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Brown timber fingerboard signs erected by the Parks & Wildlife Service at the Deep Creek turnoff. Note again no mention of C846. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Eddystone Rd (C846) looking east between the Deep Creek turnoff and Eddystone Point, showing glimpses of the lighthouse in the distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	The end of the road - Eddystone Point parking area. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.